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Table G5.—District High Schools: Subjects taken by Pupils.

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Number of Pupils taking Subjects. Subject. Boys. Girls. Accountancy .. .. .. 6 Agriculture .. .. .. 1,691 101 Arithmetic .. .. .. 2,257 2,298 Art and musical appreciation .. 134 159 Arts and crafts .. .. 359 1,176 Biology .. .. .. 134 104 Book-keeping .. .. .. 768 1,036 Botany ... .. .. 176 175 Business methods .. .. 14 32 Chemistry .. .. .. 399 274 Cookery .. .. .. .. 1,447 Dairy science .. .. .. 476 105 Drawing .. .. .. 600 675 Economics .. .. .. 18 24 Education .. .. .. .. 1 Eleotricitv .. .. .. 1 Elocution .. .. .. 47 53 English .. .. .. 2,339 2,400 Farm course .. .. .. 17 French .. .. .. 1,519 1,375 General experimental science .. 1,445 1,451 Geography .. .. .. 1,532 1,613

Number of Pupils taking Subjects. Subject. — Boys. Girls. Geology .. .. .. 5 History .. .. .. 2,262 2,335 Home science .. .. 28 1,742 Home nursing and first aid .. .. 23 Horticulture .. .. .. 19 38 Housecraft .. .. *.. .. 73 Hygiene .. .. .. .. 19 Latin .. .. .. 105 64 Mathematics .. .. .. 1,774 1,427 Mechanics .. .. .. 6 Metalwork .. .. .. 6 Philosophy .. .. .. .. 1 Physics .. .. .. 62 32 Physiology .. .. .. 14 23 Scripture' .. .. .. 40 71 Sewing .. .. .. .. 1,279 Shorthand .. .. .. 222 597 Singing .. .. .. 1,335 1,592 Spanish .. .. .. .. 1 Typing .. .. .. 284 725 Woodwork .. .. .. 1,578 Wool-classing .. .. 15