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In awarding the bursaries the Department retains the right to suggest the course which the student-is to follow, so that useful teaching subjects are taken, and an attempt is made to secure applicants for the various faculties in proportion to the known needs. The bursars will complete their training with a year at the Teachers' Training College in Auckland, and will then be required to teach for a period in proportion to the number of years the bursary was held. Bursaries For Physical Education As there is a great need of a number of highly-qualified specialists in phvsical education for work in post-primary schools, bursaries have been offered to a number of suitable applicants. Twenty-one bursaries were awarded towards the end of 1948 for entry to the University of Otago School of Physical Education. Fourteen awards went to women and seven to men. Four of the successful applicants were already students of the course, so that the new intake of bursars is 17. There were therefore thirteen other places available at the school. The bursaries are similar to the Post-primary Teachers' Bursaries, and are tenable for three years. On the completion of their diploma course bursars may be required to undertake a course of training for a year at a teachers' training college. Training and Supply of Home Science and Homecraft Teachers There are two systems of training home-science and homecraft teachers—(l) Teachers of home science are trained at the University of Otago, which offers two courses — (a) Diploma of Home Science : This is a three-year course, which can be taken as a specialized course leading to teaching, institutional management, or home-making. (b) Degree in Home Science: This is a four-year course, with specialization in scientific subjects, leading in the fifth year to the degree of M.H.Sc. The following figures show the numbers from these two courses taking up teaching

(2) Homecraft teachers are trained for the first year of their course at the Dunedin Training College, where they receive some instruction in homecraft subjects as well as in teaching methods and psychology. During the second year they go either to Seddon Memorial Technical College, Auckland, or to the Christchurch Technical College. In these schools they receive further instruction in homecraft subjects and are prepared for the Homecraft Teachers' Certificate Examination, which is usually completed by the end of this year. During the third year the students are drafted to approved schools as probationary assistants. This year is spent in observing and assisting, and at the end of it the student is awarded a Homecraft Teacher's Certificate, and is eligible to apply for teaching positions in manual training centres or in post-primary schools.

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Year. Total Number of Home-science Students. 1 Final-year Students. Number of Final-year Students Taking Teaching Course. 1944 189 54 28 1945 178 38 31 38 1946 186 53 1947 157 92 39 1948 144 49 28