§ 80. Mr. Woodburnasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has of the number of pupils who obtain high marks in scientific and mathematical subjects and whose further development is prevented by their failure to obtain a high standard in a foreign language or in classical studies.
§ Mr. J. StuartNo such estimate is available. In the central institutions, which provide instruction in mathematical and scientific subjects to the highest level, there are no language requirements either for entrance to, or as part of, any of the courses. As regards the universities, the Appleton Committee considered that, though in general the language requirement for entrance should not present real difficulty to potential graduates, it was a barrier for some; and, at the Committee's suggestion, this matter was brought to the notice of the universities.