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* Antique spectacles valued at $3,000 ‘"‘The chair looked as if it had been destroyed, but we managed to have an excellent restoration job done. It‘s as good as new."" A metal casting attached to its botâ€" tom states that it was built in 1866. The clinic, in the original postâ€" office on King Street in Waterloo, suffered a serious fire last year. ‘‘While the students were scramâ€" bling to save the equipment, I rescued the spectacles. They‘re irreplaceable, you know," said Dr. Fisher. During the fire, the roof caved in on an antique ophthalmic chair donated to the collection by Dr. Max Stark of Mono Mills. ‘*The oldest pair in the collection is about 300 years old,""‘ said Dr. Fisher. ‘"We also have a number of old instruments, including a 50â€"yearâ€"old batteryâ€"run ophthalâ€" moscope and a retinoscope which may well be 100 years old. There is still some of the original silver reflector attached to the surâ€" face." Once called "spectacles,"‘ later ‘‘eyeâ€"glasses"‘ and now simple ‘‘glasses"‘ the fact remains that since the 13th century, man has received aid and comfort from them. Dr. C.C. TAit, a retired Toronto optometrist, gave the framed collection of about 100 pairs of spectacles to the university last year, but gifts have come from a variety of other sources. Dr. Tait‘s collection was accumâ€" ulated gradually through the past 60 years. + At the University of Waterloo there is a collection valued at $3,000 that the director of the school of optometry, Dr. EJ. Fisher, hopes will some day be part of a museum in a new opâ€" tometry building. Vote MOYER The collection also includes WATERLOO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORTERS WATERLOO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Chairman â€" Human Rights Association Representative â€" County Historical Society WILLIAM (Bill) Author â€" Newscaster Father â€" Taxpayer ELECT MOYER for The next meeting of the auxiliary will be held Dec. 16. This will be the annual giftâ€"wrapping meetâ€" ing when presents for the group‘s children‘s party are wrapped and the Wing headquarters on Dutton Drive decorated. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Murray Anderson and Mrs. Walter Clegg. Mrs. Paul Martin was guest speaker at the group‘s monthly meeting. She showed members how to make plastic dip poinsetâ€" tias. Mrs. Jack Young presented the speaker with a gift. Mrs. Howard Bauman, presiâ€" dent of the women‘s auxiliary to Wing 404 RCAF association, presented wings to Air Cadet Flight/Sgt. _ Michael _ Wagner at a wings and awards ceremony at Knollwood Park recently. The recipient won the flying scholarâ€" ship award donated by the auxilâ€" iary. ‘*Lenses used to be hand ground,"‘ explained Dr. M.E. Woodruff, director of the clinic. Wing women present flying scholarship Many of the spectacles in the collection are steelâ€"rimmed, but rims were also made of leather, goldâ€"filled, tortoise shell, bone and silver. One of the oldest pair, made in China, have thick tortoise rims and are probably 300 years old. These were brought to Canada 150 years ago from England. The bridge became broken at some stage, but is repaired skilfully with a silver plate placed behind the shell. an antique lantern that can be ‘‘Now we grind lenses elecâ€" attachea to the arm of the chair. trically and we add corrective Many of the spectacles in the curves to eliminate distortion in collection are steelâ€"rimmed, but _ the peripheral areas."‘ Still, some of the antique specs were advanced for their time. One pair in the collection is a triâ€"focal type made in Godâ€" erich in 1930. The extra lenses were cemented into the main lense. Another pair is greenâ€"tinted and has an extra set of lenses that fold down to change the visual aid. * He will stand for the best education and a reasonable budget. * Professor Bongart teaches German language and literature at the Waterloo Lutheran University. * On December 7th, vote for Dr. Klaus Bongart he will represent your interest and that of your children in the Waterloo County Board of Education. & * As a taxpayer he also knows what it means if the cost of education is continuously increasing. * He knows the real requirements of good education. * Dr. Klaus Bongart has been an educator for many years. Because of this experience. BONGART For many years he also taught at Canadian elementary and high schools, he knows the problems of education in all sectors. Waterloo County Board of Education BONGART Larry Zepf of the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo collegiate will take Two fighters from the Univerâ€" sity of Waterloo, Jim Lotimer and Ross Barrable, will compete Tim Wenzel and Bill Hogarth will be competitors in the 132â€" pound and 143â€"pound events. in the 165 and 178â€"pound class respectively . Six Twin City wrestlers will compete in the*Ontario Games in Etobicoke, Dec. 27â€"30. Dr. Klaus H. Bongart Kâ€"W wrestlers compete in Etobicoke VOTE Dr. Klaus VOTE for Waterico Chronicle, Thursday, December 3, 1970 , KLAUS H. at the Etobicoke events. The provincial games are organized by the education department‘s youth and recreation â€" branch. They will be used to select Onâ€" tario‘s team to the Canada Winâ€" ter Games slated for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in February . part in the 114â€"pound meet and Albert Tschishart of Cameron Heights secondary school will compete in the 106â€"pound category. More than 1,200 amateur athâ€" letes will compete in 16 sports