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Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 3-1-1946 Volume 64, Number 03 (March 1946) James Francis Cooke Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude Part of the Composition Commons, Music Pedagogy Commons, and the Music Performance Commons Recommended Citation Cooke, James Francis. "Volume 64, Number 03 (March 1946)." , (1946). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/197 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the John R. Dover Memorial Library at Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ’ 1 - 1 1 ?l 9 Ml, W —J — ‘M HI 1 | ! PT\ h M&SKsfr i l 1 J \ ’ismxmr mSm/Bm N BERNARD WAGNESS Prepare NOW For Tomorrow! 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