TE AUTE Of the 135 pupils enrolled at Te Aute College this year, 58 take the agriculture course. Four of these specialize in agriculture in the sixth form in preparation for going to Massey College. One has the impression that this number would be much higher if a greater proportion of the pupils could be sure of a farm on family land. Te Aute is half agricultural, half academic. When I asked Mr R. G. Webb, the headmaster, why he had chosen the agricultural course, he pointed out that right through New Zealand there was a crying need for colleges with good and complete agriculture courses and that Te Aute was fortunate in having all the necessary facilities: a 680 acre training farm such as few secondary schools could have, with a dairy herd, pigs, sheep and run cattle, and managers with a good practical and theoretical knowledge of farming. School ceritficate and advanced courses are given in agriculture and animal husbandry. Every week eight boys are given practical work on the farm, while the others continue ordinary school work. One night every week the agriculture instructor, Mr Miller, (Continued on page 50) Te Aute has turned out meny fine Rugby footballers. This impression of the game was drown by T. WARD of the fifth form. Below; Chemistry is taught in the sixth