| Show Teacher doctor author TT 1 aY F Francoise Hibbs is a one of the fascinating fascinating fascinating ing individuals that teach at Jenine Loving Contributing Writer ANY students see Francoise Francoise Francoise Fran- Fran MANY coise Hibbs as a French teacher but they dont don't realize realize realize real real- ize her involvement in literary studies This summer Hibbs made her talents public when an article she wrote was published in the magazine Simone de Beauvoir Studies This exclusive exclusive exclusive ex ex- magazine concentrates concentrates concentrates con con- on the works of the French author Simone de Beauvoir Hibbs came from a small village called Roquecourbe just southwest of Toulouse She was an exchange student at 17 and attended one year of high school here before she returned to France where she received her Masters Master's Degree Degree Degree De De- gree in French and English Returning to the US U.S. she taught at Lewis and Clark College in Oregon She received her PhD Ph.D. at Stanford Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford University where she met and married her hust hus- hus t r band oana ne Me received received a lob JOD offer oner from the U. U of U. U and they came to Salt Lake City in 1971 Hibbs enjoys teaching at She is interested in the traditional non student Many of Hibbs' Hibbs students are women with children who are working time full-time jobs and trying to go to school She realizes that some students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents are really stretching themselves and she tries to tobe tobe tobe be as flexible as possible She sympathizes with these students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents comparing them to French students where the universities are free and the students are time full-time so they can concentrate on their studies Hibbs had a book published publish publish- ed called dans Bans les romans de Simone de Beauvoir which translates as Spaces in the Novels of Simone de Beauvoir In it Hibbs n noticed that after Enstein there was a new awareness of space The feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing of space had changed at atthe atthe atthe the beginning of the Century She saw that there was no absolute space and everything depends on point of view The book is available Inthe in inthe inthe the library She is currently currently currently cur cur- working on some short stories and thinks there may be a novel in the future Hibbs enjoys Utah she finds there are many exciting activities such as skiing hiking attending the ballet and musical concerts Though she misses France she refers to Salt Lake City as one of the best kept secrets |
