Tape 2, Side 1, to partway through Tape 3, Side 1. In the second interview session, conducted on July 24, 1987, Johnson discusses the origin of her name, Julia, and talks about the importance of education in her family. She talks about her love of the wilderness, and speaks further about her early life in Jacksonville. She discusses her experience studying French at Reed College in Portland, including living in the dorms, her recreational activities, and her social life. She talks about briefly attending the University of Oregon, and shares her reasons for returning to Reed to finish her degree. She discusses teaching high school in Bandon for a year, and at Woodrow Wilson High School in Eugene for the following two years, then shares her reasons for moving to Portland in 1926.