E.—2.

Table D6.— Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools, 1935.

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Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. Technical Schools. „ . . . Number of Pupils Number of Pupils Number of Pupils BUDject. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girl». Accountancy .. .. .. .. 136 3 21 1 78 38 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 950 1 131 38 797 14 Animal husbandry .. .. .. 25 Applied mathematics .. .. .. 3 Applied mechanics .. .. .. .. . . 91 .. 274 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. 7,263 6,374 1,147 887 3,481 3,633 Art or art appreciation .. .. .. .. 148 .. . . 93 261 Bee-keeping .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 29 Biology or zoology .. .. .. 220 95 23 .. .. 12 Book-keeping .. .. .. .. 2,373 2,054 496 326 1,898 2,708 Botany .. .. .. .. .. 99 457 37 102 435 148 Building-construction .. .. .. 34 .. 2 .. 192 Chemistry .. .. .. .. 5,882 162 901 2 1,113 320 Commercial correspondence .. .. .. .. .. 74 29 135 Commercial science .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 22 Cookery.. .. .. .. .. •• 2,319 .. 399 56 2,131 Dairy science .. .. .. .. 511 .. 102 .. 420 56 Design and crafts .. .. .. 68 1,390 128 429 690 2,258 Dietetics .. .. .. .. .. . 155 .. .. .. 19 Drawing— Blackboard .. .. .. .. 6 8 .. .. 2 9 Engineering .. .. .. .. • • .. 127 .. 86 Freehand .. .. .. .. 3,133 3,859 443 540 2,369 2,421 Instrumental .. .. .. .. 2,303 188 179 .. 3,171 737 Trade .. .. .. .. •• .. 69 .. 1,196 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. .. 67 .. .. .. 1,449 Economics .. .. .. .. 196 64 67 1 143 138 Education .. .. .. • • . • 1 Elocution .. .. .. .. 1,149 2,034 216 244 148 246 Engineering: Electrical, mechanical, or motor .. .. 189 .. 1,081 English .. .. .. .. .- 7,985 6,923 1,251 910 4,933 3,801 Farm management .. .. .. 46 Farm mechanics .. .. .. . • 33 .. .. .. 69 Forge work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 French 6,714 5,114 712 557 1,215 642 General experimental science .. .. 3,894 2,956 617 493 1,627 437 Geography .. .. .. •• 4,126 4,680 538 766 1,705 1,592 German .. .. .. . • • • 1 Greek .. .. .. .. . . 1 Handwriting and correspondence .. .. 10 Heat and light .. .. .. .. 62 8 10 .. 87 Heat engines .. .. • • • • • ■ ■ ■ 87 .. 154 History.. .. .. •• .. 7,480 6,639 1,050 866 4,559 3,435 Home nursing and first aid .. .. .. 595 .. 60 11 616 Home science .. .. .. .. 1 6,035 10 779 20 2,080 Horticulture .. .. . • • • ■ • •. .. ■ • .. 37 Housecraft .. .. .. .. .. 205 .. 21 .. 419 Hygiene and Physiology .. .. .. .. 1,273 .. 135 8 1,610 Latin .. .. .. .. . •• 3,313 2,233 382 199 296 142 Laundrywork .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • .. 143 Lettering .. .. .. . - .. .. 60 .. 474 188 Live-stock .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 83 Magnetism and electricity .. . . 1,095 5 247 .. 684 Mathematics .. .. .. .. 7,299 4,148 1,084 385 3,321 350 Mechanics .. .. .. .. 40 1 18 .. 1,029 Metalwork .. .. .. •• 497 .. 305 .. 2,692 Millinery .. .. • • • • • • ■ • ■ • • • .. 178 Music .. .. .. .. •• 451 320 50 38 40 20 Musical appreciation .. .. .. 211 838 .. 365 .. 122 Needlework .. .. .. ... .. 3,685 .. 510 .. 2,947 Office routine .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • .. 384 568 Oil engines .. .. .. • ■ . • .. • • • • 86 Patternmaking .. .. .. .. .. .. . • . ■ 68 Physics .. .. .. .. ■■ .. .. .. •• 674 3 Processes .. .. . • • ■ .. .. ■ • • • 295 Quantities and estimates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Radio .. .. .. • • ■ • .. .. •. • • 1 Saddlery .. .. .. • • 33 Salesmanship and advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 21 Scripture .. .. • ■ • • .. 421 Shorthand .. .. .. .. 268 1,986 52 317 562 1,922 Singing .. .. .. .. .. 5,742 5,633 746 889 1,745 2,427 Steam .. .. • - • • • • • • • ■ ■ ■ ■ • 57 Strength of materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Technical electricity .. .. .. .. .. 51 .. 480 Textiles .. .. .. . • • ■ .. 40 Typing .. .. .. ■• ■• 201 1,518 96 327 799 1,937 Typography .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 47 Woodwork .. .. .. .. 1,727 31 746 .. 3,132 26 Wool-classing .. .. .. .. 247 .. 26 .. 215 Workshop theory and practice .. .. .. .. .. .. 194