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The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the four affiliated colleges was 4,471. These were distributed as follow:— Agriculture .. .. .. 26 Journalism .. .. .. .. 24 Architecture .. .. .. 45 Law .. .. .. .. 375 Arts .. .. .. .. 1,814 Massage .. .. .. ..21 Commerce .. .. .. .. 812 Medicine .. .. .. .. 388 Dentistry . . .. . . . . 138 Mining .. .. .. .. 41 Engineering .. .. .. 145 Music . . .. .. . . 56 Forestry .. .. .. . . 7 Science .. .. .. .. 496 Home-science .. .. .. 83 The following are some particulars relating to University education in the four affiliated colleges : —

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35. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS. Examinations conducted in 1934 comprised mainly the following:— (1) An August series for teachers' certificates and handicraft teachers' certificate. (2) A November-December series including the Training College Entrance, School Certificate, Intermediate, and Technological Examinations. The School Certificate Examination included in the November-December series was the first examination held under the School Certificate Examination Regulations. Examinations were held at forty-nine public centres in 1934. The number of candidates actually presenting themselves for the various examinations during the last three years is shown in Table Z 1 following : —

Table Z1. —Number of Candidates for Various Examinations.

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1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. Number of students in actual attendance at 4,209 4,149 3,960 3 910 lectures Number of exempted students .. . . 660 763 846 811 Percentage of students — Men .. .. .. .. .. 71 72 73 74 Women .. .. .. .. 29 | 28 27 26 Percentage of students actually attending Universities receiving free education*— Men .. .. .. .. .. 41 40 26 ! 18 Women .. .. .. .. 59 56 40 j 29 All students .. .. .. .. 46 j 45 ,30 ! 21 Occupations of students expressed as percent- m. p. m. e. m. p. m. p. ages — (1) Full-time students .. .. 37 47 43 53 46 63 47 68 (2) Teachers and training colleges .. 19 41 16 35 13 23 9f 17| (3) Government and local bodies 14 2 13 1 13 2 15 4 (4) Otter .. .. .. 28 6 26 6 26 8 , 27 7 (5) Not known .. .. .. 2 4 2 5 2 4 I 2 4 ' ■■■ - - ; ■ U * These students hold scholarships, bursaries, or training-college studentships. f Teachers. There were no training-college studentships in 1934.

Examination. ! 1932. 1933. I ] 934. Intermediate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,422 1,308 1,026 Teachers' Class D .. . . . . . . ., , i 32 13 3 Teachers' Class C .. .. . . .. .. ,. J 262 122 96 Training College Entrance .. . . .. .. .. 483 314 308 School Certificate .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 4 197 London University Examinations .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 '3 Handicraft Teachers' Certificate . . ., .. .. , . 28 27 ] 7 Technological Examinations . . .. . .. . . 129 83 64 Naval Cadetships .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 6 Aircraft Apprenticeship .. .. .. .. 7 4 | Examinations held on behalf of City and Guilds of London Institute .. 125 151 159 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 9,492, 2,025 5,880 ■ I