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Table D6.—Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools, 1936.

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Secondary Schools. Combined Schools. Technical Schools. qnhfart Number of Pupils Number of Pupil? Number of Pupils J ' taking Subjects. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Accountancy .. .. .. .. 198 2 21 63 1 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 745 2 77 41 780 41 Applied mechanics .. .. .. .. .. 81 .. 327 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. 7,844 7,190 1,214 898 3,465 3,945 Art or art appreciation .. .. .. 20 189 .. .. 117 304 Astronomy .. .. .. .. . . 13 Bee-keeping .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Biology or zoology .. .. .. 184 95 8 .. 8 Bookbinding .. .. .. .. .. 12 Book-keeping .. .. .. .. 2,465 2,197 499 323 1,809 2,896 Botany .. .. .. .. .. 126 610 9 101 347 120 Building-construction .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 230 Business methods . . .. .. 250 28 .. .. 232 340 Chemistry .. .. .. .. 6,320 256 960 2 1,208 273 Commercial art .. . . .. . . 18 78 17 .. 45 5 Commercial correspondence .. .. 16 20 8 57 111 158 Cookery .. .. .. .. 10 2,433 .. 335 74 2,160 Dairy science .. .. .. .. 364 .. 40 .. 418 64 Design and crafts .. .. .. 144 1,208 180 558 757 2,260 Dietetics .. .. .. .. .. 185 .. .. .. 51 Drawing— Blackboard .. .. .. .. 3 10 .. . . 2 8 Engineering .. .. .. .. 9 .. ' 79 .. 387 Freehand .. .. .. .. 3,191 3,982 387 572 2,186 3,012 Instrumental .. .. .. .. 2,517 160 299 6 3,132 817 Trade .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 .. 1,160 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. .. 120 .. .. .. 554 Economics .. .. .. . . 158 50 38 .. 131 121 Elocution .. .. .. .. 1,065 2,073 167 229 159 265 Engineering: Electrical, mechanical, or motor .. .. 186 .. 1,115 English .. .. .. .. .. 8,261 7,411 1,287 939 4,928 4,077 Farm mechanics .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 82 Forge work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 French .. .. .. .. .. 7,002 5,218 776 528 1,258 611 General experimental science .. .. 4,730 3,118 806 549 1,115 589 Geography .. .. .. .. 4,385 4,987 623 766 1,718 1,841 German .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. .. Greek art and literature .. .. .. .. 16 Heat and light .. .. .. .. 59 10 1 .. 118 Heat engines .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 .. 193 History.. .. .. .. .. 7,809 7,101 1,063 897 4,517 3,645 Home nursing and first aid .. . . 20 471 .. 201 .. 595 Home science .. .. .. .. 1 6,407 9 821 29 2,113 Horticulture .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 Housecraft .. .. . . .. .. 214 .. 27 11 335 Hygiene and physiology .. .. .. 116 1,778 .. 206 5 1,486 Latin .. .. .. .. .. 3,458 2,220 419 228 269 142 Laundrywork .. .. . . .. 10 11 .. .. .. 101 Lettering .. .. .. .. .. 32 . . .. 462 482 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 34 .. 31 .. 97 Magnetism and electricity .. .. .. 962 5 254 .. 1,326 Mathematics .. .. .. .. 7,636 4,236 1,142 431 3,777 383 Mechanics .. .. .. .. 126 .. 7 .. 1,257 Metalwork .. .. .. .. 596 .. 333 23 2,671 79 Millinery .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. 231 Modelling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 178 Music .. .. . . . . .. 654 607 73 33 176 93 Musical appreciation .. .. .. 164 933 .. 379 .. 136 Needlework .. .. .. .. 10 3,433 .. 499 .. 3,004 Office routine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 223 526 Oil engines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 .. Painting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 34 Patternmaking .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 Physics .. .. .. .. .. 29 1 .. .. 1,020 26 Processes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 348 Quantities and estimates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Saddlery .. .. .. .. 30 Scripture .. .. .. .. .. 728 Shorthand .. .. .. .. 208 2,143 45 311 507 2,130 Singing .. .. .. .. .. 5,262 6,213 803 913 1,607 2,449 Steam .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 Strength of materials .. . . .. .. .. . . .. 3 Textiles . . .. .. .. ,. .. 33 .. .. .. 26 Typing .. .. .. .. .. 122 1,691 79 320 740 2,265 Typography . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Woodwork .. .. .. 1,911 32 757 .. 3,276 10 Wool-classing .. .. . . .. 241 .. .. .. 175 Workshop theory and practice . . . . . . .. 33 . . 226 i