E.—s

An analysis of the hours per week devoted to the several subjects in the various courses offered in technical high schools reveals that in the larger town centres where the equipment is available the time given to practical work and generally to the more specialized subjects of a course is much greater. This is probably partly due also to the larger numbers in each course permitting of better classification and separation of years and courses for general subjects as well as for the special subjects. The subjoined tables give some indication of the average distribution of the time of the pupils over the various subjects. The first table is a summary of the units (a unit being one hour per week for one year) given in the first two years in the average courses at the two types of technical high school, Group I consisting of the larger town schools. The figures in Tables D to K inclusive give the hours per week or units per year given to the respective subjects.

Table D.

Table E. —Agricultural Course.

Table F.—Art Course.

Table G. —Commercial Course.

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Number in each j Literary Commercial ; Science and I Practical Work, Arts f!nnr«A 100 Girls or Subjects. Units Subjects. Units Mathematics. Units and Crafts. Units 100 Boys who i in First Two in First Two | in First Two in First Two take the Course. Years. Years. Years. j Years. l_ i i | Group .. .. .. .. I. II. I. | II. I. II. I. II. j I. II. Agriculture—Boys .. .. 5-1 20-3 11-2 12-5 3-2 3-3 19-9 j 20-5 15-3 9-2 Art_ Giria}' ' - '' '' 1-0 9 '° 9-2 ' • 33 ' 4 Commercial —Boys .. .. 19'1 13-3 Girls .. .. 62-3 41-7 11-3 18-4 22-0 17-5 10-8 10-0 7-1 3-8 Domestic—Girls .. . . 34-5 23-9 10-3 17-8 0-9 2-6 11-7 16-6 26-8 12-9 :: :: :: 82} 281 »• - {12 f i8-i m* r 20-4 an Industrial—Boys .. .. 68-4 12-4 10-5 5-3* .. .. -( 18-5 E >9-lt -< 20-4 E 9-6+ _ _ 116-3 B J 123-4 B J * M = mechanical engineering ; E = electrical work ; B = carpentry, building, &c. j- First year only.

English. ; Geography. p <*- g ™«« j Fleld . work . Drawing. Woodwork. MetalGroup .. .. i. | ii. i. | ii. | i. ; 11. | r. j ii. i. i ii. i. ii. i. ii. i. it I i. ii. i. ii. First year .. 4-0 4-2 1-0 1-7 .. 1-1 1-5 1-9 3'4 4-6 7-4 50 2-7 1-1 .. 1-2 2-0 2-3 2-2 .. Second and third 3-5 4 1 1-6 0 6 .. 0-8 1-7 1-4 3-1 4-8 60 6-1 2-7 1-2 1-0 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-6 .. years Total units, three 11-0 12-4 4-2 2-9 .. 2-7 4'9 4-7 9-6 14-2 19-4 17-2 8-1 3-5 2-0 3-6 6-2 6-7 7-4 .. years Notes. —One school in Group II adds 11 units of French in the three years. Town schools emphasize metal-work and practical work on plots ; country schools pay more attention to geography and mathematics. In other respects the courses are similar.

English. History, Civics. Arithmetic. Science. DressmaSn<» Art ' First and second year .. 3 1-5 3 | 1-6 1-7 15 I | [ Notes. —This course is given only in two technical high schools. Schools of Art have similar courses, omitting, however, cookery and dressmaking, but including needlecraft for girls and corresponding crafts for boys.

'Arithmetic Science, CorresponEnglish. G ™S,' y | French. I Mathe- ' Hygiene, Shorthand. Typing. <le J^,ok" d ' Drawin 8- Cookel 'y- | inatics. &c. | kpepingi I ! 1 I i i Group .. I. II. j I. | II. | I. I II. | I. II. I. I II. I. | II. J I. II. j I. j II. | I. II. | I. | II. [ I. II. First year.. 2-0 4-1 2-3 3-4 .. 1-9 3 1 2-8 3-0 2-5 3-4 2 0 3-2 2-3 3-9 3-4 1-5 1-3 0-8 0-4 1-1 0-5 Second year 3-1 3-7 3-0 3-5 .. 1-7 3-4 2-6 1-3 2-1 4-7 2-7 3-3 2-7 3-5 3-8 1-5 1-0 0-9 0-6 1-3 .. Third year 4-0 3-3 0-6 3-9 .. 2-1 1-5 1-9 1-2 1-6 4-5 3-3 4-0 3-4 5-9 4-1 1-9 0-8 1-7 0-5 Total units, 10 0 11 1 5-6 10-9 .. 5-7 8-1 7-3; 5-5 6-2 12-6 8-6 9-5 8-4 13-3 11-3 4-9 3-1 3-4 1-5 2-4 0-5 three years Notes. —The table applies to girls only. In schools of both groups boys learn woodwork instead of domestic subjects. In country schools the boys learn shorthand and typing, but in town schools they do not, but give more time to mathematics and science instead. There are few third-year boys, Three of the six country schools give about four hours a week to French.