Volume 66, Number 09 (September 1948) James Francis Cooke
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Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 9-1-1948 Volume 66, Number 09 (September 1948) 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 66, Number 09 (September 1948)." , (1948). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/169 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]. OLGA SAMAROFF Pianist - Teacher - Lecturer 1882-1948 —; ) The Music Dial is shown here very much reduced in size. 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