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r o .“\ By Mary Stupart Both universities in Waâ€" An increasing number of terloo Region have perâ€" adults today are upgrading ceived this growing trend their education and expandâ€" toward partâ€"time studies ing their horizons by enroliâ€" and are taking some of ing as partâ€"time or extenâ€" their extension _ courses sion students at universiâ€" _ closer to potential students. ties. For the first time this a» MANUFACTURERS â€"= CHARGEA o s CHARCE®X omm Fms and Fasmo“s s ym n New Spring Sportswear Jeans and Chambray Quality without the cost â€"245 King St. W.Kitchener Shirts Usuolf’y sell up to $12.95 indigo washed denim jeans from Brazil. Styled for a pertect fit â€" men‘s and women‘s sizes 26 to 34. To top them, cotton chambray shirts in blue or gray. Sizes 8 to 16. 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Twentyâ€"seven stuâ€" dents registered for the fall credit course and 25 more people attended the course for interest. year, University of Waterâ€" loo (UW) is offering credit courses in anthropology and sociology at Waterloo and Gait public libraries. UW gave two _ experimental free lecture series last year in Galt to see if Camâ€" bridge residents were inâ€" terested in university lecâ€" tures. Response to the lecâ€" tures was so good that the university decided to offer regular â€" credit _ courses this year at Galt public library. Fall and winter courses this year at the Kitchener public library, where lecâ€" tures have been held for three years, drew 57 regâ€" istered students and an average of 50 interested people. Response has not been as high for credit courses in anthropology which beâ€" gan this year at the Waterâ€" loo public library but Mr. Kasta attributes this to inâ€" sufficient publicity. He thinks â€" universities have an obligation to proâ€" vide courses for mature students as well as the traâ€" ditional 18â€"24 age category. 1.89 The same fabrics you‘ll see in the best readyâ€"made sportsweer. Vibrant colours. Florals, Solids. The newest tashion looks. Sew them now andboln.tyb.mm now save! Printed or Twisted Muslin 42â€"45" YD. 745â€"3541 Despite this recent proâ€" gram of expansion into the community, the bulk of UW‘s extension and partâ€" ‘‘We are providing an opportunity to people who normally would never get a chance to take univerâ€" sity courses,"" he said. Mr. Kasta thinks the Palmerston area is a good, potential market for exâ€" tension courses since seven surrounding counties are presently unserved by any university. A recent expansion in UW‘s offâ€"campus courses has occurred in Palmerston. In the past two years, four courses have been offered at the Midwestern Regional Children‘s â€" Institute _ in Palmerston. All credit courses in the libraries are free to the general public if they wish to attend for interest. Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo also offers free public interest lectures in the libraries on fine arts topics. Courses in public libraâ€" ries also provide a conâ€" venient service for potenâ€" tial students who live a considerable distance from the _ university _ campus. Courses at the libraries are identical in content to those offered on campus and cost the same amount, $60 for a halfâ€"course. ‘‘We‘re getting into the community as we‘re a part of it We also hope that when people get to know the university through their local libraries they won‘t feel as hesitant about takâ€" ing future courses on camâ€" Mr. Kasta said the uniâ€" versity is trying to dispel its ivory tower myth by making â€" the _ community more aware of what uniâ€" versity lectures are like and what courses are all about. An essay and picture students in Waterloo Reâ€" competition for elementary â€" gion will be held this month REGIONAL MUNI(%IPAUIY O WATERLOO Heritage Day art contest FIRE, POLICE, AMBULANCE \ EMERGENCY Kingsway Auto Haus Ltd. Honox CIVIC 2256 KINGSWAY DR. KITCHENER ONT. NOW IN EFFECT! 744â€"4119 University of Waterloo offers a wide range of eveâ€" ning courses that include everything from Ukrainian to anthropology. However, a growing number of partâ€" time students are taking coursesâ€"during the regular dayâ€"time session. time students take courses on the Waterioo campus. Partâ€"time enrolment has increased steadily in the past few years. For the 197576 term, a 4.4 percent increase in partâ€"time stuâ€" dents was recorded. *‘We‘re pretty sure that almost 50 percent of our partâ€"time students attend during the dayâ€"time sesâ€" sion," said Mr. Kasta. Another trend he â€" has noticed is that most partâ€" time _ students â€" attending university today are over 25 years of age. ‘‘Older people beyond the age of 25 are taking the attitude that they didn‘t have an opportunity to go to university when they were 18 so they will go now when they have the time. Some of our students in their 40‘s have put their own children through uniâ€" versity and now want to keep up with them and find out what‘s going on, on campus."~ With the predicted future decline in fullâ€"time uniâ€" versity students and the declining birth rate, Mr. Kasta says one of the largâ€" est, potential markets for university students lies in the over 25 age group. ‘‘The traditional market for university students is on the wane. In order to make sure we‘re using our capital plant to the fullest capacity, we‘re anxious to find a new market." A study recently released by the Ontario Educational Communication _ Authority (OECA) showed that 800,â€" OIl Ask About Our Unlimited Mileage Warranty +*3,159.00 DIAL 000 adults in the province want to further their knowâ€" ledge in some way. Three hundred and fifty thousand like to earn a bachelor of arts degree and 200,000 said they would like a master of arts. ‘"‘This tells us that there are half a million people out there who are, looking All entries must be subâ€" mitted to _ CHYMâ€"CKGL Radio by Feb. 6. The comâ€" petition is jointly sponsored by the Kinsmen Clubs of Waterloo Region and CHYM _ and _ CKGLâ€"FM radio stations. Wilfrid Laurier Univerâ€" sity has been very involved in the promotion of partâ€" time studies for 15 years. In 1960 summer session was held at the Waterloo camâ€" pus for the first time with 87 students. Summer sesâ€" sion has expanded rapidly from that date to more than 3,000 students in 1975. in Base Borden. _ Eight courses are being offered at the base this year in the evenings. Although the program _ was â€" originally designed for armed forces personnel, ~a _ surprising number of area residents are also taking advantage of ‘the opportunity to take university credit courses. to postâ€"secondary instituâ€" tions for education," said Mr. Kasta. in conjunction with Heriâ€" tage Day. In addition, all winners, their parents and teachers will be invited to an awards banquet Feb. 17 at the Stone Crock Restaurant in St. Jacobs. Entries will be disâ€" played at Fairview Park shopping centre beginning Febp. 16. ‘‘We‘re one of the few universities in Ontario that has more partâ€"time than fullâ€"time students. We have always been very interestâ€" ed in the partâ€"time stuâ€" dents," said Dick Taylor, information _ director _ at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU). The â€" newest addition to WLU‘s outreach program began in September 1975 Students in grades one to four may submit a drawing of some aspect of Canada‘s history. Students in grades five to eight may draw a picture, write an essay or compose a poem. Prizes of an Olympic coin set will be awarded to winners in each grade. Heritage Day is the new midâ€"winter statutory holiâ€" day proposed for Feb. 16. The Kinsmen â€" Clubs of Canada have been given a grant by the secretary of state department to proâ€" mote the day across Canada Offâ€"campus _ extension programs in Orillia and Brampton have also grown from a handful of students to hundreds in a few short years. The Orillia program was set up 14 years ago and the Brampton extenâ€" sion program began about 10 years ago.