§ 57. Mr. Mulleyasked the Minister of Education if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of candidates passing in the various subjects of the National Diploma of Design in the last three years; and whether he is satisfied with the arrangements this year for the examinations in modelling and sculpture.
§ Sir D. EcclesI am circulating below the figures asked for in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I have arranged that the time allowed for the original design test in modelling and sculpture shall be increased from ten to eighteen hours in the forthcoming examination and for new measures to be taken for correlating the assessment of the different subjects.
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— Entries Passes 1957 1958 1959 1957 1958 1959 Main Subjects Dress … … 37 42 37 30 27 27 Embroidery (Hand) … … 4 6 6 3 4 3 Embroidery (Hand and Machine) … … 2 1 3 2 1 3 Embroidery (Machine) … … — 1 3 — 1 3 Leatherwork … … — 1 1 — — — Millinery … … 1 — — 1 — — Printed Textiles (Hand) … … 61 67 65 48 47 50 Tapestry Weaving … … 1 — 3 1 — 3 Woven Textiles (Hand) … … 16 13 7 12 10 6 Total … … 122 131 125 97 90 95 Three Dimensional Group Special Subjects Bookbinding … … 1 — — 1 — — Design for the Theatre … … 5 5 9 5 5 8 Display and Commercial Design … … 7 4 5 6 4 2 Display and Exhibition Design … … 7 6 10 7 4 5 Furniture … … 29 41 37 19 31 30 Glass Design and Decoration … … 1 — — 1 — — Industrial Design … … 21 16 20 16 10 12 Interior Decoration … … 29 27 52 25 15 29 Jewellery … … 5 2 2 5 2 — Metalwork … … 5 — — 2 — — Modelling and Sculpture … … 44 55 74 11 33 24 Mosaic … … — — 1 — — — Mural Decoration … … 4 3 — — — — Pottery … … 23 17 19 16 8 5 Sign Design … … — 3 2 — 1 1 Silversmithing … … 10 9 9 9 5 6 Stained Glass … … 4 3 5 3 3 5 Total … … 195 191 245 126 121 127 Main Subjects Bookbinding … … 4 2 2 2 — 1 Furniture … … 3 3 3 3 2 3 Jewellery … … — 3 — — 3 — Lettercutting … … — — 1 — — 1 Modelling and Sculpture … … 13 29 37 6 17 8 Pottery (Hand) … … 40 52 60 23 30 37 Shop Display … … 1 2 — — — — Silversmithing … … 4 1 2 3 1 — Stained Glass … … 2 1 3 2 1 2 Stone Carving … … — 1 — — — — Wood Carving … … 1 — — 1 — — Total … … 68 94 108 40 54 52 Totals for All Groups Special Subjects … … 861 871 957 715 705 730 Main Subjects … … 432 502 480 321 370 351