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officers, directions were drawn up setting forth tlie main 

 lines on which judgment should be based when selecting. 



The Selection Officers were asked to consider applicants 

 for trade training as divisible into the following classes: — 

 Glass T. Those suitable for professional callings. 

 „ A. Those suitable for highly skilled trades. 

 ,, B. Those suitable for medium skilled trades. 

 „ O. Those suitable for little skilled trades. 

 „ D. Those specially suitable for commercial work. 

 „ E. Those specially suitable for some branch of 

 Applied Art. 



A catalogue in which all the trades and callings were 

 grouped was prepared for the use of Selection Officers. To 

 assist these officers in discovering to which class an appli- 

 cant belonged the following directions were also prepared. 



Directions to Selection Officers. 

 All applicants must be interviewed and sufficient time 

 allowed for their examination to enable everything to be 

 discovered about standards of education, experience and 

 inclination. 



Class I. Professional Class. 

 Generally, these will be cases of students whose studies were 

 interfered with by enlisting. 

 Applicants — 



(a) Must have matriculated prior to enlistment or obtained 

 equivalent qualification for entrance to a University 

 Course; or 

 (6) Must be able to prove that they were about to obtain the 

 qualification for entrance to a University course; or 



(c) Must have entered into a pupilage for a professional 

 career or be able to prove that they were about to do 

 so, and 



(d) Must be able, having satisfied any of the above conditions, 

 to show that they have maintained the standard of 

 qualifications. 



