Memorial services for Francis Lloyd Jr., a former director of theUniversity of Chicago's Laboratory Schools, will be held at noontoday in St. David's Episcopal Church, Main Street, South Yarmouth,Mass.
Formerly of the Hyde Park area, Mr. Lloyd, 84, died Friday atSt. John's of God Hospital, Boston.
He served as head of the Laboratory Schools from 1963 to 1970.Founded in 1896, the private institution has a student body rangingfrom nursery to high school age. It was originally created by theuniversity for the purpose of testing new teaching methods.
Among his major accomplishments during his tenure as directorwas developing the institution's first middle school. He also wasinstrumental in acquiring funds for studies such as: stimulatingcuriosity among first- to fifth-grade students and examining tutoringwith audio-visual teaching techniques.
"He was very gracious, very articulate," said Raymond Lubway,who served as first principal of the middle school. "His writings,even his memos, were gracious, well-worded and positive. He had asense of humor and an interest in a wide variety of things."
Mr. Lloyd left the University of Chicago to co-found AssociatedEducational Consultants Inc. of South Yarmouth, where he took upresidence. He retired in 1978.
He was the author of Forward to Teach, a book based on his ownteaching experiences.
A native of York Harbor, Maine, he graduated from StanfordUniversity in 1933 and studied at Oxford University in England from1934 to 1935. Mr. Lloyd subsequently taught English and served asvice rector of St. Paul's school in Concord, N.H., until 1957. In1949, he received a master's degree in education from HarvardUniversity. From 1957 to 1963, he was superintendent of schools inClayton, Mo.
During World War II, he was in the Coast Guard Reserves.
He leaves his wife, Elisabeth; three sons, Francis, Malcolm andBoardman; a daughter, Mary Zaragoza; a sister, Nancy Kittles, and 12grandchildren.
Burial was private.
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