Francoise Jones, 88, a teacher of French

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2008 | by Sally A. Downey Inquirer Staff Writer

Francoise "Frannie" de Saint Jones, 88, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a French teacher for more than 40 years, died of heart failure Tuesday at Springfield Residence in Wyndmoor. Mlle. Jones was born in Williamsport, Pa., and grew up in Philadelphia. Her French mother met her father when he was stationed in Europe with the Army during World War I.

She attended Springside School in Chestnut Hill and graduated from Friends Select School in Center City. She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she received two awards for excellence in French. For several years. she taught at the Haverford School and at Miss Zara's School in Chestnut Hill. She joined the Springside School faculty in 1954 and for the next 35 years taught French to lower-school...