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<font face="Arial">Betsy -<br>
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<font face="Arial">What a memory! My sister went to Miss Hewitt's
in NYC, and Mme LeFaivre was the French teacher there before she
came to Oxford. I also remember rumors that she had been married
to a Russian prince? After she retired to <font face="Arial"><font
face="Arial">1</font></font> Bis Rue de Siam in <font
face="Arial">Paris (I'll take credit for remembering, though
not the correct capitalization), I had occasion to spend 3
weeks there before heading to <font face="Arial">the
University of Geneva <font face="Arial">for a French summer
program. Mme LeFai<font face="Arial">vre and I went to the
<font face="Arial">Tutankhamen exhibit at Le Petit
Palais. <font face="Arial">She also got me to go with
her to a Moliere play (sure don't remember which
one!) at La Comedie Francaise. I did stay in tou<font
face="Arial">ch with her on and off for<font
face="Arial"> quite a while. I remember one year
she sent a Christmas card that she had drawn
herself - a simple <font face="Arial">line
drawing, red on white paper. I remember being
impressed that she had talent. <br>
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<font face="Arial">I'm in her camp, but
clearly she made an indelible impression on
all of us.</font> </font></font></font></font></font>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/22/2016 8:48 AM,
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<div>Betsy - So great that you reminded us all of this - I
remember Sept d'un Coup very well. And all the other things,
especially Hum-sah! xo Claudia<br>
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<b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:34:40 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Oxford63] French teacher<br>
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I just looked back in my 1960 yearbook at the list of faculty
names: Mme LaBrecque’s given name was Yvonne.
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<div>I never had French with Mme LaBrecque, but I had Mme
Lefaivre in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. She was my favorite
teacher. The bark was much worse than the bite, I
discovered. I do recall that on the very first day of class
she told us that if we hadn’t done our homework (and there
might be a perfectly legitimate excuse), we should come to
her before class began, and she wouldn’t call on us. But if
she called on us and we didn’t know the answer because we
hadn’t done our homework, and we hadn’t confessed it to her
before class began, well… all bets were off! She was very
demanding, but I learned so much French, that after taking
French I with her at Oxford, I was jumped into French III my
sophomore at Abbot! (Where I had another French teacher,
Mlle Arosa, who was an equally demanding tyrant, but that’s
another story.)</div>
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<div>What I remember best about Mme Lefaivre was her amazing
story-telling ability. When we had finished our lesson and
grammar, if there was time enough before the bell, she would
tell us stories from history etc. There was the story of
Saint-Christophe, and stories of Catherine de Medici, and
once she was in the middle of a ghost story when the bell
rang, making all of us jump out of our skins. It helped us
learn by listening, in a very pleasant manner. I remember
our first little yellow book of stories: “Sept d’un coup”,
about a giant, and “Les Chandeliers de l’Évèque” from “Les
Misérables”, and “La Chèvre de Monsieur Séguin” from "Les
Lettres de mon Moulin” of Alphonse Daudet. She made us put
our heads down on our desks before we started an exam, and
breathe deeply, saying “hum-sah” several times. Precursor
to mindful breathing!! And very effective for calming down
enough to write a good exam. I used the technique all
through school and university. </div>
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<div>The grounding I received from her and from Mlle Arosa
enabled me to function fully in French when I moved to
Québec to sing in the Opéra de Montréal. They made it
possible for me to have a career in singing, and later
teaching ESL in a francophone college. I couldn’t be more
grateful! I wish I had kept up contact with her, but I saw
her only once after I left for boarding school. I’m so glad
you stayed in touch, Katie, and had such fun experiences
with her in France! I thought she was just wonderful!</div>
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<div>Hope you are all staying warm and looking forward to
spring! Love, Betsy</div>
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<div>On Feb 17, 2016, at 8:47 PM, <a
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<div>my favorite . . . <span face="Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif;" style="font-family: Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif;">still have le livre! Bon
chance, Lelly!</span></div>
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<div>Susan</div>
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Sent: Wed, Feb 17, 2016 6:26 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Oxford63] French teacher<br>
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<div>And I am taking a French class at our
library, and we are just finishing Le Petit
Prince!</div>
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<div>Lelly<br>
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Sent from my iPad</div>
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<div>Yes, she was!!</div>
<div>Interestingly enough, about a year
ago, while commuting in traffic on I-95,
started to translate license plates into
French!</div>
<div>I have been thinking/ speaking in
French ever since! A method to avoid
Alzheimers? Who knows, but I am loving
it!</div>
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<div>Susan</div>
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<div>Yep, Simone LeFaivre. Who
could forget that bitch.<br>
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<div>A good memory and good
to have found the packet
of letters. I remember
Mme LaBrecque, but do not
know her first name. In
fact, I only knew a few
teachers' first names -
Barbara Jarrell, Edith
Evans, Shirley
Storrs...What was Mme.
LeFaivre's first name?<br>
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<div>Curiously, Claudia</div>
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February 16, 2016 10:08:56
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French teacher<br>
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<span style="font-family:
Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size:
small;"><span
style="font-size:
small;">I happened to
find a packet of
letters my mother
received after my
grandfather and father
died in 1969. One of
them was from Wilfred
and Anne La Brecque. I
wonder if it was from
Madame La Brecque who
taught at Oxford as
she was a good friend
of my grandmother's.
Does anyone remember
if her name was Anne?<br>
I hope everyone is
safe from the bad
weather. <br>
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