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Table D6.—Subjects taken by Full-time Pupils in Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools, 1938.

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Secondary Schools. Technical Schools. Combined Schools. „ . Number of Pupils Number of Pupils Number of Pupils subject. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Accountancy .. .. .. .. 56 32 11 3 13 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 548 .. 745 22 152 23 Applied mechanics .. .. .. .. .. 136 .. 41 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. 7,632 6,530 3,749 4,124 1,578 1,253 Art and art appreciation .. .. .. 389 181 127 256 .. 4 Bee-keeping . . .. .. . . .. .. 32 Biology or zoology .. .. .. 1,103 399 281. 47 156 25 Blacksmithing . . . . .. . • .. .. 27 Book-keeping .. .. .. .. 2,222 2,322 1,881 2,947 686 483 Botany .. .. .. .. .. 121 556 136 12 .. 89 Building-construction .. . . • . 18 .. 377 Business methods .. .. .. .. .. 142 381 Chemistry .. .. .. . . 6,005 103 1,111 243 1,110 12 Commercial art .. .. . . .. 6 47 45 297 Commercial correspondence .. .. .. 116 213 264 114 200 Cookery .. .. .. .. 17 2,529 91 2,304 .. 525 Dairy science .. .. • • .. 304 .. 393 43 80 Designs and crafts .. .. .. 143 2,292 490 2,101 188 790 Dietetics .. .. .. .. .. 169 .. 59 Drawing— Blackboard .. .. .. .. 9 28 7 9 Engineering .. .. .. .. 11 • • 932 .. 107 Freehand .. .. .. .. 3,392 3,458 2,349 3,229 332 913 Instrumental .. .. .. .. 2,179 720 2,696 1,003 233 15 Trade 46 1 1,793 .. 113 Dressmaking .. .. .. .. .. 871 .. 1,250 Economic history .. .. .. . • • • 137 133 Economics .. .. . ■ . • 102 19 39 123 24 Elocution .. .. .. •• 1,004 2,662 199 198 165 250 Engineering: Electrical, mechanical, or motor 187 .. 1,321 .. 280 English .. .. .. .. .. 8,070 7,577 5,509 4,341 1,698 1,296 Farm mechanics .. .. .. . • ■. • • 80 French .. .. .. .. .. 6,662 5,129 1,268 620 944 701 General experimental science .. .. 4,188 3,869 1,765 669 781 279 Geography . .. .. .. .. 4,279 5,260 1,895 1,926 709 919 German ... .. .. .. •• 3 41 3 1 Greek and Greek art and literature .. .. 1 14 Heat and light .. .. .. .. 81 11 65 74 15 Heat engines .. .. .. .. 22 .. 380 .. 12 History.. .. .. .. .. 7,450 7,196 4,886 3,936 1,490 1,255 Home nursing and first aid .. .. 17 956 123 1,104 .. 190 Home science .. .. .. .. 3 6,178 5 2,188 .. 1,018 Horticulture .. .. • • • • • • 19 29 122 Housecraft .. .. • • • • • • 303 45 740 .. 58 Hygiene and physiology .. .. .. 389 1,565 19 1,352 .. 285 Latin .... 2,986 2,092 274 131 418 301 Laundrywork .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 182 .. 23 Leatherwork .. .. • • • • • • ■ ■ • • 9 Lettering .. .. .. • ■ • • 51 518 392 Live-stock .. .. .. .. • • • • 176 .. 61 Magnetism and electricity .. .. .. 1,303 3 916 .. 403 Mathematics .. .. .. •• 7,349 4,176 4,247 438 1,365 601 Mechanics .. •• .. •• 156 .. 2,203 .. 109 Metalwork .. .. .. •• 781 .. 3,222 60 593 Millinery .. . . . ■ ■ ■ • • • • • • 271 Modelling . . .. .. ■ ■ ■ • ■ • 87 188 .. Music . . .. .. . • • • 1 > 107 964 3 5 378 5 Musical appreciation .. .. .. .. 659 156 249 .. 407 Needlework .. .. •• •• 3,410 .. 2,626 .. 769 Office routine 81 87 388 751 Painting .. .. .. • • ■ • 2 15 49 Patternmaking .. .. . . .. . • • • 287 Physics .. .. .. .. •• 385 6 955 15 Processes .. .. • • • • • • • • 341 .. Saddlery .. .. • • • • ■ ■ • • • • • • 30 Salesmanship .. .. .. .. • • • • 7 25 Scripture .. .. .. • • • • 433 .. .. • • • • Shorthand 157 2,304 426 2,357 73 470 Singing .. .. .. .. •• 5,456 6,492 1,983 2,911 1,347 1,271 Steam .. . • .. • • • • • ■ • • 68 Strength of materials .. .. .. . • ■ • 20 Technical electricity .. .. .. • • • • 835 23 68 Textiles .. .. .. .. • • • ■ 60 .. 25 .. .. Typing .. .. .. .. 98 1,998 614 2,419 111 484 Typography .. .. .. .. •• 39 .. Weaving .. .. .. •• •• •• •• Woodwork .. .. .. .. 2,087 30 3,041 5 1,021 Wool-classing .. .. .. .. 174 .. 188 .. 30 Workshop theory and practice .. .. .. • • 602 .. 27