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Appendix IIIe —Scientific Man-power Requirements of Industrial Concerns According to Major Subjects

Appendix IV—Number of Students Taking Various University Courses From 1927 to 1948

Note. —The figures shown include all students taking definite courses, whether of degree or diploma standard. It has not been possible from the records available to isolate degree students except in the case of agriculture, where degree students only are given.

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Major Subject. Staff, 1947-48. Anticipated Staff in 1953. Excess of 1953 Staff over 1947-48 Staff. Present Vacancies. Agriculture 1 4 3 Botany 3 9 6 1 Chemistry and chemical en183 271 88 33 gineering Geology 2 4 2 Home science .. 2 2 Mathematics 3 -3 Physics 11 21 10 *2 Zoology 1 1 Subject not stated 7 54 47 6 Totals 210 366 156 42

Students Taking Definite Courses. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. Science Agriculture Home science Engineering Mining Others 383 26 120 236 19 3,595 412 23 119 147 22 3,221 407 24 115 221 16 3,332 468 24 109 210 13 3,594 492 38 106 221 32 3,491 481 37 105 166 31 3,780 488 28 93 172 35 3,710 503 26 83 145 41 3,673 503 19 103 132 39 3,715 475 32 95 212 33 3,636 494 31 100 174 42 3,834 Totals 4,379 3,944 4,115 4,418 4,380 . 4,600 4,526 4,471 4,511 4,483 4,675 Percentage of science students to total students 8-7 10-4 9-9 10-6 11-2 10-5 10-8 11-2 11-1 10-6 10-6 Students Taking Definite Courses. 1938. 1939. 1940. 1941. 1942. 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. Science Agriculture Home science Engineering Mining Others 511 45 139 154 38 3,901 587 49 144 184 45 4,023 566 39 170 163 41 3,840 624 26 184 181 40 3,703 595 27 186 157 30 3,063 796 36 190 235 42 3,881 1,002 33 207 309 35 4,967 1,176 42 207 399 38 5,890 1,516 88 207 705 63 8,377 1,750 116 170 549 61 8,660 Totals .. 4,788 5,032 4,819 4,758 4,058 5,180 6,553 7,752 10,956 11,306 Percentage of science students to total students 10-7 11-7 11-7 131 14-7 15-4 15-3 15-2 13-8 15-5