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The bursar, 011 the completion of his University course, will be required to undertake as a Division " C " student a training-college course of one year, during which period he will be paid the allowances and fees payable to a student in Division " C " under the Training College Regulations. For the 40 bursaries there were 246 applicants, of whom 203 were eligible, and these were interviewed by the Selection Committee in the main towns of the Dominion. The Selection Committee (Miss L. A. S. Hurle, Mr. L. leF. Ensor, and Dr. J. H. Murdoch) was most impressed with the quality of many of the applicants desiring to enter the post-primary teaching field, and strongly recommended that in this the first year of award the number of bursaries be increased to 65. Cabinet approved of this recommendation, and the 65 successful applicants have already been notified that they are recommended for the award of a post-primary teachers' bursary. The 65 awards fall into the following groups : Candidates still at school .. .. .. ~ .. 25 Candidates who have completed their first University year .. 15 Candidates who have completed their second University year .. 17 Candidates who have completed their third University year ~ 8 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 The award of any one of these bursaries is contingent upon the successful applicant entering into an agreement and providing a surety that he will, on the completion of his bursary, if required by the Crown, serve as a post-primary teacher in a secondary school, technical school, combined school, secondary department of a district high school, secondary department of the Correspondence School, a registered private secondary school, or any other school which is approved by the Director for the purpose. Bursars who have already completed three University years will hold the bursary for one year only, those who have already completed two University years for two years only, those who have already completed one year for three years only. An analysis of the awards shows that of the total 65 awards, 35 went to men and 30 to women, and that the awards were distributed over the various University courses as follows : Languages .. ~ .. .. .. .. 18 History and/or geography .. .. .. .. .. 16 Mathematics or science .. .. .. .. 23 Home science .. .. .. .. .. 2 Music .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 4 Art .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 During 1947, also, arrangements were made for the establishment of bursaries in physical education. The decision to establish a School of Physical Education at the University of Otago was made towards the end of 1946, but the actual commencement of the school was postponed until the beginning of 1948. The University of Otago agreed to accept at the School of Physical Education 30 applicants annually, and as part of the arrangements the Department established bursaries in physical education of a number not exceeding 20 annually and of the same value as post-primary teachers' bursaries. These bursaries are tenable for three years and have similar conditions attached to them as to post-primary teachers' bursaries, with similar conditions as to agreement and to bond. These bursaries, also, were awarded very largely as a result of interview by a Selection Committee consisting of the Selection Committee for postprimary teachers' bursaries together with the Superintendent of Physical Education, Mr. P. A. Smithells. As the calibre of many of the applicants was not quite up to the expected standard, and as it was felt that too little publicity had been given to the existence of these bursaries, the Department decided to extend the time for the award, and the final award of bursaries in Physical Education was not made until early in 1948.

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