HOSPITAL TRAIN NG

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 101, 23 January 1920, Page 6

HOSPITAL TRAIN NG

• CLASSES FOE SOLDIERS. The Minister of Defence has been furnished with the monthly return regarding soldiers undergoing educational and vocational training in hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Defence Department. Tho return shows that there 'has been a reduction in attendance during tho past month, but it is explained that this is duo in great part to the intervention of tho holiday season, and i'Jio consequent disorganisation of tho classes. It ijs stated that tho number of soldiers receiving instruction is 1100. Tho following aro the records of attendances during the month at the classes ill' the various educational and craft classes:—Basket work, 129; embroidery, 116; gardening, I; leather work, 17!); poser wui'K, v; iviflia work, 13 j treadle work, 1; woodwork, 1G; pewter Vrork, 4; pen painting, 3; biology, 1; chemistry, 1; economics, 5; electricity and magnetism, 3; French, 4; general education, 11; history, 1; law, 1; mathematics, 1; medicine, 1; accountancy, 23; architecture, 6; assaying, 1; biacksmithing, 1; bootrepairing, 67; cabinet-making, 2; carpentry, 130; commercial courses, 9G; drawing, 11; engine-driving, 1; electric •engineering, U; gcioral engineering, 51; motor engineeriug, 13G; agricultural farming, 44; bee farming, 14; dairy farming, 13; fruit farming, 15; gpneral farming, 22; poultry farming, 24; sheep farming, 13; jewellery and enamelling, 1; nautical instruction, 5; plumbing, 12; shorthand, 1; sign-writing, 1; splintmaking, 22; tailoring, 9; typewriting, 2; weaving, 1; window-dressing, 1; woolclassing 63; acetone welding, G; building constructiou, 3; kinema operating, 6; linotype operating, 1; music, 2; photography, 5; surveying, 2; upholstering, 4; wireless, 3.