Noel Edgar Sampson was born on 19 November 1901, the second son of Henry Sampson and Sarah nee O'Brien.
He went through schools, including Modern School. He then studied for Science and Arts as well as a Diploma of Education, and took on an Education career. He rose to being Headmaster of Modern School. He was prominent in unions. He retired in 1967. He married Hughina Bell in 1939; she had previously been Headmistress of Princess May School. He died on 21 September 1976. They were childless.
Noel Sampson was buried in Karrakatta in the same grave as his mother Sarah O'Brien Sampson.
Source: Mark Sampson, grandson of Sarah and son of Arthur John (Jim) Sampson.
Life Summary
Birth 19 November 1901, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death 21 September 1976, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Religious Influence Catholic
Occupation:
- school inspector
- school principal
- schoolteacher
- teacher training college teacher
- trade union official
1925
CONFERRING THE DEGREES
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
At this afternoon 'a University ceremonies
at Government House the following candidates were presented for admission to
degrees:
FACULTY OF SCIENCE. (Presented by Mr. E. De
C. Clarke, Dean of the Faculty.) Degree of Bachelor of Science — …Noel Edgar Sampson
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GRADUATION CEREMONY - GRADS' ANNUAL FESTIVAL
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS MAKE MERRY PROCESSION AND GRADUATION CEREMONY.
Friday last was the fine day in the year set apart by the University students for their annual procession and graduation ceremony. It was their day for "jollity, fun and frivolity," and they made it "go." Throughout the morning there was a continued scene of animation at the 'Varsity.' Young men, and young women were hurrying and hustling here and there decorating cars, fixing up quaint pieces of apparatus on trucks and lorries, not forget- ting to attend to their own no less original make-up. Shortly before 1 p.m. the procession moved off, headed by the R.S.L. Band, and proceeded at a steady pace through the City streets. Crowds thronged the route and thoroughly enjoyed the skits that were produced for their delectation. There was no lack of diversity in costume, men clad in pre-Adamite skins, Indians in full war paint, citizens of a century or two ago, bathing belles, Chinese law officials, and students wearing gas masks distributed pungent odors which did not fail to take effect on those who lined the streets. The various departments had worked up "stunts" of their own and they vied with each other in humor and detail. The Law Students had an excellent skit depicting a trial scene in China, in which the dressings of the participants were typically Oriental. Though this was indeed a fine effort, an inscription prominently displayed could have been left out. Humor can be quite easily obtained and better appreciated without a descent to the vulgar. The Engineers made a big sweep with their "Locomotion past and present" - modes of travel from the old Rocket to the "Rareways" Ltd. being cleverly put on. The recent elections in Chicago were satirised by the Agricultural Students and other fine skits to come under notice were, "Roll Stuffing", and "The Main Roads Boards." This year's procession was carried out without a hitch and was perfectly organised. After the march through the streets students and visitors adjourned to Government House, where the graduation ceremony was held.
Accommodation in the Government House ballroom was soon taxed. Be- fore the ceremony proper and the usual speeches made by the Governor and Chancellor, a mock presentation ceremony was staged. This, aroused much laughter and was followed by the songs and anthems composed by students with special University references. The conferring of degrees and presentation of prizes created much interest and the following were the recipients:
Sanderson Prize in Philosophy - Noel Edgar Sampson.
Source: Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sun 24 Apr 1927 Page 2
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Source: Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sun 24 Apr 1927 Page 2
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UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS.
Nominations closed last night for the election by Convocation of three members of the Senate of the University of Western Australia. Two of the vacancies were caused by the normal retirement of members of the Senate, Dr. Cecil Andrews and Mr. F. W. H. Stileman, only the last-named of whom is standing for re-election, and the third is an extraordinary vacancy occasioned by the death of the Chancellor (Dr. A. J. H. Saw) in November last. The following seven nominations were received at the University office: — Miss Hughina Bell, B.A., headmistress of the Princess May Girls' School, Fremantle, and mem ber of the executive of the W.A. State School Teachers' Union. Mr. Wallace Clubb, B.A., Director of Educa tion. Rev. David Isaac Freedman, B.A., Rabbi of the Perth Hebrew Congregation. Mr. Justice John Alfred Northmore, LLB., of the State Supreme Court Bench. Mr. Joseph Parson, M.A., headmaster of the Perth Modern School. Mr. Noel Edgar Sampson, B.Sc, lecturer at the Teachers' College, Claremont, and a member of the executive of the W.A. State School Teachers' Union. Mr. Francis William Harold Stileman, Engineer In-Chief, Public Works Department. The election will be held on Tuesday March 4, at the University office.
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The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Friday 15 April 1932 p 7
Article
Today — 'Grad. Day' — saw the realisation of
many hopes and the consummation of years of study by many University students.
The beautiful new Winthrop Hall was this afternoon the scene of much jubilance
as coveted degrees, diplo mas and prizes were awarded to successful scholars,
whose undergraduate friends con ducted an appropriately vociferous
accompaniment of cheers and song. Winthrop Hall, which saw such a solemn and
impressive ceremony on Wednesday, when the official opening took place, was
today the scene of / ceremony presenting a striking contrast. The conferring of
degrees was preceded by entertainment provided by the undergraduates. ; The big
crowd that filled the hall long before the time appointed for the graduation
ceremony, 3.30, was kept in merry mood by the students' songs and antics.
Graduates and prize winners led the procession into the hall. After the
presentation of degrees, diplomas and prizes the honorary degree of Master of
Arts was conferred on Sir Neil Elliott Lewis, K.C.M.G., B.C.L., Chancellor of
the University of Tasmania, and the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature on
Sir William Mitchell, K.C.M.G., M.A., Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Adelaide. Following are the names of graduates and prize-winners: —
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS … Noel Edgar Sampson
Related
article: GRADUATION DAY. UNIVERSITY
CEREMONIAL. A Great Audience.
Western
Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Thursday
21 April 1932 p 10 Article Illustrated
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
9 July 1933 p 1 Detailed Lists, Results, Guides
LIST OF PRIZEWINNERS
The following successful competitors
will each receive a cheque for £4/2/-:
Sampson, Mr. N., 200 Bulwer-street, Perth.
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The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Friday 31 March 1933 p 1
Article
Graduation
Day (Continued from Page 1 ) SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS - Recipients of
Degrees.
At the graduation ceremony at the University of Western Australia
today, the following students were presented with their degrees by the
Chancellor (Sir Walter James, K.C.) :— '
FACULTY
OF ARTS
Presented by Associate Professor A. C. Fox, Dean of the Faculty.
Related article: GRADUATION
DAY.
UNIVERSITY CEREMONY. Conferring of Degrees.
UNIVERSITY CEREMONY. Conferring of Degrees.
The
West Australian (Perth,
WA : 1879 - 1954) Saturday 1 April 1933
p 16 Article
WA : 1879 - 1954) Saturday 1 April 1933
p 16 Article
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TEACHERS' NEW PRESIDENT
Mr. Noel Sampson, of Modern School,
who is the president-elect of the State
School Teachers' Union. He will take
office at the conference this month.
who is the president-elect of the State
School Teachers' Union. He will take
office at the conference this month.
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 9 August 1933 p 14
Article
Mr. Noel Sampson has been elected president of the West Australian Teachers'
Union and will assume office after the annual teachers' conference, which will
he held from August 28 to 30. The retiring president, Mr. G. E. Orr will
preside at the conference before relinquishing office.
Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday 13 August 1933 p 7
Article Illustrated
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The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Friday 12 January 1934 p 5
Article
MR. Noel Sampson, president of the Western Australian Teachers' Union
proposes to leave Perth tomorrow for a holiday tour of the south-west
districts.
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Saturday 12 May 1934 p 14
Article
TEACHING SERVICE.Grievances to be Aired on
Monday.
…
Elsewhere in the same issue appears
a manifesto signed by the president (Mr. Noel E. Sampson) and the secretary (Mr.
W. E. Thomas) on behalf of the executive. This sets out teachers' disabilities
and urges members of the union to at tend the conference so that its decisions
shell express 'clearly and unmistakably the opinions of the union.'
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Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday 1 July 1934 p 1 Article
By "Sam Pepys II"
June 27.- (Noel E. Sampson, President of the Teachers' Union):
Looks as if those who think we have taken up
the wrong attitude for the rectification of our grievances against the
Government are right, but it's too late to turn back now. The Parents and
Teachers' Associations, are feeling very sore about things, and it was not
expected that we should have to face their criticism - but I'm afraid it's
coming strong. I quite expect that we shall have a similar experience to the
non-co-operationists in India, and there Gandhi is being bombed by his
erstwhile-friends. This comes of putting the kids in the firing line. Confound
these mistakes. I wish we had stuck to that copybook headline: "Honesty
___."
(All the above entries
are purely imaginary.)
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Albany
Advertiser (WA : 1897 - 1950) Monday
9 July 1934 p 3 Article
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Western
Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Thursday
12 July 1934 p 8 Article
TEACHERS' COLLEGE. Official Reopening on
Monday.
After having been closed since December,
1931, the Teachers' Training College. Claremont, was officially reopened on
Monday, when the students selected for short courses met the principal
(Professor R. G. Cameron), the vice-principal (Mr. T. J. Milligan), and members
of the staff. Sixty selected monitors, all of whom have had more than one
year's service as a monitor, will undergo a six months' intensive course of
study at the college. It is hoped that there will be 120 students at the
college next year.
[Mr. Milligan will act as headmaster of the
practising school. Mr. Noel Sampson will be a full-time lecturer at the college, and Miss
Florence Johnson will be a part time lecturer, combining her duties with those
as headmistress of the Claremont Infants’ School.
Monday was devoted to ascertaining the
courses at school and the university t through which the students had passed,
with a view to organising the course of study and training for teaching at the
college, and drawing up a time-table. It is intended to utilise the services of
the University staff as far as possible for academic lectures, while the
practical training of the teachers will be in the hands of the Education
Department. Studies at the college commenced at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Selected State schools in the vicinity of the college will be used for
demonstration and practical work
Previously the college was residential, but
now the students will have to provide for their own accommodation. A number of
the students, however, live in the metropolitan area and approved accommodation
has been selected for those who come from the country.
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Geraldton Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947) Tuesday 24 December 1935 p 5
Article
The Public Service
Commissioner (Mr. G. W. Simpson; yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Noel
E. Sampson as inspector of schools in the Education Department.
Mr. Sampson is at present senior lecturer at the Teachers'
College at Claremont; and also a lecturer on educational methods at the West
Australian University.
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Mr. Sampson, he said, had been selected from 16 applicants, 14 from within the Education Department, and two from outside. His appointment was recommended by the Director of Education (Mr. J. A. Klein), and approved by the 'Executive Council. Mr. Sampson will take up his new duties early in the new year. Mr. Sampson at present occupies the position of senior lecturer at the Teachers' College, Claremont, and lecturer on educational method at the University. He was born in 1901, educated at the Perth Modern School, and trained at the Teachers' College during 1920 and 1921, and has had teaching experience in primary and secondary schools. He holds the degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science, and also the diploma of education. He was awarded the Sanderson prize for logic and psychology at the University of Western Australia in 1926, and he has gained university distinctions throughout his course in physics, applied mathematics, logic, psychology, English, principles of education, educational psychology, and experimental education. Mr. Sampson is at present the president of the State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia
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The Public Service Commissioner (Mr. G. W. Simpson) announced on Monday that Mr. Noel E. Sampson had been appointed an inspector of schools in the Education Department. Mr. Sampson, he said, had been selected from 16 applicants, 14 from within the Education Department, and two from outside. His appointment was -recommended by the Director of Education (Mr. J. A. Klein), and approved by the Executive Council. Mr. Sampson will take up his new duties early in the new year.
Source: Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Thu 26 Dec 1935 Page 17
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Tuesday 27 August 1935 p 14
Article
A Remarkable Memory.
The president of the West Australian
Teachers' Union (Mr. N. E. Sampson) is the possessor of a remarkable memory. Yesterday, at the
annual conference of teachers, he delivered a presidential address that lasted
about half an hour — an address that had been carefully pre pared and written,
that was framed in well-chosen language, and that was of a semi-technical
character, interspersed with figures and dates — yet he looked at his script on
only two occasions, when he desired to be exact in respect of quota tions. An advance
copy of the speech, which was handed to the Press, required practically no
alteration, so faithfully did Mr. Sampson remember not only every item but also every word.
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The
Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Tuesday 27 August 1935 p 1
Article
The president of the Teachers' Union (Mr. N. E. Sampson) yesterday stuck
literally to the text of a long prepared address without having to refer to his
copy. As an extempore attempt, the speech would have been excellent, but as a
memory test it was even better. Mr. Sampson has no specific to offer those who may aspire to similar
proficiency. He has not taken a course in memory training, he did not memorise
yesterday's speech, and he has not gone in for rehearsal. Having given a
subject a lot of thought and then put it in writing, the words "just come
to him," he said today.
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The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Friday 27 December 1935 p 4
Article Illustrated
MR. NOEL E. SAMPSON, who has been
appointed an inspector of schools in the Education Department. He will take up
his new duties early in the new year. Mr. Sampson is at present senior lecturer at the Teachers'
College, Claremont and lecturer on educational method at the University.
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Gnowangerup Star and Tambellup-Ongerup Gazette (WA : 1915 - 1942) Saturday 28 December 1935 p 3
Article
The above heading is the title of a pamphlet
received from the State School Teachers' Union of W.A.. being an address by Mr.
Noel E. Sampson, B.A., B.Sc., Dip.
Ed.. President of the W.A. Teachers' Union, on the necessity of extend ing the
educational facilities of the State. He says (among other things) :
" Not infrequently nowadays, Australia
is congratulated upon being one of the first countries to set her house in
order after the onset of the depression. It was no mean feat to
reduce a gross deficit of £41,000,000 to £5,000,000 in four years, despite a
fall in national income of nearly 50 per cent. Yet our gratification at this
result must be tempered in at least one respect by the reflection that one of
the means by which we achieved recovery was by ruthless economy at the expense
of the schools. By 1931 Australia generally had reduced expenditure on
education by 19 per cent., and Westralia had the doubtful distinction of
leading all the Australian States by a reduction in total education expenditure
of 26 per cent.
I am convinced that no true Australian feels
proud that part of our national recovery was at the expense of the children, by
making nearly all the Education Departments throughout Australia the virtual
office boys of the Treasury.
"I have alluded to these recent
tragedies as an urge to the community to embark immediately in a vigorous
policy of educational advancement.
"This is an age of national plans.
We have heard of the Russian Five Year Plan, the Ottawa Agreement, the
American New Deal, and some of us have heard of the Premiers' Plan. These plans
have met with varying success; but there is one plan of which all
too little is heard—and which was eminently successful— a Five Years' Education
Plan in Spain. According to the report of the 1932 New Education Confer ence
held at Nice—although the Monarchy bequeathed 25,000 mil lions of pesetas of
debts to the Republic, and although the funds of municipalities were already
mort gaged for many years, the new Government immediately launched a five
years' plan to educate the masses. Within two years 11,000 new schools
were opened, equipped with canteens, swimming baths, staff rooms,
and special classes for retarded children. The grants for post-primary
education were remarkably increased; and as the culmination of all this policy,
in 1932 a loan of 400 million pesetas was floated exclusively earmarked for
school buildings. At the same International Conference representatives from
England, France and Poland were all able to outline definite policies
formulated by their countries for educational advance. When the Fascists came
into power in Italy, they made one of the two great philosophers then living in
Italy Director of Education, and gave him a free hand to reform the education
system root and branch.
" It is my main purpose to-day to urge
that this State should formulate a five-year plan of educational advance, and
that this plan should be executed with the same vigor, the same thoroughness
and the same determination with which the Premiers' Plan was executed. I
realise that there are many who, if they heed these words at all, will rejoin
that, while highly desirable, such a plan is impracticable through lack of
money. .. . . This State spends less than three-quarters of a million pounds on
Education, and about three million pounds a year on beer. It is also true that
money was found with amazing readiness for the late war. Any suggestion that
the plan I propose is impracticable must therefore be interpreted as an
admission of the lack, not of the means, but of the will or of the power to
execute such a plan; and such an admission would be unworthy of a great
people.
" The first step in this Five Years'
Education Plan would be to raise the school-leaving age to 16 years.
" The tremendous advance in
labor-saving machinery and the widespread unemployment problem demonstrate the
inescapable necessity for a more equitable distribution of employment. This can
be achieved only by shortening both the working week and the span of years over
which a man must labor. The obvious method, particularly in these times of
youth unemployment, of shortening the average working span is by raising the
school-leaving age.
" But there are reasons even more
profound than those of economic exigency why the raising of the school-leaving
age is urgently needed. A democracy can be successful only when the people are
enlightened. At present in this State at least 30 per cent, of the primary
school children do not proceed beyond Class VI., at least 65 percent, do not
proceed beyond Class VII., and only about one in eight receives three years'
post primary education. Whilst this condition of affairs exist we must face the
danger of half-educated electorates.
" Before the war Russia had her
universities and secondary schools Her pre-war universities were world-famous.
What Russia neglected before the war was the education of the masses; the world
knows the result."
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Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday 29 December 1935 p 10
Article Illustrated
MR. NOEL E. SAMPSON
Whose appointment as Inspector of Schools in
the Education Department was announced last week. Mr. Sampson, who is only 34
years of age, and holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
and the Diploma of Education, was educated at the Perth Modern School and has
had extensive teaching experience in primary and secondary schools. He is at
present the president of the State School Teachers' Union of W.A.
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thursday 19 December 1935 p 26
Article Illustrated
TEACHERS' LIBRARY.
Official Opening Yesterday.
As the result of the recent
remodelling of portion of the headquarters of the Teachers' Union in
Murray-street, a lib rary anri reariiner rnnm and other rooms were added to the
accommodation pro vided for members. Yesterday the lib rary was officially
opened by the Minis ter for Education (Mr. H. Millington). The Minister was
welcomed by the presi dent of the union (Mr. N. E. Sampson), and the executive.
Other guests were the Director of Education (Mr. J. A. Klein), Professor
Cameron, the chief in spector of schools (Mr. C. Hadley), and the
superintendent of the Commonwealth Savings Bank (Mr. A. D. M. Catto). In
welcoming Mr. Millington the presi dent said that the library and reading room
were symbols of progress affecting not only the union but the education sys tem
of the State. The status of teachers had improved a good deal of recent years,
and in consequence the schools were hap pier places for both the teachers and
the pupils. The present Minister for Edu cation had been a friend of education,
and although he had been hampered by lack of funds, they felt sure he had been
sympathetic towards the aims and objects which the teachers had been
advocating. Borne time ago the relationship between the union and the
Government had been strained. In bringing about a rapproche ment the Minister
had played a major part. Mr. Sampson expressed pleasure also at the presence of
Mr. Catto, and stated that the bank which Mr. Catto re presented had donated
£50 towards pro viding books for the library. The union was hopeful that the
library and the rooms would be freely used by its mem bers. Minister Impressed.
The Minister for Education said he ww greatly impressed by the accommodation
which the union was providing for teach ers. Naturally with such a fine 'home'
there would be a library. He hoped that the library would not become too techni
cal, but would include lighter literature, so that the reading room would be
used for relaxation as well as for enlightenment. Books were great companions,
and it was good to be able to select one for almost any mood. A library
specially for teachers was a very desirable thing. Teachers were expected to be
well informed on current problems and affairs, as well as upon their own
profession, ant indeed were expected to produce original ideas also. Perhaps
because they were aware of this obligation, the teachers were making the
library a feature of their premises. He was glad to see the commencement of the
library, and hoped that it would flourish, and that soon all its shelves would
be filled. Although he did not know what a model library should look like, he
expected this to become a model library. He suggested that all future
presidents and office-bearers be required to take an oath to keep the library
in the forefront of the union's activities, and that officers standing for
re-election should be largely judged upon their records as custodians of the
library. He wished the venture every success, and had pleasure in presenting it
a copy of 'Work, wealth, and happiness of mankind,' by H. G. Wells. The
Director of Education said the establishment of the library was a great
achievement, and a distinct advance in educational history. He hoped it would
be more than a collection of books. I could be a place where teachers might
rise to higher things. He believed it would provide stimulus, relaxation, and
useful instruction to a great body of teachers. He hoped that the books of the
library would meet varied appeals and that on its shelves there would be found
not only books on educational history, method, and procedure, on psychology, on
the child mind, etc., but also books on social questions, on travel, poetry,
and art, and even 'thrillers.' He congratulated the union on endeavouring to
promote a reading habit, because when an ideal was burnt into the teachers'
consciousness, it would influence the whole life of the Dation. He concluded: —
''Here's an adventure! What awaits Beyond these closed, mysterious gates? Whom
shall I meet, where shall I go? Beyond the lovely land I know? Above the sky,
across the sea? What shall I learn and feel and be? Open, strange doors, to
good or ill! I hold my breath a moment still Before the magic of your look:
What will you do to me, O Book?' ' A vote of thanks to the Minister was
proposed by Mr. M. P. Darcey.
The new library and reading room at
«he headquarters of the Teachers' Union was opened by the Minister for
Education (Mr. H. Millington) yesterday. In this group in the, library are,
left to right: Mr. Millington, the president of the Teachers' Union (Mr. N.
Sampson), Professor E. A. Cameron and the Director Of Education (Mr. J. A.
Klein). '
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Gnowangerup
Star and Tambellup-Ongerup Gazette (WA : 1915 - 1942) Saturday 11 January 1936 p 2
Article
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Tuesday 12 May 1936 p 19
Article
TEACHERS' UNION LIBRARY.
Tribute to Inspector Sampson.
In contrast with the cold and rainy
conditions outdoors on Friday afternoon in Perth, a sociable scene of warmth
and comfort was presented in the library at the headquarters of the Teachers'
Union. Members of the executive and several ex-members had assembled there for
the ceremony of naming the library the 'Noel Sampson Library.' Refreshments were served. A brass plate,
mounted on jar rah and suitably inscribed was on the western wall of the room. The
president of the union (Mr. E. Huck) said the establishment of the library was
one of the many services which Inspector Sampson had rendered to the organisation during his term as
president, and it was fitting that it should be named after him. The library
had once been a dingy storeroom, but under the touch of their ex-president (Mr.
Sampson) it had
been transformed into a cosy and attractive place. The library was undoubtedly
well patronised. Mr. Huck expressed the view that the headquarters of the union
were a great credit to those who had been responsible for the purchase of the
building, and for the renovation and the furnishings. He doubted if any similar
organisation in the the State had headquarters comparable with that of the
Teachers' Union. He announced that in future the library would be known as the Noel Sampson Library. Inspector Sampson said that the honour
of having the library named after him inspired him with great gratitude, but he
felt that some of the older workers for the union were more deserving than he
of having their names commemorated. He suggested that chairs for use at the
executive meetings should be carved and also inscribed with the names of
officers and others whose work for the union, particularly in its early years,
had been outstanding. Although no longer associated with them in union member
ship, he looked back frequently to the comradeships of the past and had many
happy memories. The headquarters of the union was a place which he continued to
hold in the greatest affection. He still pondered, he said, upon problems
affecting the organisation, and ventured to suggest that the union should be
represented at the international education conference to be held in Australia
next year. Another of his hopes was that there would be no haste in leaving the
present premises. It would be preferable to wait until the union had enough
money to build an imposing structure that would look dignified and that would
be used only for dignified purposes. He would not like them to build when short
of finance and be under the necessity of letting portions of their new building
for public entertainments and similar activities. Concluding, he said that with
deep pleasure he accepted the honour of having the library named after him.
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Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday 17 May 1936 p 6 Article
On Tuesday evening a large number of members
of the State School Teachers' Union forgathered at the Y.A.L. Hall, Murray-street,
to honor Mr. N. E. Sampson (immediate past president of the union), who has been
appointed Inspector of Schools.
The function took the form of a social
evening and presentation, and a most enjoyable programme was presented by
Messrs. Fred Moore, Will Talbot and Robert Buchanan, with Mr. O. G Campbell
Egan as accompanist.
Mr J. A. Klein (Director of Education) was
present, and the guests included Mr. C. Hadley (Chief Inspector of Schools).
Mr. J. A. Miles (late Senior Inspector) and Mrs. Miles, Mr A E. J. Macgregor
(foundation president of the Teachers' Union) and Mrs. Maccgregor, District
Inspectors J. T. Blair. V. Box, Murray Little, and W. Rockcliffe, Miss Yewers
(Superintendent of Household Management). Mr. R. Hetherington (art specialist).
Mr. Harry O'Connor (retired life member of the union), Mr. F. J. Macadam
(president of the Civil Service Association) and Mrs. Macadam, and Mr. Heydon
(secretary of the Civil Service Association) and Mrs. Heydon.
During the evening the presentation was made
to Mr. Sampson of
a substantial cheque, and a gold plate suitably inscribed to be fixed to
whatever he wished to purchase. Mr. Edwin Huck (president of the union) made
the presentation, and in doing so spoke of the excellent work Mr. Sampson had done for the
union, during his 11 years as a member of the executive, and three years as
president. He had shown exceptionable administrative ability and had raised the
status of the union during his association with it.
He had reconstructed the head- quarters of
the union, which is now far in advance of similar headquarters in the Eastern
States, and had also established a library, known as the Noel Sampson Library. In
conclusion, he congratulated Mr. Sampson on attaining the position of inspector at such an early age,
and said that he was probably the youngest inspector in Australia.
Miss Anne Coffey (vice-president of the
union) spoke on behalf of the women members, and other speakers were Mr. M. F.
Darcey (who has been 40 years in the department). Mr. T. J. Milligan
(vice-principal of the Teachers' Training College), and Mr. A. E. J. Macgregor,
who was president of the Teachers' Union (then Teachers' Association) in 1896,
the year of its foundation, and who had once taught Mr. Sampson.
The Director of Education (Mr. J. A. Klein)
wished Mr. Sampson success in his new position, and said that the Education
Department was proud of Mr. Sampson, for he was the first of their own High School students to
attain the rank of inspector. Mr. Sampson ably responded.
Mr. Huck then made the presentation, and the
serving of supper concluded a memorable evening for Mr. Sampson, who received the
congratulations of all present.
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Saturday 5 December 1936 p 28
Article
Parking offence?
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Friday 18 December 1936 p 12
Article
Examinations were held at
the Collie High School last week by Mr. Noel Sampson, B.A. B.Sc., Dip.Ed., to select pupils for scholar
ships made available by the Combined Collie Unions.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
9 May 1937 p 24 Article Illustrated
A W.A. resident who recently arrived in
London is Mr. Noel Sampson. Inspector of Schools in this State. He is spending
his time sight- seeing and with the study of educational matters. Landing in
Italy on his way from Australia, he toured that country and also Germany and
France, and to finish a glorious trip he proposes to leave England after the
Coronation in the Queen Mary to visit U.S.A. and then on to the world education
conference in New Zealand.
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Saturday 7 August 1937 p 18
Article
Mr. Noel
E. Sampson, Inspector of Schools, who has visited the United
Kingdom, the Continent and the United States, and who spent a week at the New
Education conference in New Zealand, will return by the liner Jervis Bay, which
will reach Fremantle tomorrow.
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Monday 9 August 1937 p 17
Article
ADVANCES IN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTS OVERSEAS.
SCHOOL INSPECTORS' INQUIRIES. Striking advances in education abroad are
reviewed below by two inspectors of the State Education Department who recently
studied conditions and methods in Europe and America. One of the inspectors,
Mr. E. A. Coleman, recently returned from studying abroad under a grant of the
Carnegie Corporation of New York and he gave an informative address to members
of the University Education Fellowship at the University last Thursday night.
The second inspector. Mr. N. E. Sampson, reached Fremantle yesterday after having spent seven months'
leave in travelling, and in a shipboard interview he gave a summary of his main
observations.
Having studied educational developments in
the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the United States during a seven
months' world tour, Mr. Noel E. Sampson, an inspector of schools and a former president of the West
Australian Teachers' Union, returned by the liner Jervis Bay, which reached
Fremantle yesterday. In the course of a shipboard interview he discussed a
number of advances overseas, including the development of child guidance work,
vocational and visual training, and mentioned factors to be taken into
consideration in connection with proposals for raising the school-leaving age.
Among the lectures he attended in London, Mr. Sampson said, was a course arranged by the British Child Guidance
Council. The child guidance movement was developing rapidly in many countries,
and competent critics in London spoke of Germany as one of the most advanced in
this field. In England the work had been considerably advanced as a result of
support from the Commonwealth Fund of America, the terms of whose endowment,
unfortunately, did not permit of their activities in this direction being ex
tended to Australia. In the United States several cities had child guidance
clinics, and some of the largest schools employed experts on their staffs.
Child guidance methods were intended for children of normal intelligence whose
behaviour or backwardness in certain subjects gave rise to anxiety by parents
and teachers. By patient study of such cases efforts were made to find out the
reasons underlying the children's condition, and the know ledge and
understanding gained resulted in more successful handling than was possible
through haphazard methods. Success had been reported in about 60 per cent of
the cases treated.
Curriculum Revision.
"In the United States more
activity is taking place in the direction of curriculum reform than in any other educational field," Mr. Sampson said. "While emphasis is still laid
on the individualisation of subjects, attention is being chiefly concentrated at present on the socialisation of such subjects
as English, history, geography, and the arts. It is felt that the techniques of Individualising work have been fairly well
established, thus enabling attention to be given to the problem of adapting to ordinary
school systems
method of socialising studies, which have been tried out under the specialised and rather privileged
conditions of ex primental schools. This tendency to emphasise socialistion is particularly noticeable in the
latest courses of study for small schools. It is felt that in rural environments there is a marked tendency for both children and
adults to work, think and live in comparative isolation, and that, rather than accentuate this tendency these small
schools should provide an opportunity afforded by socialised methods of cooperating together for a common need instead of
proceeding individually along a course of study.
Federal Support.
Considerable controversy was at present taking
place in the United States regarding Federal support for education, Mr. Sampson said. Since 1934 the
Federal Government expenditure in this direction had increased for emergency
purposes. What was known as the Harrison Pletcher Bill was now before Congress,
with the object of making permanent Federal allocations to school systems.
Strongly in support of this was the National Educational Association, the most
influential educational body in America, which based its support on statistical
research revealing the great inequalities in educational opportunity.
Opposition to the proposal was coming from religious organisations, which felt
that their schools would be disadvantaged if the public schools received
support, and from a school of educationists who claimed that it was contrary to
the American political philosophy for the Federal Government to have any
control over a social institution which could conceivably be used for the
indoctrination of political views. Incidentally, it was because of
considerations such as. this that there was no national broadcasting service in
the United States, all broadcasting being in the hands of private enterprise.
"What permanent support has hitherto been given to American education by
the Federal Government has been mainly for vocational education and
agricultural ex tension work," Mr. Sampson added. "For the purpose of agricultural extension the
Federal Government provides assistance to rural clubs,' which offer opportunities
for recreational and vocational activities both for children at school and for
those who have left. These clubs have been particularly successful, and the
method of their organisation provides many valuable lessons to our own
State." Visual Training in Germany. In Germany the outstanding features of
educational work under the Nazi Government were the tightening up of central
control and the modification of curricula in accordance with Nazi doctrines,
which stressed "the ties of blood and land," Mr. Sampson said. By this it was
meant that the people should be taught to subordinate their own interests to
those of the State, welded together by belonging not only to one country but
also to one race. In this programme tremendous importance was attached to the
youth movement and to physical training. "However educationists elsewhere
may disagree with the modifications which have been made in German education,
nothing but praise can be forth coming for the strides which have been made in
visual education," he said. "Germany, which at one time promised to
lead the world in school broadcasting, has almost entirely neglected this medium,
and is now concentrating on the manufacture of school films, with the provision
in every school of a suitable projector. Educational films prepared for
theatres have been found to be unsuitable for school use, so that a bureau has
been established to supervise the manufacture of films specially for schools.
Some of these films are commended, not only by German authorities, but also by
English and American experts, as among the best in the world."
School-Leaving Age. In England about 60 per cent of the school authorities had
commenced re organisation in anticipation of an increase in the school-leaving
age, Mr. Sampson
said. The English method of prolonging school life contrasted strongly with the
American. "In England emphasis is placed on the grouping of children
according to their ability," he said. "Where possible, children of
different ability ranges are being placed in separate schools. This has the
advantage of facilitating the adjustment of the curricula to the aptitude of
the pupils, while at the same time keeping the enrolment small enough to allow
the head teacher to retain contact with all of his pupils. The difficulties
which have already become apparent in practice are, firstly, the finding of a
reliable method of assessing a child's ability when he is about to enter the
post-primary school at the immature age of 11 and, secondly, the avoidance of
the development of an inferiority complex among those who are placed in the
schools intended for the least competent children in academic fields. In the
United States the tendency is to bring all children, irrespective of ability,
to the one school. The first year is exploratory, an effort being made to
discover the child's aptitudes and abilities by giving him a try-out on
different branches of work. Then he is encouraged to choose subjects for which
he is best fitted. "This system works badly in many parts of New York
City, where the increase in the school post-primary population has been so
tremendous in the last 20 years that it has been impossible to keep pace with
buildings furnished with sufficient technical equipment and vocational class rooms
to cater for the number of children fitted for this class of work. In certain
other States, notably Los Angeles, the American system works admirably. There
the technical rooms and laboratories are so wonderfully attractive that
children not fitted for the traditional academic studies are only too eager to
enter these classes. "Dragooning" Not Favoured. "From my own
observations abroad, I am convinced of two considerations in connection with
proposals to increase the school-leaving age in Western Australia," Mr. Sampson said. "The first
is that conditions are so dissimilar from those obtaining elsewhere that it
would be futile to attempt to pattern our methods on those of any other
country. The second is that there is a danger of undue haste to enact
legislation to prolong the school life. The difficulties which New York is
experiencing to a very consider able degree, and which England is experiencing
to a lesser degree, indicate that the first step should be to modify our
post-primary schools so as to attract the children there voluntarily. When most
of the children are attending post primary classes of their own accord, because
of the intrinsic interest which the classes hold for them, legislative measures
are timely, because in such circumstances the legislation, instead of
dragooning children or their parents into an innovation foreign to their
immediate desires, consolidates a position which the schools, by their own
worth, have already been successful in establishing."
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 11 August 1937 p 9
Article
EDUCATION CONFERENCE. "A
Marvellous Opportunity." Enthusiasm regarding the New Zealand sessions of
the New Education Fellow ship Conference and the benefits to be gained in
Australia through the sessions in the Commonwealth was, expressed at Fremantle
on Sunday by Mr. Noel E. Sampson, an inspector of schools and a former president of the West
Australian Teachers' Union, who returned from abroad by the liner Jervis Bay.
In the course of a seven months' world tour he spent two weeks in New Zealand,
where he participated in the conference. "The conference aroused
tremendous enthusiasm, not only among New Zealand teachers, but also among the
public generally," Mr. Sampson said. "It was almost impossible to obtain accommodation
in Wellington within a fortnight of the opening of the sessions, and even with
the two weeks available it was difficult to find time to attend all the
lectures. They provide a marvellous opportunity to hear what are perhaps the
foremost educationists in the world. The attitude of the visitors is entirely
one of helpfulness, and, while they are keenly appreciative of the merits of
Australian education, they do not hesitate to express their condemnation of
what they consider to be its defects. In Australia they should be able to
indulge in constructive criticism of great value. "While the New Zealand
sessions were in progress the Government not only closed the schools, but
provided special concessions to enable teachers to attend. This is a precedent
which it would be almost an educational tragedy if this State did not follow.
As far as West Australian teachers are concerned, they can be assured that any
effort to attend the Perth sessions will be well worth while."
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The
Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Friday 7 January 1938 p 3
Article
Students Go Under Canvas Tomorrow
The University Summer School will open at
Crawley tomorrow. About 36 students from all parts of the State will go into
camp for nine days, and a number of others will attend the series of lectures
and discussions.
Starting on Monday, there will also be a
series of evening lectures open to the public. The first public lecture, at 8
p.m., on Monday, will be given by the Vice-Chancellor (Professor Whitfeld). His
subject is: 'Plato and the Australian Citizen.' Students in residence for the
course will sleep in dormitories, under canvas or on the refectory roof. About half
of them are school teachers and the others are linked up with the Aduh
Education Board's work. Six separate courses will start on Monday and continue
until January 15. They are: Modern Education Practice, by Mr. E. A. Coleman,
B.A., Dip. Ed.; World Affairs, 1937, by Associate Professor F. Alexander, M.A.;
Primary School Methods Abroad, by Dr. Ralph Crossley (Germany), Liliana
Borisovna Hardwicke (Russia), Mr. C. Harrop, B.A., Dip. Ed. (Spain), Miss Linda
Col liver, B.A., Dip. lc. (France), Mr. Colin Badger, B.A. (Italy), and Mr. Noel Sampson, B.A., Dip. Ed.
(United States). 'Some of Life's Wider Problems,' by Associate-Professor A. C.
Fox, M.A. Introductions to Practical Geography, by Mr. K. C. Tiller, B.A. The
evening public lectures will relate to Australia and Australian history.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
23 January 1938 p 11 Article
BECAUSE the Government is already feeling
the burden of paying substantial pensions to three ex-directors at the same
time, namely, Messrs. Cecil Andrews, Wallace Clubb and J. A. Klein, it is
believed that a comparatively young man may be chosen as the new Director of
Education.
Since the Government decided to abandon the
decision to appoint an Under-secretary and not a professional educationalist to
control the Education Department, there has been a job speculation in
departmental and teaching circles as to a likely appointment to the highest
educational post in the State.
It has invariably been the practice of the
Government to appoint a Director to the natural sequence of seniority, but this
has meant that the position has been filled in the past by men within the
shadow of the retiring age of 65.
The result has been that the position becomes
vacant too frequently and the Government finds that it must pay relatively high
pensions to the men who have given VALUABLE BUT SHORT SERVICE at the head of
departmental affairs.
The teaching profession did not take kindly
to the suggestion of the Minister (Mr. F J S. Wise) to appoint an
Under-secretary, and weight of opinion caused the Ministry to chance its
decision and invite applications through- out the Commonwealth for the position
of Director.
Under ordinary circumstances, the
appointment would probably go to the Chief Inspector. Mr. C W. Hadley, who is
acting as director at the moment, but in view of Mr. Hadley's 62 years it is
believed that the Government will be inclined to select a younger man.
This narrows the field for the £940 - £1120
a year job considerably.
THREE MENTIONED
Three names which have been mentioned a lot
in the usual speculations are those of Messrs Ernest Coleman Murray Little and Noel Sampson, and it is expected in
well-informed circles that one of the trio will be the new Director,
although the possibility of the appointment going to someone out- side the
State has not been discounted.
Of the three mentioned. Mr. Coleman is a
senior Inspector and the other two are inspectors.
Each has splendid qualifications and is
recognised as possessing the ability to be admirably fitted for the position,
but again the age aspect crops up in the case of Mr. Coleman, who is 56 years
old and would therefore serve for only nine years if appointed.
Mr Little has also passed the 50
mark, but Mr Sampson is only 38 and is the youngest Inspector to have been
appointed to the department. Both Messrs Little and Sampson have recently
completed extended overseas tours.
If the Ministry decides to take the
unprecedented step of selecting a younger man who will be fitted to serve as
director for many years, undoubtedly Mr. Sampson's chances of appointment would be favored.
But the whole subject is still awaiting
finalisation, and even popular conjectures might all prove astray.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
27 March 1938 p 7 Article
ANY day now an announcement is expected as
to who will be the new Director of Education to succeed Mr. J. A. Klein, who
has retired.
Two months ago "The Sunday Times"
discussed likely appointments, and referred to the strong claims of Mr. Murray
Little (goldfields inspector), and Mr. Noel Sampson (a South-Wes- tern districts inspector and the youngest
Inspector in the department).
The name of Mr. V. F. H. Box, inspector for
the Northam district, has now been linked with those of this pair, and it seems
that the appointment will be made from one of this trio.
Mr. Little's chances are favored at the
moment.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
4 September 1938 p 6 Article Illustrated
SCHOOL holiday time has brought several
well-remembered faces to the city and amongst these is that of Noel Sampson. Where once it
would have been the Teachers' Conference which would have claimed Noel's attention, his duties
as an inspector for the Education Department in the South-West, with Bridgetown
as his headquarters, have naturally precluded his participation in the annual
gathering. Noel,
who was in many quarters favored for the position of Director of Education, is
therefore making his visit to Perth purely a holiday trip.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
25 December 1938 p 22 Article Illustrated
COMMENCEMENT of the Christmas holidays for
schools has seen the usual influx into the city of country teachers,
headmasters and members of the outside staff of the Education Department.
Amongst those visiting Perth for the holidays is Mr. Noel Sampson, who is the youngest
inspector of schools in the department. His duties carry him over a
particularly wide area in the South-west, including centres with large school
attendances. Mr. Sampson was elevated from the teaching ranks to the inspectorial
staff some years ago and is recognised as one of the most capable and efficient
officers attached to the department.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
25 December 1938 p 22 Article Illustrated
Esperance, June 4.
Recent visitors to Esperance from Perth
(staying at the Pier Hotel) have been Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sandover, Mr. and Mrs.
Tindale, Mr. and Mrs. Bendsley, Miss Hilda Le Steere, Mr. E. Nulsen, Minister
for Justice and Railways; Mr. J. Cornell, M.L.C.; Mr. Fraser,
Chief Inspector of Fisheries; and Mr. Vawdon, inspector of the Bank of New
South Wales. From Kalgoorlie: Mrs. Bock and Mr. Noel Sampson, inspector of
schools.
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Kalgoorlie
Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Friday 18 August 1939
p 6 Article Illustrated
His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Sir
James and Lady Mitchell, visited Kalgoorlie on Saturday for the annual schools'
musical festival. During the after noon they were the guests of the goldfields teachers
at an informal reception at the R.S.L. Institute, where gum tips, almond
blossom and sweet pea were floral decorations. Mr. Noel Sampson, the district
inspector of schools, and Miss M. Coppinger were host and hostess for the
occasion, and there was a large and representative gathering of teachers
present. Other guests were Mr. H. Seddon, M.L.C. and Mrs. Seddon and Mr. James
Cornell, M.L.C. Sir James and Lady Mitchell were attended by Colonel C. H. E.
Manning. In the evening the vice-regal visitors attended the festival at the
Kalgoorlie Town Hall, where they were received by the Mayor of Kalgoorlie, Mr.
R. G. Moore, and Miss Isabel Moore (in the absence of the mayoress through
indisposition). In the official party were Mr. Harold Seddon, M.L.C. and Mrs.
Seddon, Mr. E. M. Heenan, M.L.C, and Mrs. Heenan, and the Mayor and Mayoress of
Boulder, Mr. W. F. Coath, and Mrs. W. Hele. Sir James and Lady Mitchell
returned to Perth on Sunday after noon.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
19 November 1939 p 1 Article
ALTHOUGH no official confirmation could be
ascertained yesterday, it is understood that Mr. Noel Sampson, BA, Dip. Ed., B.Sc.
will succeed Mr. J. Parsons as head master at Perth Modem School when he
retires at the end of the current term. Mr. Sampson, who will be remembered by many past students of the school
as the biology teacher, has been an Inspector of Schools for some time. He was
formerly president of the WA Teachers' Union.
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The
Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Wednesday 29 November 1939 p 17
Article
Mr. Noel Sampson, former pupil, of the Perth Modern School, is to be the
school's new headmaster.
Mr. Sampson, who is an Inspector of Schools in this State, is a West
Australian. He is a graduate of the University of W.A. When he left the Modern
School after four years he was regarded by the headmaster, Mr. J. Par sons, as
a student of exceptional ability. He now succeeds Mr. Parsons. Mr. Sampson will take over his new
duties in the new year. Mr. Parsons recently reached the retiring age and
concludes his long term as head of the leading State secondary school with the
close of this school year. Mr. Sampson is 38.
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Geraldton
Guardian and Express (WA : 1929 - 1947) Thursday 30 November 1939 p 1
Article
PERTH MODERN SCHOOL - NEW PRINCIPAL
APPOINTED
Perth, November 30. Mr. N. E. Sampson, inspector of schools
under the Education Department, has been appointed principal of the Perth
Modern School in succession to Mr. J. Parsons, who is retiring. Mr. Noel E. Sampson, who is thirty eight
years of age, was a student of the Modern School, of which he is now to become
headmaster. He continued his studies at the University after taking his B.Sc.
degree, and later sat for and obtained his Diploma of Education. He was in the
Teacher's Training College during 1920 and 1921 subsequently teaching at Perth
Boys' and the Modern School. He was later a lecturer at the Teachers' College.
Three years ago he was appointed an inspector of schools, and is at present
district inspector on the Eastern Goldfields, with his headquarters at
Kalgoorlie. Mr. Sampson takes over from the retiring headmaster (Mr. J. Parsons) in
the new year.
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Kalgoorlie
Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Thursday 21 December 1939
p 1 Article
CENTRAL SCHOOL - Headmaster's Report YEAR
REVIEWED
The Kalgoorlie Central School opened in
February with an enrolment of 644, incidentally the highest number since 1933.
The average attendance for the year was materially affected by epidemics of
mumps, measles and whooping cough and at one stage more than 300 children were
absent. Despite this, however, the school work did not suffer to any
appreciable extent. The district inspector, Mr. Noel E, Sampson, B.A., B.Sc, expressed
great pleasure at the very creditable standard attain ed by the school in its
academic work and at the high success of its social training activities. Both
phases have been accomplished in an atmosphere of goodwill and co operation
between the staff and the pupils.
[rest
of article omitted]
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The
Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Thursday 25 January 1940 p 22
Article
Mr. T. Sten, headmaster of East Claremont
State School, has been appointed inspector of schools. He succeeds Mr. Noel Sampson, who was appointed
headmaster of the Perth Modern School.
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
28 January 1940 p 7 Article
FILLING IMPORTANT JOBS
IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Names Mentioned in Coming Reshuffle
THE retirement later this year of the
Director of Education (Mr. C. W. Hadley) will mean a reshuffle of important
positions in the Education Department.
Most interest centres in the appointment of
a new director. This position, it is believed, will most likely be filled by
the Chief Inspector, Mr. Murray Little.
Since his appointment as Chief inspector in
June, 1938. Mr. Little has been acquiring an intimate knowledge of the
administrative work of the department and this factor, allied to his claims as
the head of the inspectorial Staff, suggests that he will be the natural
successor to Mr. Hadley.
What will also weigh heavily in Mr. Little's
favor is his age. He will be 54 in August of this year, and if appointed
Director he will be able to give 11 years' continuous service in that position
and thus preserve a continuity of departmental policy.
Assuming that Mr. Little is appointed director,
the question of a successor to his position as Chief Inspector arises and in
departmental circles many varying forecasts are being made.
The senior Inspectors Include Messrs W. H.
Rockliff. who is 35 years old; E. A. Coleman (58) and J. H Hatfield (64 In
April next). Seeing that Mr Hatfield will be retiring himself next year, it is
possible that he will be ruled out on the score of age, although his
qualifications are of the highest.
Messrs Rockliff and Coleman will be well in
line for the position but seniority is not always taken into ac count as
demonstrated by the appointment of Mr. Little In 1938 over the heads of others
senior to him.
For this season the choice may fall on one
of the ordinary inspectorial staff, which includes several comparatively young
officers of unquestioned ability.
One name mentioned in connection with the
chief inspectorship is that of Mr. Noel Sampson, who was recently appointed head master of Perth Modern
School. Mr. Sampson was appointed to that position from the inspectorial staff.
Although only 38 years old, he entered largely into discussions in 1938 with
regard to the chief inspectorship, which ultimately went to Mr. Little.
New Appointments
During the week the appointment was
announced of Mr. T. Sten as an inspector to fill the vacancy which arose
through Mr Sampson's new appointment, but should Mr. Little be chosen as the
next Director of Education a further vacancy must be filled on the Inspectorial
staff.
Well in the running for this latter vacancy
is Mr. T. L. Robertson, who has just returned to Perth after 15 months
overseas, where he studied under a Carnegie Fellowship.
Mr. Robertson is newly appointed head master
of the Midland Junction Central State School. Prior to going abroad he
was head master of the Geraldton District High- School.
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Saturday 2 November 1940 p 5
Article Illustrated
AIR FORCE CAREER.
BUILDING UP RESERVES.
Squadron-Leader's Address. "When school days are over, and they soon will
be for some of you, what have you set your minds on doing?" asked Squadron-Leader
N. Brearley, the officer commanding the No. 5 Initial Training School for
R.A.A.F. trainee pilots at the Pearce station, at the outset of a talk
yesterday to the boys of the Perth Modern School on a career in the Royal
Australian Air Force. The talk, which inaugurated a long-range policy for the
building up of reserves and future applicants for air crews, was arranged by
the R.A.A.F. Recruiting Drive Committee (W.A.) in conjunction with the
Department of Education. Mr. Noel Sampson, headmaster of the school, introduced Squadron Leader
Brearley and Mr. C. Longmore, the representative of the recruiting committee,
to a full assembly of scholars. "Unfortunately," said Squadron-Leader
Brearley, "the world is at present upset because many of the great nations
are at war. This has caused a stoppage of the usual classes of work and directs
the energies of millions of people into work connected with the war. This work
covers a wide variety of activities-building aeroplanes and other weapons of
war, making uniforms, fighting disease, and numerous other jobs. From this you
will gather that there is always plenty to do for those who fit themselves to
carry on with something useful." No doubt, Squadron-Leader Brearley said,
they would have read quite a lot about the work of the Royal Air Force in the
present war, how the crews of the bombers and fighters had successfully carried
out their work against larger formations of enemy aircraft. "Now I want
you to picture what these men in the air crews are like," he said.
"Some of the old boys from this school when you were in the lower classes
a few years ago are now serving in the air force in England and you are able to
follow their exploits. Probably some of the present boys will be anxious to
follow a similar career, and the girls, too, may have brothers who want to join
the air force, so I will tell you how this can be done." Squadron-Leader
Brearley went on to describe the educational standards required for air crews,
the method of selection and the educational facilities provided for reservists
between the time of enrolment and the time they would be called up for training
under the Empire Air Scheme. He also described the conditions of the service
and the relative duties of a pilot, observer and wireless gunner. "The
pilot's job is one of importance," he added, "but it is one that has
a tremendous kick in it. The course of training is so thorough that many lads
who would normally get into a job that does not lead far in commercial life are
perhaps more fitted for a career in the air force that will take them much
further and in a more interesting way. The service inspires them with its
traditions and they will gain knowledge and confidence to an extent that is
sure to be of advantage in peace-time."
A section of the audience of over 500
students of Perth Modern School that attended a lecture on the Royal Australian
Air Force in the school hall yesterday. The lecture was conducted under the
auspices of the R.A.A.F. Recruiting Drive 'Committee (W.A.). Inset:
Squadron-Leader N. Brearley speaking to the students. With him is the
headmaster of the school (Mr. N. Sampson).
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Sunday
Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) Sunday
5 January 1941 p 6 Article Illustrated
AN interesting recent appointment to the
staff of Perth Modern School was that of Mr. W. Miller to the position of
deputy-headmaster in succession to Mr. C. H. Sharp, who filled that post for
many years and was '" actually associated with the school practically
since its foundation some 30 years ago. Mr. Miller for many years had been
first master at Northam High School. He is very popular at Modern School with
both staff and students. His duties include acting as deputy for the
headmaster. Mr. Noel Sampson, when the latter is absent on inspection duties.
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Kalgoorlie
Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Friday 9 January 1942
p 3 Article
Of interest to many
goldfields friends is the recent marriage of Mr. Noel Sampson,
headmaster of Perth Modern School, and formerly goldfields inspector of
schools, and Miss Bell, late of Fremantle Girls' School.
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MODERN SCHOOL CADETS
The above photos were taken during a parade by the Modern School Cadet Corps. Lieutenant-General Gordon Bennett inspected the corps.
(3) Mr. Noel Sampson (the
headmaster) extends a welcome to Lieutenant-General Gordon Bennett.
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Mirror
(Perth, WA : 1921 - 1956) Saturday 4 December 1943
p 5 Article
WARTIME SCHOLARS ARE UP TO PRE-WAR STANDARD
Those 1150 girls and boys in WA who recently
sat for secondary school scholarships and entrances learned their fate this
week. There were approximately 50 places for girls, and the same number for girls
in the metropolitan area, with an additional 50 places allocated to
scholars in country areas. 'War years, so
far at leant, do not appear to have affected youngsters from the examination
point of view,' said an official of the Education Department today. 'Papers
this year were probably higher than, last year, but the percentage of passes is
about the same, taking the State as a whole. 'This examination has always been
kept on a high standard, and there has been no relaxation of that rule owing to
the war. Examination results have not been finalised In the sense that it is not
yet known Just how many vacancies there will be at Modern School both for
scholarships and entrances.' Congratulations Youngsters who have been successful
received, through their parents, a congratulatory letter from the Director of
Education, Mr. M. G. Little, and a further congratulatory letter from Mr. Noel S. Sampson, the headmaster of
Modern School. Cost of books for the first year is approximately £3, which
grows less in succeeding years. There is also a reasonable athletics fee, and a
small fee which enables a youngster to borrow necessary books from the school
library to use in connection with his work.
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The
Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) Thursday 24 April 1947 p 3
Article
The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Friday 25 April 1947 p 9
Article
The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Friday 25 April 1947 p 6
Article
Kalgoorlie
Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Monday 28 April 1947
p 2 Article
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 3 June 1953 p 14
Article
Queen Gives Coronation Medals
To Many in West Australia The names of West
Australian citizens who have been awarded Coronation medals by the Queen have
been announced by the Governor General (Sir William Slim).
SAMPSON, Noel Edgar;
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The
West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wednesday 13 May 1953 p 17
Article Illustrated
AT THE EDUCATION BALL: Miss Shirley Morrison
(extreme left), of Manning Pork, with Miss Laurel Eaton, of Belmont, at the
Education Ball at the Embassy last night. The centre picture shows Miss Mary
Gill, of South Como, and Miss Wendy Browne, of Perth. Miss Phillis Reudavey
extreme right), of Maylands, and Miss Marjorie Allan, of Nedlands, two of the
debutantes who were presented to the president of the Teachers' Union (Mr. N. E. Sampson) and his wife. Among
the guests entertained' by the president of the Students' Council (Miss Lexie
Greenup) and the president of the Societies' Council Mr. Gordon Peter) were the
principal of the Teachers' Training College (Mr. T. Sten) and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Troylen. Other debutantes were Misses L. Browne, J.
O'Meoro, F. Coulter, D. Vinicombe, C. Parkinson and M. O'Connor.
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Western
Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Thursday
21 May 1953 p 30 Article Illustrated
THE SOCIAL EVENT of year for members
of the Training College and their friends was the annual Education Ball held at
the Embassy last week. The eight debutantes, all mem- bers of the college were
presented to the president of the Teachers' Union (Mr. N. E. Sampson) and Mrs.
Sampson. They were Lyla Brown, Marjory Allen, Phyllis Reudavey, Justina
O'Meara, Frances Coulter, Dièdre Vinicombe, Christine Parkinson and Maureen
O'Connor. Guests were received by Lexie Greenup, president of the Student
Council, and Gordon Peter, president, of Societies Council.
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Mr. Noel Sampson,
President of the Teachers' Union, endorsed the good work of local "P.
& C. Assns. but felt that they can become too engrossed in their own
branch.
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