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Show Cleo P. Heavener retires after 49 years teaching, librarian Cleo P. Heavener, 542 East Fourth So., is retiring as librarian li-brarian at the Franklin School, Provo, with the close of the current year. She has served a total of 49 years as a teacher, tea-cher, the past 23 at the Provo school. Mrs. Heavener was the first elementary school librarian in Utah, being introduced to the system while teaching at the Pengree School in Ogden. Since that time she has specialized in library work, combined with teaching. Mrs. Heavener's education began at Brigham Young University Uni-versity in 1917, where she graduated from a Normal Training Course. She later received re-ceived her B.S. degree from the University. She had special spec-ial training in library work at Columbia University, New York City; Berkeley, Calif.; Gunnison, Colo.; the University of Utah and Utah State University. Uni-versity. She began her teaching career ca-reer in Delta and taught in Spanish Fork and Ogden before going to Provo. During her years in library work, Mrs. Heavener became fond of the book 'Alice in Wonderland" Won-derland" and so established a Cleo P. Heavener, librarian at Provo school, the past 23 years retires this year. classroom is her antique doll collection which started with "Queen Roseabelle." Through her membership in the Federated Feder-ated State Doll Club, Queen Roseabelle has been written up in the association magazine and many other places. Mrs. Heavener's collection now num- bers 150 dolls. She p lans to donate it to Springville City, if they can provide a place for it or to the Brigham Young Uni- 1 versity. Mrs. Heavener has traveled extensively through the years, ; covering countries in Europe and Asia. tradition for paying tribute to the real "Alice," Alice . Har-greaves, Har-greaves, with a "sprig of green ceremony." This is marked either during Book Week or on the date of Alice Har-greaves Har-greaves death. Perhaps her most famous hobby which she bought to her |
