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MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL

President Combs presented a proposal for the institution of a special school of music
during the summer session of 1952. It was estimated that the cost of this program would be approximately
$10,000, the major portion of which would be paid in to the college in the form of fees and
other charges. President Combs stated that the matter had been carefully studied and it was believed
that in two or three years such a project could become self-supporting. The Mary Washington Committee
recommended to the Board that Mary Washington College be authorized to conduct a music summer school
on an experimental basis during the summer of 1952. This recommendation was approved by the Board.