Tom Stanley Hepworth Explained

Tom Stanley Hepworth D.Ed. (29 June 1916 – 1 September 1985) was an Australian teacher, author and editor.

History

Hepworth was born in Brisbane, Queensland to Tom Hepworth and his wife Martha May Hepworth, née Russell (1881–1966), of "The Palms", Park Road, South Brisbane.^[1] His father died when Tom was quite young; his mother married again, to William Robert McGregor (died 1948).

He began his working life as a teacher at Colamba, near Chinchilla, Queensland.^[2] By 1948 he was senior History and Economics master at Brisbane Grammar School and undertook further studies in education at Harvard University,^[3] from where he graduated as Doctor of Education.

In 1951 he was appointed Education Officer with the Commonwealth Office of Education.^[4]

He was employed as editor by Educational Press, of Sydney, and was responsible for the Australian Children's Newspaper (1953–) and The ABC Children's Hour Annual #1–#5 (1956–58, 1960–61), and The Australian Children's Annual #6–#8 (1963–65).^[5] Monty Wedd was a frequent collaborator.^[6]

In 1960 he established the Australian Reading Research Foundation to investigate and treat dyslexia.^[7]

He died in Hornsby, New South Wales

Family

Hepworth married Edna Olive Wilton on 16 January 1941;^[8] they had at least one son.

Bibliography

• Hepworth, T. S. Castaways of the Monoboola: A story for boys (1948)
• Hepworth, T. S. Religion and education in the Queensland social order: a history of the development of a system of public education in Queensland with special reference to the relationship between church and state throughout this development (1953) Thesis (D.Ed.), Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
• Hepworth, T. S. Adventure of the Outcasts (1956) appeared in A.B.C. Children's Hour Annual #1, pp. 25–27
• Hepworth, T. S. Dyslexia: The Problem of Reading Retardation (1971)

Notes and References

1. News: Family Notices . . 2599 . Queensland, Australia . 15 July 1916 . 22 April 2019 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: News in Brief . . 583 . Queensland, Australia . 12 July 1935 . 22 April 2019 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: To Study at Harvard . . Queensland, Australia . 27 November 1948 . 22 April 2019 . 5 (LAST RACE) . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Appointment under Section 47 . . 19 . Australia . 28 February 1952 . 22 April 2019 . 1801 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Printers in Broadcast . . 3352 . New South Wales, Australia . 3 October 1956 . 22 April 2019 . 11 . National Library of Australia. referred to here as Dr Hepworth.
6. Web site: Monty Wedd . AustLit (a project of the University of Queensland). 22 April 2019.
7. News: Some better readers . . 40 . 2 . New South Wales, Australia . 16 January 1973 . 22 April 2019 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: A "Day Off" to Relax . . 560 . Queensland, Australia . 12 January 1941 . 22 April 2019 . 20 . National Library of Australia.