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Table D6.—Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools, 1934.

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Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. Technical Schools. Subiect Number of Pupils Number of Pupils Number of Pupils taking Subjects. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. Boys. j Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Accountancy .. .. .. .. 182 5 19 • 26 28 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 1,016 .. 89 48 797 1 Animal husbandry .. .. .. 32 .. 74 .. 19 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. 7,411 6,171 1,128 849 3,529 3^669 Art ] •• •• •• •• ■■ .. .. .. 137 326 Biology or zoology .. .. .. 73 .. 7 Book-keepingi .. .. .. .. 2,108 1,823 486 317 1,863 2,345 Botany .. .. .. .. .. 208 430 5 107 311 63 Building construction .. .. .. 70 .. .. .. 212 Chemistry .. .. .. .. 5,810 154 899 .. 1,250 311 Commercial correspondence .. .. 4 42 .. 108 134 121 Cookery.. .. .. .. .. .. 2,077 .. 411 51 2,297 Dairy science .. .. .. .. 471 .. 51 .. 576 70 Designs and crafts .. .. .. 15 1,201 .. 397 570 2,218 Dietetics.. .. .. .. .. .. 147 ,. _ _ (j<7 Drawing— Blackboard .. .. .. .. 2 15 Engineering .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 .. 281 Freehand .. .. .. .. 3,217 3,617 491 491 2,768 2,754 Instrumental .. .. .. .. 2,472 142 402 5 3,213 394 Trade .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,269 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. .. 113 .. 27 .. 1,229 Economics .. .. .. .. 226 55 70 .. 149 164 Education .. .. . . .. 1 Electrotechnics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Elocution .. .. .. .. 1,006 1,761 266 258 .. 135 Engine design .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Engineering: Electrical, mechanical, or motor .. .. 149 .. 1 281 English .. .. .. .. .. 7,937 6,774 1,236 893 4,'795 3,815 Farm mechanics .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138 Forgework .. .. . . .. .. .. .. ,. 41 French .. .. .. .. .. 6,697 5,151 725 553 1,226 558 General experimental science .. .. 4,389 2,804 718 441 2,502 600 Geography .. .. .. 4,210 4,373 553 788 1,513 1,623 German .. .. .. . . . . .. 26 Heat and light .. . . .. .. 88 4 16 .. 121 Heat engines .. .. .. . . .. .. 77 .. 218 History.. .. .. .. .. 7,232 6,429 1,021 849 4,389 3,321 Home nursing and first aid . . .. { .. 591 .. 86 .. 575 Home science .. .. .. .. 11 5,921 18 745 18 2,179 Housecraft .. .. .. .. .. 100 .. 23 .. 295 Hygiene and physiology .. .. .. 110 1,241 .. 189 10 2,029 Latin .. .. .. .. .. 3,447 2,184 361 170 274 118 Laundrywork .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ,. 90 Leatherwork .. . . .. .. 34 Lettering .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 489 280 Live-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Magnetism and electricity .. .. 1,078 29 247 .. 862 Mathematics .. .. .. .. 7,200 4,132 1,126 347 3,927 333 Mechanics .. .. .. „ 77 1 31 .. 1,452 Metalwork or sheet-metal work .. .. 538 .. 280 .. 2,235 Millinery .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 264 Music .. .. .. .. .. 497 327 37 292 36 84 Musical appreciation .. .. .. 368 878 .. 141 .. 247 Needlework .. .. .. .. .. 3,421 .. 397 .. 2,818 Office routine, principles of commerce or business .. .. .. .. 465 613 methods Patternmaking .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 Processes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 362 Salesmanship .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 23 Scripture .. .. .. .. .. 422 Shorthand .. .. .. .. 255 1,832 38 335 498 1,838 Singing .. .. .. .. .. 4,831 4,930 795 869 1,824 2,378 Strength of materials . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Technical electricity .. .. .. .. .. 48 .. 368 Textiles .. .. . . .. .. .. 92 Typing .. .. .. .. .. 208 1,547 78 335 805 F921 Typography .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Woodwork .. .. .. .. 1,868 39 673 .. 2,738 33 Woolclassing . . .. .. .. 203 .. .. .. 205 Workshop theory and practice .. .. .. .. 56 .. 106 1 ! 1