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Honorable Nelson Greeman, page 3
equivalent thereto permitting matriculation La
The University of texas, and that he has attead-
ed and graduated from a reputable university or
college of optometry and which meets with the
requirements of the Board, or has studied opton-
etrj not less than four con ut-vy calendar
years in the off F an optometrist, licensed
under this Act, and has the preliminary hih
school education provided for in this section
byflore beginning his studis and provided that
an prison desiring to qualij in thisr maer
sall-file with the Board -onb aks apresorted
and urished by the Board satisfactor prot
upon the beginning of his stues as aforesaialid,
within thirty j ) days thereof, arnd full and
co let satisfact roof on t co letito
o his stue witin tr dlas hereof,
"A university or school of optometry is
reputable whose entrance requirements and course
of instruction are as high as those adopted by
the better class of universities and schools of
optometry and whose course of instruction shall
be the equivalent of not less than four (4)
terms of eight (8) months each and approved by
the Board." (Underscoring ours)
It thus appears that under the old law, a person,
to be eligible to take the optometry examination, had to be
either a graduate of a reputable university or colbge of
optometry, or as an alternative to such college education,
he must have served a four year apprenticeship in the of-
fice of an optometrist.
The 1945 amendment eliminated the apprenticeship
alternative, but made provision for those who, ia reliance
upon and in accordance with the old law, had previously be-
gun their apprenticeship and gave a 30 day grace period for
those who still desired to take advantage of the old law.
frovrisio was also made, as vill be hereinafter noticed,
to extend the privilege of the four year apprenticeship
alternative to certain designated groups which the Legisla-
ture doubtless felt had been forced by their war service to
delay the beginning g or completion of their apprentceships.
We here set out Section 1 of house Bill 187, cts
of the 49th Legislature; and although Article 14557, as amended,
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6609, text, 1945; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth263886/m1/3/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.