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In the larger schools very fine choirs have been trained, and in some cases school orchestras have been formed under the leadership of a teacher on the staff of the school. The revival is due in no small degree to the preparation for the teaching of music that is given in the training colleges, and the best work is done in the schools where specialist teachers are responsible for the subject throughout the school. 33. TRAINING OF TEACHERS. The following tables summarize the position regarding the training of teachers at the end of 1935 and 1936 : —

Table W 1.—Number of Teachers in Training.

After being closed for three years the Dunedin and Wellington Training Colleges were reopened at the beginning of the year 1936. At the end of the year 786 students had completed the first year of training, while 392 had completed a two years' course and were available for service in the public schools as probationary assistants in 1937.

Table W 2.—Number of Students in the various Training Colleges.

34- HIGHER (UNIVERSITY) EDUCATION. The number of students on the books of the four University colleges affiliated to, and the two agricultural colleges established in connection with, the University of New Zealand at the end of 1936 was 5,218, as against 5,101 at the end of 1935. The figures for each of the colleges were as under : — 1935. 1936. Auckland .. .. .. .. 1,250 1,267 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. 1,010 1,055 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 1,133 1,125 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 1,425 1,520 Massey .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 210 Lincoln .. .. .. .. .. 63 41 5,101 5,218 The total number of students described as taking definite courses at the four affiliated colleges was 4,483. These were distributed as follow : — Agriculture . . .. 32 Journalism . . . . 34 Architecture .. . . 46 Law . . .. . . 323 Arts .. .. .. 1,851 Massage .. .. .. 12 . Commerce .. . . 698 Medicine . . . . .. 444 Dentistry .. .. 149 Mining . . .. 33 Engineering .. .. 212 Music .. .. .. 79 Home-science .. .. 95 Science .. .. .. 475

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Training-college Students. Total. Division A. Division B. Division C. | Division D. . I I 1935 .. .. 398 .. 30 .. 428 1936 .. .. 1,057 .. 121 .. 1,178

1935. 1936. College. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Auckland .. .. .. 70 148 218 163 259 422 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 138 215 Christchurcli . . . . . . 79 131 210 117 195 312 Dunedin.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 143 229 Totals .. .. .. 149 279 428 443 735 1,178