A MUSIC DEGREE AT 86.—Mr John Burgoyne Ely, aged 86 years, who graduated from the University College of Los Angeles last Saturday with a bachelor of arts degree in music. He is believed to be the oldest American college student. The composer of a number of songs and sonatas, Mr Ely still plays the piano, but has reluctantly set aside his violin “because my hands are not what they used to be.”
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27992, 12 June 1956, Page 16
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72A MUSIC DEGREE AT 86.—Mr John Burgoyne Ely, aged 86 years, who graduated from the University College of Los Angeles last Saturday with a bachelor of arts degree in music. He is believed to be the oldest American college student. The composer of a number of songs and sonatas, Mr Ely still plays the piano, but has reluctantly set aside his violin “because my hands are not what they used to be.” Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27992, 12 June 1956, Page 16
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