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Calvin Coolidge: “In fact it is his opinion that to give commissions to band leaders, thus requiring them to exercise administrative and…”

On the recordMay 21, 1928
In fact it is his opinion that to give commissions to band leaders, thus requiring them to exercise administrative and disciplinary control over the bands, would militate against the musical instruction of the bands, which is now and must always be their main function.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval S. 750, A Bill to Amend the Act Entitled 'An Act for Making Further...'

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