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stt Mary Szymkiw of Kitchener (right) and Robin Shamenski of BC (standing); just two of a growing number of women who have selected qptometry as a career. Chronicie photo Design: Gallery 12 was awarded first place in framing in competition at the national level. At Gallery 12, without obligation, each customer is assured of personal consulation with a designer of wide experience and background. Craftemanship: Highly skilled and specialized professionals who have been with us for years ensure that each step of any project, however small or large, is executed with care and precision. Materials: For optimal durability and appearance, only the finest available materials are used at Gallecy 12. Quality Control: All work is done on the premises, each step checked and rechecked, to ensure the highest possible standards Nyo_uhwm'lntdovnoo.mno\mhmmwhnnundom Guarantee: Galiery 12 stands solidly behind all work. Uncompromising quality and prompt response have won the respect of thousands of faithful and satisfied customers. 12 University Ave E. 95 Bridgeport Road E. Waterioo (at King) Waterioo (at Weber) 886â€"2020 8854131 Why Frame at Gallery 12 Picture Framing World? Gallery 12 specializes in custom work. We can frame or prepare for display all pictures or objects, whatever their nature or value, to meet individual needs, tastes, preferences and budgets. Each home or office is different. Thus each framing or display design should enhance and protect the picture or object within that unique setting. Only a custom framer can provide such personalized service C The Earned Confidence of Our Customers is The Secret of Our Success ‘"I don‘t think we can single optometry out... all the health professions have seen an increase in the number of women applying, not only in optometry but in dentistry, medicine and the others," he said. Students enter the fourâ€"year optometry proâ€" gram after completing a minimum of one year in a science program. Long added that each year more than 250 applications are received from across the country for admission to the school, which limits admission to 60 students annually. The University of Waterioo school of Long said, the.experience of the optometry school only "reflects the trend of the last 10 to 15 years for women to turn away from their traditionallyâ€"perceived roles to become involved in activities they find more meaningful. On staff at the optometry school since its opening in 1967, Long recalled that of the 30 students in the school‘s first graduating class, only two were women. An examination of school admission records confirms that the percentage of women students has been creeping up steadily for the past few years. Currently 19 of 57 fourthâ€"year students are women; 25 of 61 in he third year are women and 28 of 60 in secondâ€"year program are women. According to Dr. Walwyn Long, director of the school this fall, for the first time, women make up one haif of the program‘s firstâ€"year class: there are 30 men and 30 women. sounds. At the UW School of Optometry the lockers are used by the students to store equipment used when they‘re in class or working in the clinic, and the fact that there‘s no longer sufficient space in the women‘s area reflects a current trend which sees more and more women choosing optometry as a career. Chronicle Staft Women optometry students at the University of Waterioo have breached the defences of perhaps the last ‘"mailesâ€"only‘"‘ sanctuary â€" the men‘s locker room. 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As for the situation with the lockers, Long said that when the school was built ‘"we just didn‘t anticipate the number of females would inâ€" crease to 30.‘ He explained also that it is a problem easily remedied by knocking out a wall and expanding the women‘s area, which will probably be done in the future. However, Long noted, "there‘s been no representation from the women, or the men for that matter, that this situation is in any way inhibiting them .‘ optometry is the only school in Canada offering Dr. Peter Swann, director of Waterâ€" loo‘s Seagram Museum, was granted an honorary doctor of laws degree at WLU‘s fall convocation held Sunday at the Kâ€"W Auditorium. A total of 435 students, the largest number in the school‘s history for a fall convocaâ€" tion, received degrees during the ceremony. Pat Arbuckle photo STORE HOURS Weekdays 9 to 5: 30 Fridays 9 to 9. 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