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January 19, 1942

Four or five hundred of our fellow members jammed into the west patio of the Big House after curfew, for a community sing. The walls of this old Spanish university resounded to the lovely strains of “Old Kentucky Home,” “Swanee River,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” and other favorites.

Songs of a patriotic nature were not permitted by order of the Commandant.