§ Mr. Mathersasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give particulars regarding the first year of the three years' course for male students leading to recognition under Chapter VI of the regulations for the training of 37W teachers of physical education as organised by the Glasgow Provincial Committee and commencing in September, 1936, stating the total number admitted to the first year of the course in September, 1936, the number of such applicants for admission from each individual city or county education area in Scotland, and the number of students accepted for training as above from each city or county education area in Scotland?
§ Mr. ElliotThe total number admitted to the first year of the course referred to was 24. The figures asked for in the remaining parts of the question are as follow:
JORDANHILL TRAINING CENTRE—SESSION 1936–37. Education Areas. Number of Applicants. Number accepted. Aberdeen 1 1 Dundee 1 — Edinburgh 4 1 Glasgow 30 9 Argyll 2 — Ayr 14 5 Clackmannan 2 — Dunbarton 5 1 East Lothian 1 — Fife 5 2 Inverness 1 — Lanark 20 1 Midlothian 2 — Moray and Nairn 1 — Renfrew 5 1 Stirling 4 1 Sutherland 2 — West Lothian 4 — Zetland 2 — From outside Scotland 106 22 14 2 120 24
§ Mr. Mathersasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will furnish a list of the factors which are taken into account in assessing the candidates for admission to Glasgow provincial centre for the three years' course in physical education, giving these in the order of their importance; and if he will state the method adopted for establishing the consolidated mark covering these factors to decide the order of merit of the candidates for admission to training?
§ Mr. ElliotCandidates for admission to the three year course in physical education at Jordanhill Training Centre are required to furnish satisfactory evidence of a good general education. Their special38W fitness for training as teachers of physical education is then considered and reported upon by the Director of Studies, the Medical Officer and the Physical Training Staff of the Centre, who assign the candidates to various categories of fitness. From these reports the authorities of the Centre grade the candidates according to their general suitability for admission to the course.