. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . and critics, could maintain highest standards. The first big musicale was given by the Paulist Choir, Father Flynn con-ducting. This great chorus with its international reputation, sang one Sundaynight to a crowded gymnasium full of student officers. Those who were there will not forget either the beautiful singing or theclose appreciative attention of the audience. Somehow music seemed to havea big place in mens emotions those days. Someone versed in national psy-chology will explain why war and music seem to be s

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. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . and critics, could maintain highest standards. The first big musicale was given by the Paulist Choir, Father Flynn con-ducting. This great chorus with its international reputation, sang one Sundaynight to a crowded gymnasium full of student officers. Those who were there will not forget either the beautiful singing or theclose appreciative attention of the audience. Somehow music seemed to havea big place in mens emotions those days. Someone versed in national psy-chology will explain why war and music seem to be so close in their inter-dependence. Both those who sang and those who listened seemed to feel music with a new forcefulness. Perhaps it filled some lonely places in their hearts perhaps it soothed emotions that had been overstrained or satisfied feelingsw^hich could not be spoken in words. At least those black vestments of this w^onderful chorus the sweet voices of the boys and the strong voices of the men made a deep impression upon 9(*-» T- iJsp B^nT^ s ■1 f^ 1 f .■ L. IN! ,»-*x-;

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