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Show Leda Thorne retires from Training School Leda Thorne has said "good-by" to the residents of the Utah State , Training School after 38 years. "I'm really leaving this time," Mrs. Thorne laughed, saying she retired in 1977 then came back as a substitute teacher and later as a part-time teacher in the school's Education Department. She was honored by co-workers at a going party earlier this month, presenting her with a plaque for her dependability, and resourcefulness. resource-fulness. "She has never been late, and is always there. She is really good 1 with the kids. We hate to see her leave," said Kari Suojanen, a teacher at the school. Mrs. Thorne said she has always al-ways enjoyed working with the residents of the school. ; "I will miss them but I have sold my house and am moving to Bountiful. I plan to look into Special Spe-cial Ed there to see if they need someone for two-three hours a day." Mrs. Thorne started at the training train-ing school in 1952 when the Education Educa-tion Department was under the State, teaching Arts and Crafts to the residents. After her retirement in 1977, she came back as a substitute. "This turned out to be nearly every day," she laughed. She decided to retire again when Alpine School District took over the school program and said she didn't put her application in for a teaching position. "One or two of the teacher sknew me, however, and requested I come be their substitute so I did." Then after her husband passed, away, she decided to work again "to fill my days" and she has worked half-a-day since just helping" teach the profoundly retarded in Suojanen's class. "Now I've sold my home and am going to Bountiful. They (the teachers teach-ers and staff members) have been very, very wonderful with me. I have had many, many wonderful experiences at the training school. I have learned so many things." She said she has always enjoyed working with the residents. "It's been happy for me to see the children chil-dren out there." Although she worked with the "higher functioning" residents when teaching Arts and Crafts, she said she has found " a great deal of joy" working with the severely handicapped residents. Mrs. Thorne has been a worker at the Provo LDS Temple and has enjoyed working there. "I need to keep busy," she said. |
