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Table D6.—Subjects taken by Pupils in Secondary, Combined, and Technical Schools, 1937.

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Secondary Schools. Technical Schools. Combined Schools. Subject Number of Pupils Number of Pupils Number of Pupils taking Subjects. taking Subjects. taking Subjects. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Accountancy .. .. .. .. 44 7 9 2 13 Agriculture .. . . .. .. 560 29 731 25 66 ' 25 Applied mechanics . . .. . . .. .. 89 .. 54 Arithmetic .. .. .. .. 7,506 6,725 3,489 4,076 1,295 933 Art or art appreciation .. .. .. 194 205 115 234 Bee-koeping .. . . . . .. .. .. 28 Biology or zoology .. .. .. 426 238 110 .. 91 Blacksmithing .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Book-keeping .. .. .. .. 2,404 2,172 2,210 2,864 547 335 Botany .. .. .. .. .. 128 614 379 97 3 107 Building-construction .. . . .. 3 .. 241 Business methods .. .. .. 97 23 116 55 Chemistry .. .. .. .. 6,174 197 1,455 379 950 1 Commercial art .. .. .. .. 6 22 12 61 29 Commercial correspondence .. . . .. 33 170 215 6 64 Cookery .. .. .. .. 10 2,538 92 2,223 .. 371 Dairy science . . .. .. .. 332 .. 419 .. 65 Design and crafts .. .. .. 160 1,632 773 2,446 173 198 Dietetics . . .. .. .. .. 157 .. 153 Drawing — Blackboard .. .. .. .. 15 38 4 10 Engineering .. .. o ,. .. .. .. 466 .. 133 !. Freehand .. .. .. .. 3,248 4,219 2,495 3,008 361 783 Instrumental .. .. .. .. 2,438 203 3,259 568 281 Trade .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,425 .. 91 Dressmaking . . .. .. .. .. 252 .. 948 Economics .. .. .. .. 104 21 63 84 22 .. Elocution .. .. .. 1,221 2,411 12 155 169 232 Engineering: Electrical, mechanical, or motor 93 .. 1,012 .. 244 English .. .. .. .. .. 7,950 7,374 5,163 4,153 1,347 972 Farm mechanics . . .. .. .. .. . . 41 French .. .. .. .. .. 6,732 5,193 1,292 597 789 552 General experimental science .. .. 4,539 3,267 1,969 684 803 234 Geography .. .. .. .. 4,136 5,005 1,820 1,844 628 789 German .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 Greek art and literature . . .. .. .. 13 Heat and light .. .. .. .. 68 3 205 .. 11 Heat engines .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 .. 71 History.. .. .. .. .. 7,491 7,025 4,650 3,672 1,168 *925 Home nursing and first aid .. .. 80 665 .. 783 .. 219 Home science .. .. .. .. 8 6,039 14 2,133 .. 829 Horticulture . . .. . . .. 1 10 33 43 Housecraft .. . . .. .. 146 30 426 .. 34 Hygiene and physiology .. .. .. 98 1,529 5 1,408 .. 216 Latin .. .. .. .. .. 3,114 2,219 240 162 434 266 Laundrywork . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 201 Leatherwork .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 Lettering .. .. . . .. .. .. 388 449 Live-stock .. .. .. .. 14 .. 80 .. 26 Magnetism and electricity .. .. .. 1,254 23 998 .. 271 Mathematics .. .. .. .. 7,345 4,411 4,041 429 1,208 470 Mechanics .. .. .. .. 170 .. 2,225 .. 12 Metalwork .. .. .. .. 543 .. 2,792 37 350 14 Millinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 Modelling .. . . . . .. .. 4 45 148 Music .. .. .. .. .. 598 581 59 13 60 Musical appreciation .. .. .. .. 620 .. 117 .. 382 Needlework .. .. .. .. .. 3,454 .. 2,677 .. 666 Office routine . . .. .. .. .. 30 212 385 Painting .. .. .. .. .. 4 14 47 Patternmaking . . .. .. .. .. .. 228 Physics .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 467 14 .. !. Processes .. .. .. .. .. .. 395 Quantities and estimates .. .. .. .. .. 2 Saddlery .. .. .. .. 29 Scripture .. .. .. .. .. 464 Shorthand .. .. .. .. 186 2,120 306 2,196 51 341 Singing .. .. .. .. .. 5,538 5,623 1,824 2,453 815 955 Steam .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 59 Strength of materials .. .. .. . . ,. 4 Technical electricity .. .. .. .. .. 773 .. 70 Textiles .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 .. 35 Typing .. .. .. .. .. 94 1,807 606 2,236 81 347 Typography .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Weaving . . . . . . .. .. . . .. 15 Woodwork .. .. .. .. 2,181 18 2,802 20 805 Wool-classing .. .. . . . . 230 .. 133 Workshop theory and practice . . .. .. .. 336 .. 82