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1960 INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CHAMPIONS

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IS YOUR BARBERSI-IOPSONGS FOR MEN FOLIOS

BOOK l-Dreonling • Annie Lourie • Old Black Joe • Beautiful Dreamer •Sweet Genevieve • Sweet and Low • My Bonnie • 0 Come All Yo Faithful •Love's Old Sweet Song • Spring • Lovely Are Your Deep Blue Eyes • OurCook • Dream River • Watermelon Time in louisiana • Star Spangled Bonner

BOOK 2-11', Easier To Soy "Susquehanna" • I Love The Way You Roll YourEyes • Someone Else Turned Up • Till The Day • Greal Smoky Mountains InDixie • I Crave You • An Evening Proyer • Smoke Rings Curling In The Air •Moon Over The Prairie' Yawning' I Wish I Were Bock In My Cradle' Here'sTo You, Old Timer' Abide With Me • Crubin' In My Model T • My Mother'sLullabies • When The Good lord Tokes Me Away • You Can', Convict TheMother • Reverie

SONGS FOR THE CHORUS BOOK 1Abide WLh Me • After The Ball • An Evening Prayer • AuldLong Syne • Bailie Hymn of the Republic • Cantique deNoel • Corry Me Back to Old Virginny • Darling NellieGray • Dixie • Eternal Father S~rong To Save • I DreamtI Dwelt in Marble Halls • I'll Toke You Home Again Ka!h·leen • Kathleen Mavourneen • Keep AmE:rica Sinaing •Long, Long Ago • Mauo's in the Cold, Cold Groun:! • OldBlack Joe • Old Folks At Home • Onward Christian Soldiers• Rock of Ages • Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep • Roseof Tralee • Silent Night • Silver Threads Among the Gold• Star Spangled Banner • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot • TheBond Played On • The Blue Bells of Scotland • The Man OnThe Flying Trapeze' The Old Oaken Buckel' The Old Songs• Wogan Medley

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"HYMNS FOR MEN" BOOK ONEAbide With Me • All Hail Ihe Power of Jesus' Name •America the Beautiful • Away In A Manger • Harkl TheHerald Angels Sing • Holy, Holy, Holy • I Love Thee Lord• It Come Upon a Midnight Clear • Jesus, My lord, MyGod, My All • Joy To The World • lead Kindly light •Near to the Heart of God • Nearer My God To Thee .(o Conle All Ye Faithful' The Power and the Glory' SaviourAgain At Thy Dear Name • Silent Nighl • 50flly Clnd Ten·derly • Were You Thero

- A Basic Barbershop Folio -The Old Songs • Keep America Singing • Aher Dark •You're As Welcome As The Flowen In May • America ­God Save The Queen • My Wild Irish Rose • Honey.Litlle'Lize Medley • Down Our Way • Bill Grogan's Goat •Kentucky Babe • Carry Me Back To Old Virginny • NowThe Day Is Over • Shine On Me • Sweet, Sweet Roses ofMorn • You Tell Me Your Dream • Beautiful hIe of Some·where' My Old Kentucky Home' The Rose of Tralee

in Carolina • Coney• Lot's Get TogetherMy Story Book GirlSoftly & Tenderly

Swipes • Tags

BOOK 5-A LImburger Sandwich & You • Angelino, Downhland Baby • I Don't Wont A Paper Doll • Kentucky BabeAgain ' Linger Longer Lucy • Maruschka ' My Indiana, Old Soldiers Nover Die • Poody Poo ' Roguish EyesViolets Sweet ' You're The Girl I Meet in Dreamland '

BOOK 3-America The Beautiful • Diggin' Sweet Potatoes • Mississippi Moon• Roll Along Silvery Moon • Daisies Won't Tell • Lillie Brown Jug • There's ANew Gong on the Corner • Down in the Old Rendezvous • The Maple Leaf For·ever • I Was Born A Hundred Thouland Yean Ago • Stephen Foster Medley• Old Aunt Dinah • How I Wish That I Could Help The Sandman • Friendship

BOOK 4-1 Found A Girl • Beillt Of The Beach • Disagreement • Susie Brown• Let's Fall In Love All Over Again • One, Two, Three, Four • Now The Dayhaver' Don't Say Nothin' AI All • Stayin' Home' There is a Tavern in theTown' Sing Again That Sweet Refrain ' Jingle Bells • Whito Wings • Grand·father's Clock' Home On the Range' Swipes' Key Modulations' Tog Endings

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BOOK 6-After the Winter • Carolina in Springtime • Carry Me Back To OldVirginny • Dreamy Ozark Moon • Drink To Me Only With Thino Eyes ' Gee,Boys, It's Great to Lead A Bond' "Hello Song" • Honey, Won't You Please ComeBack To Me • I'm Going Home • I Remember • Lonesome-That's All • MySweetie In Tahiti • Taxel • That Old Home Town Of Mine • When You andI Were Young, MaSgie • Yona From Arizona

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BOOK 10-Back In My Hom') Town' Ev'ry Time I Hear Thai Old Time Melody• I Long To See The Girl I Left Behind • I Lovo You In The Same Old Way'If I Hod My Life To Live Over' Little Glad Rag Doll • Mighty Like A Roso •My Blushln' Rosie • Oh, How I Miss Her Tonight • When You And 1 WereYoung, Maggie

BOOK ll-Come Along And Sing • Forgive Me For Loving You • I'm Sailin'For Dixie TodClY • I Go To You • It's Gonna Bo Warm • Make Up Your Mind• Moonbeams • Ran-Ma·Tazz • Swingin' Along Down Harmony Lone • TimeTo Dance' Won't Someone Please Speak Kindly To Tho Tenor?

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Julyn VOL. xx 1960 No.4

[mel'llatiolla! Officel'sPresident, Clorenec Jalving, 30-38 E.

Eighth Street, Holland, Michh,nnlmlucdlnte Past. President, Joseph E. Lewis,

2912 Gaston A"enue, Dallas, TexAs1st. Vice Pn~l;ldent. Stafford Taylor, 269

Fairway llh'd., Columbu!I 13, Ohio2ml Vice President. Louis Laurel, 4617

"'niter WilY, EI Paso, TexasVice President, John Cullen, Im-estrllent

D\lilding, Wnshlnscton 6, D. C.Vice President, John Ward, 343 U",lIey

A,'cnue. Pittsburgh, Penns)'h'nnln'fre31lUrer, Rudy Hort, 1112 Ohio Street,

Michigan City, IndiannExecutive Director, Robert G. Harer, 6316

Third Avenue, Kenosha, Wis.

Board of Directors(Terms CXJlirino JIOltJ 30. 1(60)

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CaliforniaDr. Edward Hamlet, Federal Stl.vln(t8 and

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ExeCllti've DirectorRoben G, Hafer

THE HARMONIZER Is the official publlcatlon of the Society for the PrOBerya·HOIl and Encouragement or the Barber ShOll Quartet SIngIng in America, Inc.It is published in the months of JanUAry, March, May, July, August, Septemberand November at 100 N, Pille, Seymour Indiana, and entered as Becond-classmaHer at the post ofCiee at Seymour, Indiana, under Ihe Act of March 3, 1879.Editorial and Adyertlslng oCCice. are at International Headquarters. Notiee ofchange of address should be submitted to the editorial olliee. of THE HAIt­MONIZER, 6315 THIRD AVE,. KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, at least thirty donbefore the next publication date. Subscription price is $2.00 yearly and $.60an issue.

FeaturesDallas Convenlion and Conlest Recllp ...•.•....•.•... "...... 2How To LelinJ /J New Song . ... , , .. , , , , .......• , . , .•.•.. , . " 4Harmony IVeek SlIccess I,eport .........•......•........•.... 14

CommentTbe IV,,)' 1 See It . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . • . • . . . . • . • .. 6SItIIIlS Qllo/es .. " ...............•......• ' •....•.•....... " 9Harmol1iomJ.y Spellking ....• , .. " .• ' •....•.•..... ,., ... , .... 11

DepartmentsNews About QUllt/e/s ...........• ' •....•.• , .. ", .......•... , 7Professor lVilso" ...............•.•......•........•......... 10l-ltlrlJ/.On)' Heri/age SOl1gJ , , ...•. , •.•..... , .......•......• , . .. J3lIYbllt's Tbe Pitcb? ".", .. " ...•...... ".,., ...• , •....•.... 16Activities of Ibe Cbapters ........•........•......•........... 17B"rbersbop Cmft , , ...•.•........•......... , 21Sb"rcTbc lVealtb ..............•...............•.•....... , 23Edilor's NOlebook .........•....•............•....•.•....... 27

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Popular audience favoritcs were the Nighthawks whose style wasreminiscent of the Buffalo Bills and the Schmitt Brothcrs. The SunTones and Four Renegades developed a fine following during the

be. The tremendous size of the Dallas Arena made it impossible forthe audience to hear the quartets in the same wa)' the panel of 15judges heard them, consequently, as in most contests, tbe audience wasunable to determine with any degree of accuracy who the winnerswould be.

The performance of the Town and Country Four left little doubt inthe minds of anyone that they were strong contenders for the topspot. Even these veterans of Intcrnational competition admitteJ itwas a much more difficult comest than [hey had anticipated.

1960 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSEVANS QUARTET (Far Western District) SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Turk Evans, tenor; Pres Evans, lead; Gene Smith, bari; Jack Evans, bass

5th Place Medalists

COUNTRY fOUR (Pittsburgh, Pa.)3rd Place 11cdalists ..... , .... COLONIALS

(East Liverpool, Ohio)4th Place Medalists ... , BAY TO\'(tN FOUR

(Berkeley, California)....... SAINTS

(South Day, California)6,h PI"e NIGHTHAWKS

(London, Ontario)7,h Place EASTERNAIRES

(Jersey City, New J ersc}')8th Place SUN TONES

(Miami, Florida)9th Place FOUR RENEGADES

(Chicago (area), Ill.)10th Place." PLAY-TONICS

(Teaneck, New Jersey)

CHORUS CONTESTCHAMPIONS .. CHORDSi\1EN (Alamo Heights, San Antonio, Texas)2nd Place Medalists CALIFORNIANS (Berkeley, California)3rd Place Medalists, .. EAS'{ YORK DARDERSHOPPERS (East York,

Toronto, Qncario)4th Place Medalists, ,KOUNTRY KERNELS (Bloomington, Ill.)5th Place Medalists, FAIRFAX ]UBlL-AIRES (Fairfax, Virginia)6th Place , ,THOROBREDS (Louis\·jlle, Kentllcky) It was refreshing to see three new faces in the Medalists category7th Place , .. HARi\rONY HA\'\fKS (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) this year. The Colonials, Bay Town Four and the Saints all added color8th Place EMPIRE STATESMEN (Gloversville-Johnstown, and life to their respective championship positions. Defending Mcdalists,

New York) Easternaires, were as surprised as the audience when ther fimshed out9th PI}ace , .. ,STAI\fPEDE ~ITY CHORUS (Calgar~'" ~n~rta) of rhe moner III scventh posHion. But, III true champIOnship style,10th I lace PORT CIT): CHORUS (Muskegon, MIc1l1g~n) ther were the first to congraculate thosc who had won rhe medals this

------lldL...2.lace_._ _ _._~~Sl.NGlNG---.BUCKEYES_(~Columbus,_OhlO->__rear~. _12th Place, \'(o'AUSAU STORY CHORUS, (\'(Iausau, \'(tis.)13th Place TAMPA CHORUS, (Tampa, 1:1a.)l'ith Place MAGIC CITY CHORUS, (Birmingham, Ala.)15th Place." . GENEVA BARBERSHOP CHORUS, (Geneva, N. Y.)

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QUARTET CONTESTCHAMPIONS.. .EVANS QUARTET

(Salt Lakc City, Utah)2nd Place Medalists TO\'(tN A.1'JD

DALLAS, TEXAS-The great Lone Star Stateisn't quire the same anrmore. Dallas, the citrof fashion where boys take up residence onSlreet corners to view Texas beauties, becamea city where both boys and girls turned theirauentions to foursomes of Barbershop singers.On street corncts, in eating spots, on busses,in hotels and taxi cabs, it was obvious thatil was "Harmony \'(Ieek in Tcxas".

Here are the rcsults of the most interestinglod hard fou£ht competitions the Society hasseen in years.

The Evans Quartet, in their third year of International competition,left no doubt in the judges minds as to whom the champions would

2ND PLACE MEDALISTTOWN & COUNTRY FOUR-PITTSBURGH, PA.

(Johnny Appleseed District)Jack Elder, bari; Ralph Anderson, bass;Larry Autenreith, lead; Leo Sisk, tenor

3RD PLACE MEDALISTCOLONIALS-EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO

(Johnny Appleseed District)Bill Brooks, bass; Chuck Brooks, lead;Dale Keddie, hari; Jim Raffle, tenor

4TH PLACE MEDALISTBAYTOWN FOUR-BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

(Far Western District)Fred Anderson, bass; Dave Baughman, tenor;

Dick Saylor, lead; Don McDaniel) bari

COllll>ctition. These new faces in che top 10 should be strong contendersiH Philadelphia in 1961. The Phl)'-Tonics made a strong comebackafter havinB been out of competition in 1959. Their followers arcpredieting big things for these former Medalisu next }'car.

CHORUS CONTEST A TOSS UPNo one envied the judges their position at the close of the 1960

chorus competition. If the audience had been polled there surel)'would have been I j Inlernational Champions. Perfection of movememand song brought [he 1960 crown to the Chordsmen of Alamo Heights(San Antonio). Texas under rhe direction of colorful Rll.)' Anthony.

As each chorus left rhe on deck area in rhe basement of the Arena,rhe)' were enthusiasticall)· applauded by their fellow chorus competitors.\'\Ihar a wonderful tribute to our Society and the deep feeling offriendship among its members.

A surprise appearance b~· rhe Operation 192 Chorus, direCled byRudy Hart (Michigan Cit~·, Indiana) had the audience screaming formore. This special chorus was composed of members of our Dallas, Ft.\Vorth and Garland, Texas Chapters. \Ve'li give l'oU a completereport on this new promotional plan in our September iss lie.

HIGHLIGHTS OF BUSINESS MEETINGSInternational House of Delegates voted an increase in membership

benefits for $13.50 International per capita dues, plus $ 1.50 HAR­MONIZER subscription fee, per ~'ear. This amount subject to DistriClratification ar Fall Conventions this year. New dues to become ef(eCli"eJanuary I, 1961. Complete details and benefits of this plan will befurnished ellery member "ia a special issue of the HARl\-fONIZER :uan early date.

International Board Members will ser"e 2 year terllls (with pos­sibility of re-eleClion for an additional 2 )'eaes) effective January I,1961.

5TH PLACE MEDALISTSAINTS-SOUTH BAY, CALIFORNIA

(Far Western District)Kurt Kenworth, bari; Bruce Guthrie, bass;Chuck Crawford, lead; Rollo \'\fest, tenor

Each District will automatically be given one (I) "free" quarretfor Jnternadonal competition each rear. Other quartet quotas will bedetermined by membership totals as in the past.

Forty-five (45) quarrets will compete in the 1961 InternationalContest ar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania next June.

Children 18 and under may purchase Philadelphia Conventionregistr:\tions for $5.00 (Adults $15.00).

NEW INTERNATIONAL OFFICERSThe following men were elected and will take oHice January 1, 1961.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident John B. Cullen (Mid-Atlantic)Immediate Past President Clarence Jalving (.l\'lichigan)1st Vice President Lou Laurel (Southwestern)2nd Vice President John \Vard (Johnny Appleseed)Vice President .......••...... Rudy Hart (Indiana-Kentucky)Vice President \Vnrne Foor (Seneca Land)Treasurer George Chamblin (J. Appleseed)

Complete Convention picwre coverage and the storr of Operation192 will be presented in ~'our September HARMONIZER.

Best regards to all of rou who had to sta)' home, from rhe morethan 4,000 Barbershoppers who left Dallas filled with memories ofringing chords and the warmth of Barbershopping friendship. It wastruly a great Convention thanks to Joe Lewis, Liaison Chairman; AylettFitzhugh, co-chairman and rhe hundreds of Darbershoppers and theirfamilies from Dallas, Ft. \Vorth and Garland who ga"e so freel), oftheir time and ralents to make the rest of us feci so much at home.Bless "you all".

1960 INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CHAMPIONSTHE CHORDSMEN-Ray Anthony, Director-Alamo Heights (San Antonio), Texas

T his discussion will cemer around the chorus, althoughman}' of the ideas will apply to quartet.

Introducing a new song to the chorus call be very rewardingfor the Chorus Director because it will llsually generate newinterest and cmhusi:lsl11 in the members.

First of all, I insist each member have a piece of music inhis hand if possible. Even if he doesn't "read" music, theconstant association of space (Q line on the sheet will evelHuallysoak in and make him a good "interval" reader. After the songis passed om, I go straight through it as close to tempo aspossible. There afC usually enough good readers or memberswho know the song to enable liS to "get through it" to giveeveryone a general idea of what· it sOllnds like and what weare looking for.

Then, I lise the "Connett" technique beginning with the leadsection going through their part by rote, then adding tenor,and so on. Usually it isn't necessary to do this through thetntire song because of repetition, etc. ... Only the basic patternof the song is usually required. Then the bridges and tag arcworked out in the same manner and the song then put togetheragain. I never work on a song more than abom thirt), minutes

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~~How To Learn A New SOllG'''~

By Dick GiffordFt, \'(forth, Texas

Bass, Four Hearsemen, 1955 International Champions

-' THIS MONTH

they CAN sing it and want to learn it, the words should betyped on separate Jjtde cards for each member so he can put itin his pocket or under the visor in his car to refer to wheneverhe has a few spare moments to colleer his thoughts. Then itis a simple matter to get together and "Rate" each part (ifnecessary). This can usually be accomplished in one rehearsal,but again, don't spend too much time on it and burn everyone.out. The second and third rehearsals should be devoted to polish,phtasing and incerpretation. By the fmuth rehearsal you shouldbe ready to sing it for the chapter. This performance will bringalit the bugs and enable you to clean up any loose ends. Afterthis, if you're not ready to sing it in public, it is either toodifficult for you or it should be laid aside for a while. Some­times laying a song aside for a month or twO putS a newlight on it, and the second time around working on it seemsto make it jell. \',lith quartets it is a much more personal andindividual matter and if a song docsn't secm to jell after fiveor six sessions, or the second time around, drop it---{Ion't wasteany more time with it. Regarding chorus work, this is primarilythe directors responsibility and decision. little time should bewasted on a song that won't jell no matter how well the"Champs" sounded on that record.

to avoid tiring d1e members. \Y/e come back to it next weekand begin all over again. Things usually go smoother and fasterthis time enabling a little polish. The third week we only runover it a couple of times and set is aside. Then the fourth weekwe divide up in separate areas for seerion rehearsal for fifteento twemy minutes. The section leader drills his section notefor note on the new one as well as refreshing the group ona couple of old scandards for the benefit of new members.

Then the chorus gets back together for the balance of therehearsal time and it is possible to begin hard work on polish.ing the song, picking up wrong notes and working out balance,etc. .. As soon as possible after the fmuth rehearsal we singthe new song on a "lobby" show or small package show inorder to give the members confidence and convince them theycan do it. This plitS the burden on them rather than the director.

~egarding quartets, learning a new song should go moreqlllckly. After the quartet has woodshedded the song and decides

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Learning a new song can be a lot of fun-if yOlt make itthat. Don't work tOO hard-Ict the work flow-and don'tspend toO much time with individuals or special sections.Bur, DO IT.

WINNER TAKE ALLDallas} Texas-The Minneapolis, :Minnesota Chapter cameto the International Convention and Contests loaded forbear, All three Land O'Lakes District qualifiers were"fathered" by our :Minneapolis unit (The Hut Foul', Mel- (O-Dons and Lake·Aires). At the regional preliminaries aC"-J,}'\"{Iinnipeg, Manitoba they also won the Class HA" Achieve·ment award and the Mileage Trophy. Needless to say, theonly thing left for other Land O'Lakes chapters were thosesolid ringing chords.

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NOTEWORTHYCHAPTERS

CIUP,jltCTII 11'11;('11 Have Ac1liclJcd 101.'0 !Jlcu:allOil~ Mcmbcrllld}/ Dec. 31, 1969 to It})n! 30, 1960.FiYIlTCIf showing total IIl1mber "Notcwort!IYe/l/lllteTS" JJCT lIistrict in ell/de GO chaJJtCrtl lia/etlill lJrClJioll1l issuelJ.

CENTRAL STATES DISTRICT (10)Kossuth (OUOI)' (Algona). IowaCloud COllnt)', KansasFlint Hills (Emporia), KansasOnawa, KansasPittsburg, Kansas

DIXIE DISTRICT (7)Greater Linlc Rock, ArkansasCharlotte, Noult CarolinaMarion, North Carolina

EVERGREEN DISTRICT (8)Seattle. \'(/ftshingtonSoo-King (Seatt[e), \X1ashingloll'facoma, \'<'ashingtonFt. Vancouver (Vancouver), \'<fashington

FAil WESTERN DISTRICT (18)Mid-City (Lakewood), CaliforniaMontcre)' Peninsula, CaliforniaPlacer County (Sierra-Naders). CaliforniaSan Gabriel, CaliforniaSanta Barham, CaliforniaSouth Bay (Centincla Valley), CaliforniaVallejo, California\Vlcst Vallc~'aires (Canoga Park), California\Vlestside (\'<fest los Angeles), CaliforniaHonolulu, HawaiiOgden, Utah

ILLINOIS DISTRICT (6)Illinois Vallcy (LaSalle), IllinoisJoliet, Illinois

INDlANA·KENTUCKY DlSTIUCT (2)JOHNNY AI'I'LESEED DISTRICT (9)

Chippewa Vallc)' (Do~'leslOwn), OhioClevcland Heiglus, OhioGem City (Toromo), OhioMarion (Francis Marion), OhioSteubem'ille, Ohio

LAND O·LAKES DISTRICT (8)Ishpeming, MichiganAbbotsford, WisconsinPhillips, \,(fisconsinTomah, \'<fisconsin

~IICHIGAN DISTRICT (II)Ann Arbor, MichiganDetroit, MichiganMuskegon, MichiganOakland COli my, MichiganSouth Haven, Michi,~an

\'\'imlsor, Ontario, Canada~IID·ATLANTIC DISTRICT (13)

Greater Adamic Cit), (Brigamine),New ]crse)'

Riverdale (North Jersey Lakeland)New Jersey

Lewistown, Penns)'h'aniaNORTHEASTERN DISTRICT (8)

Meriden, ConnecticutGreater Lowell, MassachusettsPittsfield, MassachusettsScituate, MassachusettsLittleton, New HampshireKingston (Mid-Hudson), New York

ONTARIO DISTRICT (4)Amherstburg, Oll!arioBurlington, Ontario

SENECA LAND DISTRICT (2)Bath, New York

SOUTHWESTEIlN DlSTIlICT (6)Odessa, 'rex;\s

SUNSHINE DISTRICT (3)Daytona Beach, Florida

TUE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1960

WARNINGTO

CANADIAN QUARTETSThe International Executive

Committee of the Society has in.structed the editor of The Har­monizer to notify all Societyquartets in the provinces ofCanada, through these columns,of an extremely important matterconcerning performance of copy~

righted music controlled by theComposers, Authors and Pub·lishers Association of Canada,Ltd.

In connection with a licensingmatter in our Land O'Lakes Dis­trict, District Secretar)' HughIngraham received the followingopinion from C. R. Matheson.Manager, Licensing Department,Composers, Authors and Pub·lishers Association of Canada,Limited, 1263 Bay Street, To­ronto 5, 0 n tar i 0, Canada "Incases where the quartet has beensponsored by another organiza­tion (other than a chapter ofSPEBSQSA which has appliedfor a CAPAC license), we wouldexpect the sponsor or promoterto appl)' for the license of thisAssociadon, bllt we reserve tberigbt 10 bold tbe quartet respon­sible ill. Ibe ClIent Ibnt tbey fail10 do so. Although we follow thepractice of issuing licenses tosponsors or promoters of enter­tainments, it should be realizedthat both the sponsors and theperformers are clearly liable inthe event of infringement ofcopyright. Under the circum­stances, the quartet should, forits own protection, ask thesponsor ro be sure that the As­sociation's license has been ob~

tained before the performancetakes place,"

Chapters in the Ontario Dis·trict Association of Chapters arecovered by a blanket perform"ance license, Chapters in otherprovinces in Canada are expectedto make application on an in­dividual basis. The above warn·ing would apply primarily toSPEBSQSA quartets appearingon shows sponsored by ocherorganizations, in night clubs,restaurants, hotels and otherpublic places.

Connett Resigns

Society Post

Floyd Connett

"There'll Be Some Changes Made", assling by the Vi kings and many otherquarrets, was one of Floyd Conncn's mostfamiliar arrangcmcms. There'll be somechanges made in the Connetr householdas a result of Floyd's resignation as theSociety's firsr field rcprescntative, effec­tive May 31, 1960.

After thrce }'cars in which he travelcdmore than J00,000 milcs by automobile,plus additional mileage b}' air and rail,in making approximately 400 chapter anddistrict visitations to presenr BarbershopCraft Scssions. Chorus Director Schoolsand Administrative Training Conferences,Floyd is going back to, as he puts it,"being a husband and father", His familiarred and white Dodge Sierra station wagon(to which Floyd developed a deep per­sOllal attachment) has been sold to Floydand will do most of its travcling in andaround the Illinois arC'a whcrc Floyd nowhopes to organize a quarter of his own!

In his travels Floyd came in contactwith man}' thousands of Barbcrshoppers-it's impossible to say JUSt how manymen benefinoo from personal contactwith hiJn-who will greatly miss hisguidance in learning how to "Barbershop"on a more effective and enjoyable basis.His pioneering work in dcveloping a pro­gram of personal comact and instruction-upon which rhe Society plans to en­large in the very ncar future-constituresone of the most progressive steps ourSociet}' has ever taken,

On behalf. of every Barbershopper, wewish him man}' years of enjoyment of"togetherness" with his wife ~'faxine.

daughtcr Linda, and son Steve, filled withBarbcrshop h,lfl11ony which has been soIllllch a parr of the lives of all theConnclts.

.........THE WAY I SEE ITII

ByDeac .MartinCleveland, Ohio

ttl disagree 1vitb ·wbat ~'Oll sa)', bllt I sballdefend to tbe death y01l1 I'igbt to say it."

Attribured co Voltaire, 1694·1778

One of the coumry's great newspapers has just scated editor­ially what man)' in the Society and in our public coneen audi­ences have felt, and said, since 'way back. The occasion wasCleveland's eighteenth concen. It was at symphony hall (soldour) which always attra([5 music lovers from a sector whichwe don'c reach b}' Other local concerts. The music critic ofthe Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer devoted 14 column inchesto a generally laudatory review} and that's a lot of space in arncrfopolican newspaper.

Then [wo days later the edilorial page carried a statementwhich proves that our show cusmmcrs, which broadly includesour members, can be pushed JUSt so far before rebellion starts,

"Park the Corn Oucside - and Sing""Beliel'illg fil'lIIly tbat Ibe label all Ibe package OItgbt

10 rl eIe r i be tbe COli t euts tmtbflllly, we s/tggelt tbatSPEBSQS/j cOllcel'l, ill Ibe flltllre be compoJed of morelinging, for wbicb Ibe organization i1 11o/e(I, and leucometl)', for wlJicb it i1 '1lot SId/ably equi-pped,

lillYe are all for bflt,i1Jg fun, hl 111-1I1ic 01' a11')' of Ibe ar/l.BIft /be Sociel." For Tbe PresenJfltiolt Aud ElIcollrage­ment of Barber Sbop Qllar/e/ Singiug In. A111erica, In·corpora/ed, basica"'y is a musical group. Tbe object, assla/ed in Ibe title, is 10 provide four-part 111ale quartet bar­mOil')' wbicb, at ils belt, iJ Ibe StoeeteJt 111usic Ibis sideof betH/eu. (Excme 1lJ for approprialing ,'oltr claim, Mr.Gil)' Lombardo).

"BIII· Ibe Irend hl recent 'lears baJ been loward lttrdiJ1.gSPEBSQSA progra1J1J wilh com" 1J1t1J1or and Ibe rewltJbave proved tbat ver), few singerl aha are good c0111ediallJ.Un/orlmMlely, 100, tbere baJ been a tendency 10 ward c!Jetlp110riel and lise of qlleJ/ionable 1J1alerial. Tbe Clevelaudcbapler's a111111ttl concert Sa/urda)' 11igbt at SeE/eral1Ce HalltutU marked b)' 1J1.lIcb 0/ Ibil /ime-comllmillg drh/el whicb,10 a greal degree, killed ·1/alfdel/iI!e.

HIt would lJe a sl)ame if it-killell qllartet-singing, I()()~JI

Great nnmbers of members and the non-member harmonyfans who attend our shows will thank the newspaper for print­ing that petition for more singing and less talk. In general,our shows throughout the country are characterized by ''Thesweetest music this side of heaven". As long as our comedianssing, they're superb. \Vhen they open their mouths to uttercute spoken words, usually they put both feet imo dIe orifice.

Ever since this pox of chatter by amateur chauerers hasafflicted the Society, a host of rnembers have heard "\Vhy wby\VHY do the quartets that sing so beautifully attempt spokencomed)'? Couldn't the other three, or somebody, shut up thatham?" I do not enjoy it when my friends, whose singing Iadmire almost to the point of reverence, are called ham actors.Bur in most cases I cannot refute the terminology_ Usually theoutsider adds "If I'd wal)[ed to hear a comedian, I'd have stayedhome and heard a better one on radio or TV". Such commemsare nOt good public relations for the Societ)'. Our quartets andchoruses arc our best public relations media as long as theyplease the public.

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The condition srarred when some forgotten member of aquartet told an unrelated anecdote between songs. Anotherquartet copied it, another quartet added more. Too often theyscraped bottom and came up with dregs of the "Questionablematerial" Inemioned in the Plain Dealer. The trend continuedto the poim where a young quaner asked recently "\Vhat aresome good jokes for us?", Being new, they thought that jokeswere decreed by Owen Cash or our Constitution or By-Laws.They were astonished to learn that gabbing is a disease not oc­cupational to quanet singing. "It would be a shame", said theeditorial, "jf it killed quanet·singing too."

The Society's name constitutes a platform of policy andprocedure. Stretched slightly, the name includes choruses sinceboth sing Barbershop harmony. The presentation of music ma)'be enhanced by a spoken introduction. It can lend interest towhat is to be sung. If rhe intro is handled deftly and humor­ously, so much the better since it is integrated with the music.A reference by the quarret's spokesmen to the personnel, orsomething else related to the quartet or the concert is in char- (acter with the musical show. "Time-consuming drivel which,to a great degree, killed vaudeville" is nor. It draws attentionfrom the musical theme, for which the show is organized, tothe individual basking in the spotlight, while he relares anunrelated story too often questionable.

A Crutch for the Lame ComedianIt's bad enough to be in a captive audience while a gabber

deflects attention from four.part harmony to his spoken solo.h becomes almost unendurable when he, or an elneee, leansupon the crutch of "questionable material". Great cOlnedians,Fred Allen as an example, learned that audiences will laughJUSt as spontaneously, explosively, and long at the ludicrous asat the lewd. Too oftell, our less competent practicioners whorealize that they need a crutch for their effons utilize a japerythat might bring-a smile from a men's-gronp in a locker-room.Bm in our ease the audience is mixed, and tense. Such a jokecan land like a sock in the belly. "They laughed, didn't they?"S<l)'S the user of barn)'ard-baekhouse material. An audience isnervously hair-triggered to laugh at (my/bing unexpected. Grearnumbers in our audiences have covered their embarrasment anddisgust by self-conscious pretence of appreciation. The manwith his wife and daughters in Row N is roo considerate andtOO shy to stand, Stop the show, and say what he really thinksabout the use of water-closet references in a show billed asBarbershop harmony. But he, and thousands more, and theirwives arc talking about it afterward. And now a big news­paper devotes an editOrial which includes reference to question­able material. That's as polite a description of some of ourgarbage scrapings as I've secn. Evcn so, it doesn't improve ourpublic relations. l

A good quartet consists of four dedicated men whohave worked, trained, disciplined themselves during hours

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Tho Hehord Reporters", representing the San Fnmcisco Press Club, sangtheir best numbers for l\liss Joan Blondell, stage nnd motion picture star. whensho was n Club gllest of honor. Pictured with Miss Blondell nro Hnrry Spoon,tenor; Tom Ptlyton, lead; Whit Henry, bori nnd 1-1. Edwnrd McKinney, bass.Note the mink tics the UHeportcrs" are wearing for the ocnssion. Spoon nndHenry oro past prcsidents of Snn Froncisoo, Cnli(ornio Chnjltcr. Payton nnd 1\lc.Kinney oro members of Mnrin Chnpter, across tho Goldcn Gote Bridge.

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teachers, could use Barbershopping inboch curricular and extra-curricular ac­tivities. It was also pointed Out thar all ofthe people in this cOllmry have some SOrtof musical training during their schooldays but, unfortunately, about 900/0 ofthem never use lhis training after theyleave school. Barbershopping gives theman opportunity lO put this knowledge touse in their hours devoted to relaxationand recreation.

Preceding the Clinic, a luncheon washeld at a downtown Oshkosh hOtel. Thiswas attended by the Schmitt Brothers;College Presidenr Roger Guiles; OshkoshCity l\fanager Hans Thorgrimson; SocietyPublic Relations Director Curt Hockett;Land O'Lakes District, Region 11 VicePresident, Russel Johns; Area 5 counselorJoe Loberger and officers and membersof the Oshkosh Chapter.

It was a memorable day for our chapreras a whole, but it was particularly grati­fying for twO of our members whoworked so hard for the past rhree yearsto convince the college of the culturalmerits and high moral srandards con­nected with Barbershop harmony. Thedoor first opened to these two men,Chorus Director George "Buck" Lewis,

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alKes; the Desert Knights Quartet-18performances; The Hum-Ding-AiresQuartet-13 performances; ChordPunchers Ql1artet-7 performances;Phoenix Ambassadors Quanet-ll per­formances; Desert Sons Quartet-4 per­formances; and The Cactus Chords Quar­tet-4 performances.

\Vle think this is an outstanding recordfor one chapter to have so many quartetsmaking so many appearances in their be­half. ~10re power to this great gang!

SCHMITT'S TEACH TEACHERSLee \\lilliams of our Oshkosh, \'(/jscon­

sin Chapter reports on the recent appear­ance by the Schmitt Brorhers (1951 In­ternational Champions) at the OshkoshState Teachers College:

An audience of about 400 futureteachers at Oshkosh Stare Teachers Col­lege walked Out of rhe Reeve MemorialUnion recently, wishing rhat all theirclasses were as informative and entertain­ing as rhe Schmitt Brorhers BarbershopClinic, which the}' had JUSt attended.

The Sclunitt Brothers used the fiveareas of Sociely judging to point out tothe students what makes Barbershoppingthe musical art form that it is. In a shortintroductory speech, tenor Joe Schmitttold rhe audience how the}', as future

JUST A RUMOREvidentally someone started a nasty

rumor that the "Lime Uncalled Fom"(Lima, Ohio) several times InternationalFinalists, had decided to disband theitquartet. In answer to an inquiry aboutthis, baritOne Mooney \,(/illis had this tosay:

"At 110 lime did we even chink of dis­banding the quanet but sincerel}' hope wecan continue doing che chings we havedone in the past. \'(/e have had a vcrycompetent tenor in rehearsal twO nightsa week for the past rhree months ... wewill be in rhere pitching for rhe privilegeof representing the J ohnn l' AppleseedDisrrict in Philadelphia ar rhe Imerna­rional in 1961. Don'r count us Out and letthe whole Sociel}' know (about rhis). \Y./ehave roo much fun to quil."

QUARTET CHAPTERFora long time rhe Phoenix (Saguaro),

Arizona Chapter has been noted for itsinterest jn quartet promotion. At theprescl1l time rhere are seven active par­ticipating quanets in this chapter andduring the months of January, Februaryand l\'(arch rhese quartelS made the fol­lowing number of public appearances:

The Devilaires Quanet-IS perform-

Bill \Xlhire, former lead of past Inter­national Finalist Quartet "The Hum­dingers" has joined a new quartet in ourEden-Hayward. California Chapter knownas the "Fnrte·Niners Quarter", ChapterBulletin Editor Jerry Thomley assures usthat (his ncw group will be one to reckonwith in future SOCiCl)' competition.

MORE LATERFrom October 10, 1959 to Februar)'

27, 1960 the "Four Cavaliers" (\'V'ichita,Kansas), 1959 International FinalistsInade some 17 appearances before thegeneral public. This is one quartet whichalways finds time in irs busy schedule tohelp new and old chapters alike in theirsearch for more enjoyable Barbershop­ping, On Decernbcr 5, for instance, thequartet flew to Liberal, Kansas to assist

)Central Swres District President ChefFox in kicking off a charter night cere­mony for the Ulysses, Kansas Chapter.

In their letter to the HARMONIZERthe boys concluded b}' saying "more later",and we believe it!

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at that rime) who is associated with theInternational Association of Laryn- (gecmmees.

Dick Donahue of Out Birmingham,Alabama Chapter picked up the smry andhas filled us in on the additional details:

''There is a bit more to this smry thanappears in the magazine. Harry Lawhonof Birmingham was the man mentionedin the HARMONIZER article. He is apast member of the Birmingham Chapterand was back m a couple of old timernights that we had a few years ago ...

I talked with Hare)1 about the Lar­}'ngecmmees Dinner and he was mostcomplimemaC)1 about the Town andCountry Four (who appeared at theirPittsburgh convention). Harry said thegreatest thrill of his life was when hedubbed-in for the bass of the quartet inone song with the bass standing behindhim and Harry doing a panmminc. Youcan imaginc the impact this performancehad on the audience. . "

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NEWS ABOUT QUARTETS- Broadway. Here are some of the otherand AI Schmitt, with the inauguration of interesting comments from AI's Icuer:Dr. Guiles as college prcsidcnr in 1959. "... \Vlc did our l,OOOrh pl'rformanceAlong with the new president came the this week on Broadwa)·. nor couming ouracceptance of new ideas. \X!hen he heard Philadelphia stint of 36 shows, nor ourthe proposition of George and AI he not three or fouf Actor's Fund Benefit Shows.ani)· accepted jt but also mentioned fhar This magic number has onl}' been passedhe was pleased because we were dll' firsr b)' 11 other musical shows so we canci\·ic group to come forth and offer {Q consider this quire an accompJishn1cnr. Ifpresent a program for the college. This we go anorher year, "Music :Man" willproved to him that our chap((~r believes have atrained a position in the mp fivethe college m be an integral part of the shows of all time, being surpassed onlycit}' of Oshkosh, and not a separate entic}' by 'Oklahoma', '$omh Pacific', 'Hells Aowned by the state. In doing this our Poppin" and 'My Fair Lady'chapter has created a stepping smne to be Ever),thing else has been progressinglIsed by the rest of the cit)1 for closer favorably and at the prescnt time we areco-operation with the college. working on an album of hymns. m be

"MUSIC MAN" .MEDALIST followed by another regular album forIn a recent Ictter fcom Al Shea. lead Columbia, both to be completcd this

of rhe 1950 International Champion summer...""Buffalo Bills" (currently appearing in MORE TO THE STORYthe Broadway hit Inusical ''The .Music In a recent issue of the HAR-?\·f;m") we learn that 'The Music Man" MONIZER there was a Story about ahas passed its 1.000th performancc on formcr Socict), member (name unknown

r-ln-n,Jfr 'II":c::T<W""'1.----r' '1" }

Tho Grapefruit Circuit, fishing, and Florida sunshine weretho ingredients of 0. recent Southern swing b}' the i\lid-StatesFour, 1949 International Champs. The boys spent onl}' A lew

hours angling but o.s this photo shows, the}' hit pal' dirt.Tenor Bob f\lack landed a 50 pound Amberjack while theothers accounted for three Barracuda and three Amberjack.Left to right are: l\1BCkj r\-larty i'\ICilC.Iro, lend; ForI'")'Haynes, bari; Paul Caspars (the quartet's host and Chica~o

#1 Chapter member) i Capt. lIChick" Chakarianj and ArtGracey, bass,

This is tho Host Room, n famous gathering spot in thei\lilwaukee, Wisconsin area, owned and opemted by theSchlitz. Brewery. Only the most exclusive groups are in­vited to hold meetings here and our Wauwatosa Chapter hasbeen accorded this privile~e on several occo.sions. Enjoyin~

the hospito.lit}, of lhe Host Room are the Question·Aires:ArtFagg, lea<r;Herb-Potthurst, tenor; Wnrrcn-replow, bari-;-­o.nd Steve Felzo, bass. B}' the wa}', the mugs are empty,fellas!

BUTCHERS PARTThe Crescent Cit)' Chatter, official pub­

lication of the Crescen t City Chapter(New Orleans, Louisiana) reports thatthe Butchers of Harmony have dissolved,Two members of the quartet already haveplaces in other quartets; one member isgoing into semi-retirement; the othcr isseeking three·quaners of a quartet inneed of a crow tenor or a slightly warpedlead. \'Vhatever rhe evelHual outcome) theButchers havc scrved their chapter honor­ably and well. Members of the quartetwere: tcnor, Keith Celveltman; lead,H(lrman Cohen; bari, Dave Gansar; andbass, Sol Heiman.

IN TUNE WITH

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ON THE MOVEOur Spencer. Iowa Chapter boasts of

a most active quanet in thc Four Nubbinswho travcled over 12,000 miles to make60 guest appearances in the rear 1959.They expect to double that total in 1960and at the present time it looks like ther'lImake that goal.

On tOp of all of this traveling they stillfind timc to attend every practice andperformance of the Spencer Chorus. "-

Here is one quartet who have foundOllt whilt Darbcrshopping is really abollt.Congratulations to [he Four Nubbins ona job well done.

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Kenosha, Wisconsin (June 1, 1960)"There Goes That SoOng Again", I can hear man}' of our

members sllying---or. nuher, singing-whenever Hafer talks aboutOUf next International Convention showing promise of being thebest yet, about the Headquarters staff being busier than everbefore, and abom the "next" meetings of the International Boardof Directors and International House of Delegates being destinedto be some of the mOst important in the Societr's historr.

\'<Icll, I'm saying it again-that history-making decisions (someof which will be r~ported elsewhere in this issue) will be forth­coming from the business meetings at the Dallas ConventionJune 22-25. As many of you have been hearing fcom IlHern~Hional

Officers and staff mcmbers in their visitations (Q our District'sand Chaptcrs, big plans are under consideration for upgradingour Socict}'-making it the finest singing organization in the worldand leHing the world know about it! The Societ{s InternationalBoard of Directors and the House of Delegates will consider atthe Dallas Convention, a broad program of musical and adminis­trative training through personal contact out in the field, underthe direction of a staff of trained (both paid and volunteer)field representatives.

A PLANThis program will involve: (a) training of men to conduct

administrative conferences, Barbershop Crafe sessions, chorus di­rector schools, quartet coaches schools, arrangers seminars (b)possible increasl-d communication with our members (throughissuance of The HARl...[ONIZER on a monthl}' basis) (c) en­couraging of chapters to enroll members more carcfull}' and toproperl}' introduce them to the organization and assimilate themin local activit}, (d) expanding of the Society's public relationsprogram (through press, radio and TV coverage, possible sched­uling of conct:ft tours b)' specially trained choruses and quarretS,slide films, moving pictures and man)' other avenues of promotionand strengthcning of the Societ}' which have hitherto been ignoredbecause of under-financing of the Jntcrnational organization).

1.fan}' of our members have asked questions from time to timeas to why we could not do some of the things which are being doneby mher organizations which have obtained great prominence. Thereason has simpl}' been lack of funds and trained personneL Ourpresent per capita dues would be adequare if we had a halfmillion or more members like Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions International,and similar organizations. However, we have never had more than26,901 members in the Societ~' ar any given time. In the absenceof marked solid growth through improved chapter operations whichwould signifcantly Cllt down on the ver~' sizeable turnover ofmembers, which has averaged as high as 27 per cent per year, and

THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1960

STATUSQUOTES

ROBERT G. HAFERthrough the concerted and painstaking organization or new cnapters(we presently have only some GSO chapters while literally thou­sands of communities which could well support a chapter are notrepresented b)' our Socict},), the onl}' alternative, if the Societ)' isto grow in stature and numbers, is to substant"iall}' increase revenuefrom member dues.

MEMBER REACfIONReactions observed in the above-mentioned contacts which In­

ternational Officers and headquarters staff members have hadwith thousands of our members during the past several months,indicate that the ver~' large majorit}' of our members would en­thusiastically support a morc realistic financing program if awell prepared plan for the immediate and long range future isdeveloped by the Socict}"s administrators. At the Hartford Con­vention last ]anuaC)', International Presidenc Clarence ]alving com­missioned the International Executive Committee, under the chair­manship of Incernational 2nd Vice President Lou Laurel of ElPaso, Texas, as a per capita ducs study project group. Lou in hisdual capacit}, as chairman of the per capita dues study projectand as chairman of the Society's Long Range Planning Committee,has prepared a detailed program for the future for review by theExecutive Committee at mectings scheduled for rhe week end ofJune 3 at Harmony Hall, following which it is expected that theplan combining the thinking of all members of the ExecutiveCommittee will be presented to the InternfHional House of Dele­gates and the International Board of Directors at the Dallas Con­vention for action.

for eleven years our SocieC)' has virtually been on a plateaumembershipwise, while population in Ihe United States andCanada has increased at a fantastic rate (25 per cenc rate of in­crease is predicted by economists, for the Unitcd States by 1975)and other organizations have grown proportionatel}'. To man}' ofus who have been close to the Societ)"s inner workings, this isdefinite proof that there is a limit to what can be expected of ourofficers and m~mbers in giving voluntaril}' of their time, eHort­and personal finances, to strengthen our chapters, help educateour members in how to more full}' enjo}' Barbershop harmon}'­and to extend the Societ)' through the chartering of strong newchapters in substantial numbers. After eleven rears of stud)' andexperiment, some of the Societ{s administrators arc convincedthat (tevclopment of a larger staff of professional personnel, fullyequipped with teaching and promotional aids, is needed if ourSociet)' is to become the greater force for good in North America,,....hich nearly eveq' Barbershopper seems to agree ir can be.

FAITH AND TEAMWORK REQUIREDAdoption ami fulfillment of such a program as has been

sketchily outlined in this articlc-and which will be fully explainedto our membership if adopted, will require faith in the organiza­tion-in its individual officers and members--<ourage and deter­mination to achieve the desired results, plus wholehearted co­opeCiltion on the part of evcc}'one who calls himself a Barber­shopper.

Personally, I firmly believe that thc very large majority of ourmembers have the intense desire to makc this Societ}' become whatit can be, and I believe that we have the grit ancl determinationto achieve thae goal. I ani}' wish that every member of the Societycould sit in on ehe business meetings of rhe Dallas Convention(which arc open to all who wish to attend) to observe the dedi­cated and conscientious manner in which this important decisionwill be weighed by your elected representatives.

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"Ask A Silly Questio/l flud You'll Get An. Answer

From. ,'Ie Based on. Erudition find Research n

By Professor StirUug IVilsoll

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This department of THE HAR~IONIZER has instituted a A: \Vle arc holding it out until we can find an apple growingQuestion and Answer Section, as a service to Barbershoppers. upside down to il1uStrlHC it.Our consultants acc .Morons, Inc. but many of these questions Q: O/lr btlriloneJj wife recent"l ,won fl1/ dward for selling tbewe answer out of our own head. Qucsdons regarding how to 1I10st poppies in om cOlJUl1Imily on. Poppy Day. I sent "OU aget your wife to like your quartet, the mixing of ma}'onnaisc, fOllr page story on. Ibis Client. n~by wasn't it publisbed?and rcecipes for poison ivy remedies acc barred. Here goes A: \'{then Mommy makes a big score we never mentionthe first batch of questions received: Poppy. That's why,

Q: W'by waw't my dllltghter's quartet· pictllre in. the lau issue Q: Since the futt/re of ollr Society depends on. tbe ,'ollth ofof the HARMONIZER? ollr cOllnlry, Oil" chapler recommends that J'O//. send free copies

A: That's a quartet? Our picture editor dropped his cigarette of each HARMONIZE1<. 10 ellery C"b Pack Den in America,on it and made the girls look like charredwomen. H'/hile ')'o/Ire a il send a copy 10 each Den. ll'fother so sbe willQ: Om qllartet sang at the local animal shelter alld presented hrl/Je something to do wbile the kids are singing Barbersbop(l cbeck for $5.00 to that "ll'orthy grollp. IY1hy didn1t ')'OU use the Harmon')'.photograpb of tIS pelling the puppies in ')'0"1' last issue? A: Tell your chapter to go jump in all the Dens in Amcrica.

A: \'{Ihy brag about your quarter going to thc dogs? \'\Ihar do Cubs know about music? \'\Iair till they arc full-grown

I Iwolves, then they can join the rest of us.Q: Should a quartet look at the ceiliug 01' the au(·ience 'Ul)ell

singing? Q: liVe want to complaiu. abollt one of YOI/,. adllC1'tisers. W'eA: At the audience, silly, unless they're plastered too. ordered uniforms from him became he Srtirl he couM gille

"quick sen'ice". lYle ordered the uniforms on ilfay 5 so weQ: tWby dia1z't J'O/l. print my let/er to the edilol' SIIggesting could hmJe them for 0111' sbow 011- May 7. tWe ellen offered tothat tbe Society furnisb free Medalist Albums and Stereo record pay tbe special deliller" cbarges. Tbey didn't gel here. liVe feelpla)'ers to eacb cbapter? \We jeel Ibis "/lIould give ellery cbapter tbe HARMONIZER sbould p(ty fol' this mess, W'hal are ')'011Sellel'dl good "I1igbts of progrrttJI.s and besides rIle been. P"t in going to do abolll it?charge of tbe record plrt)'er for my cbapter. \Wbat are ')'011 A: Have you arrested for wasting our time. That's ourgoing to do about it? uniform procedure.

A: Off the record, we think it would break a record for usto give a record to every chapter of record, but we are sending Q: The other three members of m)' qllar/et aluM)'S sing sharp?

lWhat does it mean?you some oil for your player.A: It means you are singing flat.

Q: 0111' tenor mores so lomt 'when we stop rtt hotels that ·wecrUlt sleep. W1e had to stop set/ing bis bed on fire wben the Q: A tomltdo intermpted ol/r chapter show. Shouht we gh1emanagement objecled. W'bat to do? the audience tbeir 11lOne')' back?

t----~A:-YOl1 should know-you-c-an~t fire-a-tenor;-they're-too-hard--.,.,.-A:_:t-lo. Icmighchave_b_een~vorse._They_migltcha\~e_had~to _to get. In Ireland they use the old method of tying a goat's listen to the whole show. \'<'e've heard your chorus.head around his neck and putting an open bottle of wasps Q: 0111' bass alwa)'s eals onions for dinner. This mllkes itbetween his feet. It never fails to stop snoring. tOllgb fol' tbe otber three guys. If/hat can 'we do? He bruisesQ: This ')Iear we produced 0111' first chapter sbow in ten years. easily.Wbete '/lias tbe pllblicity ill tbe HA/(t1!ONIZIJR? A: Rehearse before dinner.

A: \X!hy be hasty? Ten years is nothing. Some quartets hold Q: If we fllmisb ')'0/1 with II promotional fl')'er for ollr c!J(tptertheir final chords longer than that. Seems so, anyway. show, will ')'Olt tip it into tbe HARilrONIZER going to tbe fOil'Q: My wife gets tbe April Lulie's Home jOlll"lJal in the month ~:;tpters near ollr town? Tbis /flon', cost yo//. (m')' mone)', ·willof Matc/;. Wby do I get 1I/.y ,Kly H/IRMONIZER ill May?

A: If you don't soon pay Yollc dues yOll won't get the .May A: Send the flyers. \'V'e'll tip them into something, a wasteissue till December. basket. It won't COSt a cent because we ain't gonna do it.

Q: 1I'/ill ·wall-Io-wall carpet dertden tbe sO/(Jul of 0111' ql/rtrtet Q: One of 0111' membel's 110UJ OIJel'SelU iu tbe Arm.)' still btls biscborNs /mifor-In witb bim.. 1I'/e know be reads tbe HAR­siJl-gil1g? MONIZER so '/IIi/i. "Olt please tell him to selld it b'ICk tigbt (

A: Not completely, but it will help. \'\Ie can't have every- Itwa)'. He already bas one iswed by tbe Government,thing. A: You tell him. I happen to know your draft notice wentQ: lWbat bappened tn my wife'S receipe for apple upside-down in the mails today. Besides yOll didn't tell us what Army hecake I sel1t "Oti? is in. Next question.

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by CLARENCE JALVINGINTERNATiONAL PRESIDENT

T he past year has been one of the most interesting andrewarding ones in my life. Meeting and visiting with

thousands of Barbershoppcrs throughout the length and bredthof the United States and Canada has been educational to saythe least and has also caused an awareness of the widely divergentopinions held by our membership as (Q the aims and purposesof our Society, and also as regards our organizational set-up.

Needless to say, despite these varying opinions, I have beenthoroughly impressed with the sincerity and the spirit of dedi­cation exhibited by so many of our members who have givenso unselfishly of their energy, enthusiasm) ability, often atconsiderable personal expense, to prOlnote the interests ofSPEBSQSA. The thousands of houts of work expended by OutInternational officers, board members, district officers andboards, area counselors, judges, arrangers, chorus directors,chapter officers and individual members, quartets and choruses,are indicative of the great love which is held by a majority ofour membership for the Societ)· and what it is trying to do.

But still, we cannot ignore the problems that face us, Thereis no denying the fact that we have not begun to realize ourpotential as far as membership is concerned, How to realize agreater percentage of that potential is something to which agreat deal of thought has been given on the part of many men.\Y./e have been on a plateau for ten years. Many new chaptershave been organized but many others have fallen by the way·side. Thousands of new members have joined but other tim·sands have dropped Out. A few days ago our good friend, BillHall, speaking about quartet quQtns, sent some information tothe members of the International Executive Committee andBoard, the International C & J Committee and to DistrictPresidents. Included was a chart, thnnks to the courtesy of JoeGriffith Advertising Agency, showing break·down of populntionfigures for our districts nnd membership per 10,000 population.I am sure our entire membership will be interested in thesefigures so here they nrc. The 1959 estimated population figuresare the stnndards used by Advertising, Marketing and SellingOrganizations.

D1STHICT GROSS MEMBEIlSlllp MEMBERS PEn

l'OPULA7'ION 3·1·60 10M POP.

Land O'Lakes 9,761M 1,715 1.76Illinois 9,942M 1,562 1.57Michignn 7,983M 1,210 1.52Sunshine 4,300M 619 1.44Senecn Land 5,293M 746 1.41

\..Northenstern 13,505M 1,895 1.40Ontario 5,405M 712 1.32Johnny Appleseed 14,908M 1,876 1.26Far \Y./estern 17,732M 1,938 1.10Indiana-Kentucky 7,695M 778 1.01

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1vfid·Atlantic 34,598M 3,188 .92Central States 13,525M 1,229 .91Evergreen 8,739M 759 .87Southwestern 15,742M 1,133 .72Dixie 21,689M 666 .31

The 1960 census may cause a modification of these figures butit docs bear alit the fact that we have merely scratched thesurface as far as potential membership is concerned.

As this is written, the Dallas Convention is still ahead of us.The agenda is crowded but I am sure the matter of re·districtingwill again be discussed. The inescapable fact remains that, as thechart shows, the smaller, well integrated districts realize a greaterpercentage of the potential, due, I believe, to the fact that theadministrative officers can do n more effective job. Again, thetendency of some district officers is to jealously guard theboundaries of the existing districts while Others would welcomen re·districting program, But all of us, I am sure, are interestedenough in the progress and growth of our Society, externallyas well as internally, to give the matter objective thought andto submerge our personal feelings, if necessary, for the goodof the whole Sodet)'.

Although terms of office of International officers do notexpire until December 31st this year I wish to extend m)'thanks to all committee chairmen and members for a job welldone during the past year. Also my thanks to all those respon·sible for making my visits to chapters, district meetings nndInternational meetings so pleasant. The wonderful hospitalityshown will live in my memory always.

"Keep America Singing"

REMINDERS TO NEW OFFICERS1. Chapter officers are reminded that all dates for publicperformances by the chapter must be cleared through theDistrict Secretary.

2. A license is now required to perform ASCAP songs(CAPAC in most Canadian provinces). Complete detailsof this ruling nppeared in the September 1958 issue ofthe HARMONIZER (copies available from InternationalHendqunrters on request). It is of the utmost importancethat you understand and abide by this ruling for yourChapter's protection.

3. Officers whose terms will begin January I, 1961should be using this interim period to thoroughly acqunintthemselves with the responsibilities of the office they willsoon occupy.

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THESE MEN ARE BUILDING OUR SOCIETYTIlEY ALL HAYE BROUGHT NEW MEMBERS INTO OUR SOCIETY RECENTLY

IS YOUR NAME INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF

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~~MEN OF NOTE"(As RcpOI'lcd to International Hcndqlllll'lcl'S)

(1'IJis list cloes lIot include t/rose whose Ilames wel'e published in previous issues)

Continued on page 31

Marvin PadgettBen RadcliffeDon R. Rasley] im StammermanTom ThompsonHarold \'X'ibleSid \'{Iilsoll

Fred BurdK. E. EllisClarence A. FeistHerman GuentherHarold C. Murphy

C. H. MacKay, M.D.Ken McGonigalColin MenziesWalt MontgomeryAl MorrisonDave McCartneyGeorge NonyRobert OertelCarl PeaceJack PipeClint PhoreT. C. RichardsonAI RowenSpencer 1. SaffordA. Milt SevoldStew StcwartGeor,ge StinsonMelvin R. StoneCharles StruckDen TaulArthur VallergaRichard \'X'illiamsKen \'{Ioodbury

AI KanetaRon KletkcDave MorganR. S. MurchyDave NelsonTom PakenhamDunbar PinckneyRay ProvoTerry ShannonBen ShepherdDon SoarBob SteadLynn Underwood1. J. \'{IahlstromRalph \'X'arnerWalt \'{IestonHerman \'\fetzelJohn Wood1. \'{I. \'X'right

FAR WESTERN

Colin AinslieW'alley ArgenbrightRussell AustinLeo BartonKeith BrownC. \XI. Calvcr(Cliff ColvinBarq· FairbridgcBill FlaniganDave GlennJim GrantHerb GuscottBill HustonErv IdeEd Jeffers

BartheH BakkumRay BeesonRoland BodeCharles A. CatlinPaul CracrohBart FisherN. B. FoutchKen GablerGlen GrahamLeonard HagenCurtis G. Hookway, Jr.Ed JohnsonEarl KerkerErwin MantoothR. A. i\IartinsenA. I. McClardJames R. MilesHarold i\o[illerC. J. i\·(jJton, Jr.Art NesheitnEstel NorthwayCarlos G. PenceI.ester ShorgrenHarold Taylor\'<'eldon Tracey

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JOHNNY APPLESEED

Ralph AldrichHarry BartOJames BemisKeith R. BloomJack BrownLewis E. Drown\'Villiam ]. CallaghanLloyd R. Cobb\'Vol. CollisterRoben CraftRamon DeverFrank DuganSamuel T. Earls

L. Austin Charles ElkelRoger Aylesworth Charles FetzerJay Barnings ILLlN01S \'(fm. T. FleesonDon Bauman L. E. Fosterl\lolHc Beach Eugene Anthony James E. George

k Neil Chandler Norman GeorgeRo}' Bee'Fred H. Bock Dick Diesterheft Edward H. GrossRichard C. Booth Bill Downs Tom. Gutherie

Gro~Booth Brure~tlle ~rnEn~lom ~ulHackettChester Comeaux Arthur Bowman Edward H. Frankel Donald C. HallockDana Griffin Jack Frink Robert E. HogueRaymond C. Hamrick Edmund Boynton Robert Hedmark \'X'illiam Hortonw, L H I 'II A, J. Buckson d I fw. . emp \I Howar Kerc len aut Frank HowardH PHd J Glenn F. Bywater d. . en erson, r. Richard Cowan Arthur]. Kwernelan Paul LangleyCharles B. Nervine Truman Davis \'ifilliam Lister Gene LepkeErnie Plude :l. AI Loebach Joseph C. LoveCharles Ryles Terry Die, rich Andrew Lohn Robert M. MaherLewis .E. Seaton George Dohn G - '[- ---- - .. - - ',--------to"'ell--r.c~rsol-e---------' eorgC-..l'· anz. Ed ~:farshall-__,__------Steve Solomon III J..;UC f" J h '[Gordon Fervog 0 n 1\ ason Charles P. McGinty]chnnie C. White \Xlilliam G. Fritz Arthur l\felrzer George A. 1\IcKlcveen

Richard Moravec James Moore\'X'illiam E. Gallagher I I IRa pINe son Harry H. NickolC. ]. GI}'sson, Jr. Don Peddycord \Xlilliam OurslerHank Grob Roy A. Prince Norman PierceBerle Haggblade d. Harol Ray John F. Platz.John Hagopian dRaben Hanf Vern Salla e George ReeveHubert Hickman Richard Seelye Kenneth Rook

Clarence A. Tinncs Gene SchneiderBert HockingDave Holton James \'<'eides Robert J. Scott

Fritz \'X'endhach T. O. SmithEd HoughlOnMel Johnson Care~' E. SwanRay Jones Eugene H. ThomasSam Jones Joseph H. Thorn, Sr.Joe Keith Oe( \'\falkey, Jr.Bert Kelley Robert H. \VilliamsTom Kerr INDIANA.KENTUCKY \'(/01. \'\f. \'<'oOOro\\'George Kiser \X!alter \'\frightErnest La PointeDon LeamonLee LiebersonPall I i\facFatridgeD,mie1 Mack

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By Past InternaJlOnal Vice Preside1Jt JEAN BOAI?DMAN, Editor, Harmony Heritage Songs

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Just a year ago I wrote for this column a very brief sketchabout Harry Von Tilzer and followed it with a list of all rhesongs composed by him which had been copyrighted during1902 and which had come into the public domain on January1, 1959. I said that Von Tilzer was the "greatest composer ofsongs suitable for close harmony singing who ever pllt a notcon paper," and no onc has challenged the statement. So muchinterest was shown in the list of songs that I have decided toexpand the record with the songs of Harry Von Tilzer that werefiled for copyrighr in 1901 and in 1903.

VON TILZER 1901The Good Old D(("s Are Gone; lWin 01' LOle; In the Shen­

audoah Valley; Only a Dream of the p(ut; Sweet jennie DIt1IJl;Why Did 1'011 Break M)' Heart? Take 1'0111' Thillgs Ollt of M)'1'fIIllk; My Sapphire S"e; Ve1lll1 J YOII're the Sweetelt Girl IBIleI' Knew; Down W'here the Callan Blossoms Grou!,' Oh,i\1alinda; First Comes 1"0111' Duty to the Flag; Birdie, I'd Like10 Buy A Gilded Cage for YOII; Are YON (( Buf/(tlo? W' hat'l theUse of Keeping d Cow; W'henlhe Band Beginl to PldY,' MammdNmJlber 1'wo; iVI)' Lady Hottentot; My lflhip-poor-will; IW'(wts to be a Ledding Lad,,; Sllsie; W'here W'((J Males W'henthe Light Wellt Ollt? What Do 1'011 Thillk of That? WhereAre Yo/(. Going Prett" iHaiti? Can Yo/(. Blame Me For LOllingThdt "'(((1/? Flir/dtiol1,' De Ddgo, de Org' and de ll'follk; 111 theHe(t/'t of the iHighty Deep; Oh, W'hdt d LOIJeh' Dream,

VON TILZER 1902See list of 39 songs in the HARMONIZER of July, 1959,

page 22.

VON TILZER 1903Ephasafa Dill; The Girl 1'011 Left Behilld; 1'01111 H,we to

Redd the Al1swer in tbe Sh11'1; Down H'/here tbe Swanee RilJeI'FlolI's; Keep Off the Grass; M)' Little COile)' Isle; Whell Myjo/mnie Boy Goes Marching By; Isu't it La lIe!,' to Be on tbeStage? Good B)'e Eliza Jalle; Trixie; What a Bealltiflll IVorldThis lWollld Be; Ala/my's Lillie Alabama La/Ie; My Dixie LOll;My Lillie Red Camation; Oh, jenny jO/JlJ10n; W'hen Ihe Le(weJBegin 10 Fdlt; Under the Al1bemer Bmh; W'hoJe Little Deal'Little Girlie is Oo?

And the following songs from the musical comedy "TheFisher Maiden": Denea/I; the Palm-J of Pdl'adiJe; Coo-ee, Coo-eelA Dallghter of the Mooll a/ll. I; The Highl/)' Importallt FI)'; I'llDl'edm of 1"011- if Yo/t'll Dream of IlIe; I'm a Fishel' iHaiden;J'.m in LOlle If/ilh the Bealltif"l Bllgl; Let Ihe Band PlayaPlealing 1'1I11e; iHaydee; Oh, Mm'jory; A S(lit on the Tail of aIf/hale; 1r"hen YOII Go to London Town, Gay Pflree or Dixie­Itmd; DOllJn on the 'South Sea ble.

THE HARMONIZIIR-JULY, 1960

VON TILZER IN HAIti\10NY HERITAGE.Many of the Harry Von Tilzer songs are in preparation or

under consideration for publication in the Harmony Heritageseries and the following have been published: My Old NewHampshire Home (HH 7); A Bird in a Gilded Cage (HH23); Susie (HH 24); Down Where the Carton BlossomsGrow (HH 28); Down on the Farm (HH 29); and IWonder if She's Waiting (HH 37).

KNOW YOUR COMPOSERSDuring the many years I have been delving for old songs I

have found the surest guides to buried treasure to be the namesof composers. It stands to reason that if Harry Von Tilzer couldcompose songs such as A Bird in a Gilded Cage, Down OJI theFfllW/'j I W'ant a Girl, W'ait 'Till tbe SlIJI SbineJ Nellie, andLflSt Nigbt W'aJ Ibe E1/{l of Ihe W'orld, he must have writtenmany others as good or almost as good that have been forgotten,And, as we now know, he did-scores of them.

Harry Von Tilzer was the greatest, but if I had to pick thenext greatest composer of songs suitable for close harmony Ithink it would have to be Theodore l\{orse. As a talented pianisthe toured the vaudeville circuits as "The Ragtime King", and asa composer of songs he was gifted, versatile, and prolific, Hisbeautiful Deal' Old Girl is slated for publication in HarmonyHeritage before the end of the year, and his beautiful W'bereIbe SOlllberH R.oses Grow is a must for publication when itcomes into the public domain next year. You have all heardDown. in. jllngle TOUJ1I j Atm/ie SkilJner'J Chicken Dil/ner, andlr'hen Uncle joe Pla)'s a Rag on His Old Banjo, but there aredozens of fine sentimental and rhythm songs by "Morse thatmost of you probably have never heard. Soon you may behearing some of them,

SONGS FOR SALEA FLOWER FROM THE FIELDS OF ALABAMA. HH 40.

with words and music by Dan J. Sullivan as originally publishedin 190J, is now available for purchase from International Head­quarters. Here is a good example of what I have been talkingabout. Eveq·one knows You're as \X'elcome as the Flowersin May (HH 26) which was authored and composed by Sul­livan, but who today remembers his beautiful Alabama song?It's likely yOll will like ir.

All of the songs identified by HH numbers in this columnmay be plIrrhased from SPEBSQSA, 6315 Third Avenue,Kenosha, \Visconsin, at ten cents a copy in any combination onminimum orders of one dollar, For the complete catalog of Har­mony Heritage Songs previously released please refer to theback cover of this issue.

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The Story ofBarbershop HarmonyWeek in 1960

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liberty."

-Owen C. CashApl'il, 1938

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Virginia Governor J. Lindso.)' Almond, Jr. enjo)'s some close harmony during signingof uHarmon}' Week" Proclamation. Vocalizing for the Governor arc, I. to ,.,: Ed Poole,AJex~ndriA, Va. PR Officer who arranged event; Dee Paris, Pres. of PROBE and Mid.Atlantic District vice·president i State Senator Chnrles J. Fenwich; Robert Ranson,Pres. of Richmond, Va. Chapter; and Joe Craig, Pres. of Alexandria, Va. Chapter. ArenCounselor William Drumheller was busily tnkinl{ photos himself when this picture WAS

snapped. A total of seven governors proclaimed "Harmon)' Week" in the U. S.

L ike technicians with a test cube of unproved medication, our Society undertook an experi­ment which has been labeled "Highly Successful". Under the guidance of the International

Public Relations Committee we launched our first full scale "Barbershop Harmony Week",April 9-16, 1960. Results? Tremendous!

From eveq' corner of the Societr came evidence of enthusiastic participation in this "\Veek"of rededication 10 the principles 0 Darbershopping established by our (ounder, Owen C. Cash.

Unfortunately we can not list the activities o( every chapter that participated in making April9-16 such a success for SPEBSQSA.

\Ve know that 77 chapters held spe<ial rededication programs (or their members; SevenState Governors proclaimed "Barbershop Harmony \'(Ieek" (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,Kentucky, Marlyand and Virginia); l\fayors in 22 cities followed suit in issuing proclamations;Special public appearances were made b}' 10 chapters; and 27 chapters staged radio and TV ap­pearances during "Harmony Week".

Let's take a look across the Society and see how various chapters celebrated the founding ofS.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.WAllREN, OHIO ... saw local Barbershoppers observing "Harmony \"Veek" by appearingpublicaHy on the Packard Band program. Excellent news coverage was obtained by the chapterand Mayor \'(faIrer Pesrrak issued an oHicial proclamation honoring the \"Varren Chapter onthis occasion. Many newspaper advenisements carried a large box nmice which read; April 9ththru April 16th "NATIONAL BARBERSHOP HARMONY \'(IEEK", Keep America SingingIn GO, Put A Song On Your Lips and More Harmony In Your Life." A scrap book o( all"Harmony \'(Ieek" activities was scm to Imernational by Warren member ]. Groat.DUNDALK, MARYLAND ... made arrangements ",lith Governor Tawes of Maryland toissue a state-wide proclamation for our "\'(Ieek". At the signing ceremonies newspaper photogs

--flashed the event while TV cameras recorded rne-procedures_on video tape. A_co"'py of this filmis on file at International.PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA ... staged the most impressive inter-chapter mectinE-:of all when they hosted the St. Catharine's Chapter (Omario, Canada), 60 members strong.A chartered Trans-Canada Airliner brought the visiting group to the Steel City. Star \'Q'eekly, aToronto Sunday magazine supplement carried an excellent pictorial review of the flight and"Harmony \'(Ieek" meeting.WINONA, MINNESOTA .. celebrated Founders Day (April Il) b}' holding a handicapQuartet Comest. Attendance and fun were unmatched by any previous meeting, reports the chapter.BUCKEYE (Columbus), OHIO .. staged a Barbershop Harmony Day affair and invitedchapters from Newark, Lancaster, Mt. Vernon, Zanesville and Marion to attend. Also on handwere prospective members from Chillicothe, Ohio.VANCOUVER. BRITISH COLU~lIUA ... residents were treated to a 15·minme radiobroadcast honoring our Society. The program was staged by members of our Vancouver Chapter.GLENDALE-BURBANK, CALIFORNIA. . found "Harmony \'(Ieek" an excellent op­portunity to interest prospective members in SPEBSQSA. A special show depicting the history ofthe Socjet~' and filled with ringing se\'emh chords proved highly successful for our west coastbrothers.1.001, NEW JERSEY ... shoppers were entenained on six occasions during "Harmony \'qeek"(b}' members of Lodi's HomelOwn Chorus. These shows for the public were staged at Bergen Mall,\New Jersey's largest shopping center.WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO ... members were honored by the Mayor and City Council withan appropriate proclamation; lornl newspaper editorial; photographic coverage; Barbershop re­cordings over radio station CKOK and commentary by CJBC radio (Toronto); and a colorfulposter in Young's Record Bar.

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Bucke}'6 Chapter (Columbus, Ohio) entertained six chapters on"Rarbershop Harmon}' Night". The finest quartets in the area sere­naded j\'la}'or H. Ralston Westlake of Columbus who attended themeeting to offidnll}' proclnim uHnrmon}' Week" in that Ohio com.munit},. Pictured abo\'e nrc members of the "Buckeye Four.Get.l\'le-Notes". Left to right nre: Cline Clnq', bass; George Core, bari;Rob Durst, tenor i nnd Ron l\'lorrison, lead. Over 200 persons signedthe guest register for this speeinl affair.

NEW ORLEANS (Cce",nt C;"'), LOUISIANA . , . held •Collcge Campus Barbershop Contcst to celcbrate National BarbershopHarmony \Veek. "Encouragemcnt" was the motto of our Cresccnt Cit},Chapter as they spread thc SCOfy of Harmon}' to hundreds of youngmen at Tulanc Univcrsity.BOSTON, l\'IASSACHUSETTS , .. saw and heard fine BarbershopHarmony On \'(IHDH-'rV for 30-minutcs on the April 7 edition of"Dateline Boston". This is onc of the most popular and informativeprograms in thc Ncw England area, The script used on the show wasextremely wcll writtcn thanks to dtc efforts of Leonard R. Girard sonof Jerry Girard of our Boston Chapter.KENOSHA, WISCONSIN ... was fortunate to have many cityfathers at their special "Harmony \'(Ieek" meeting. During rhe wceka 30-minutc radio program featuring Barbershop Harmony was heardon WLiP and thc Kenosha Evening News was equally gcnerous withpublicity (or thc chapter and the Socicty.MASON CITY, IOWA ... was Ihe site of a special presentation toInternational by Central Srates District President Chet Fox. A framedproclamation from Governor George Docking of Kansas, with photosof the signing cercmonies was presented to the Society at the eSDRegional Preliminary Contests at Mason City.WINDSOR, ONTARIO ... renamed QueHene Avenue "HarmonyLane" for our celebration. Newspapers and radio stalions catricd Ihestory of SPEBSQSA to folks in the \'(findsor-Dctroit area. Mayor Patrickissued an official proclamation and downtown stores carried specialdisplays honoring our \'(Ijndsor Chapter.KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE ... made large reproductions of Ihe"Harmony Week" Proclamation issued by the Mayor of Knoxville.These were displayed throughout the cil)' so that all citizens wouldbecome funher acquainted with our Socicty and the Knoxvillc Chapter.SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA ... held a special rcdedicationmeeting which brought together 58 members and 33 guests. This mcct­ing scrved as a "kick off" membership drive to make San Gabriel a"Centur}'" chaptcr.GREATER LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS ... sang "Th, OldSongs", "Down Our \'(Iay" and "Hone)'" to entice Governor Faubusinto proclaiming "Barbershop Harmon)' \'(Ieek". Mosr of the ArkansasState House employecs wcre on hand to hear (he harmony presentationwhile TV Channel Il covered (he e\'ent for their viewers. Thc Sundayedition of the Arkansas Gazette followed lip (he occasion with finecoverage in thc Little Rock area.

That's a brief review of how some of our chaptcrs grasl>cd thiswonderful opportunit), to sell thcmsclves and the musical importanccof Barbershop Harmon}' to millions of persons in North America.

It was a job wcll dOlle by man)' and a proving ground for furtherdevelopmenc of our publicity potencial. The ycar 1961 will see in·creased cffores made [0 bring the stoq' of SPEBSQSA to still moremillions of men.

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IIn Lodi, New Jerse}' our chapter arranged for six public np­

pearances at the Bergen Malt, New Jerse}"s largest shopping centerin Paramus, N. J. At lenst 90 per cent of the chnpter chorus mem­bers turned out for every performnnce. The Lodi "HometownChorus" is under the direction of 0011 Clause.

St. Catharines', Ontario Bnrbershoppers arrive in Pittsburgh, Pa.aboard chartered plane to celebrate "Internationnl" Harmony Week.Some 250 enthusiastic men greeted the Cnnadians ot the Penn·Sheraton Hotel following n police escorted motorcade from theairport.

Go\'ernor George Docking, of Kansas, a Barbershop enthusiast,signs his "Harmon}' Week" proclamation in the presence of theEnchords of Topeka, Central States District President, Chet Foxand Howard Johnstone, President of Topeka Chapter and CSOArea Counselor. Members of Ihe quartet nre I. 10 r.: Jny Kroecker,bari; Bill Adams, lead; Barr)' Beeson, tenor; nnd Dr. Phil K"Iowl­nnd, bass.

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COStS involved in handling orders of less than $ L.OO wouldbe a cosrl)' method of doing business. The time and labor in­volved in filling a small order is just as great as time spent onthe $L.OO or Inore order. In the long nm ever}' member wouldsuffer since Society funds would have to be lIsed to pay the extracost of doing business in this manner.

"'Names of persons submitting questions are withheld toavoid possible embarrassment. Submit your questions to: \'(/l1at'sThe Pireh? '70 Editor, The HARMONIZER, 6315 ThirdAvenue, Kenosha, \Visconsin.

WHAT DOES OUR CHAPTER HAVE TO DO TO GETMENTIONED IN THE HARMONIZER?

It should be understood that your chapter is cOInpeting withhundreds of other chapters for space in each issue of the HAR­MONIZER. Stories and items that are prepared neatly (typed)and written in brief, concise language stand out from the rest.Then a good photograph can help )'our chances for coverage.Finall)' it is decided which matcrial will be of greatest interestto most HARMONIZER readers. For instance, the story of}'our tacHes Night-m-eeting or simila-r activity would nor be of-­general interest unless some unusual incident occmed ro makethis meeting a "stand our". And, of course, the more matcrialyour chapter sllbmhs the better the chances become to see yourname in print.

WHY HASN'T THE SOCIETY BEEN SUCCESSFUL INSPONSORING A NETWORK TELEVISION SHOW?

There arc twO primae}' reasons~First, we arc amateur taleneattempting to secure air time which is being used by profes­sional talene. Performers unions argue that we atc deprivingtheir members of gainful employment since we are not recog­nized as a charhable, educational or cultural group by theseorganizations. Secondl)', we havc not been recognized musicallyto the point wherc we can excite the interest of potentialsponsors.

BEING A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CAN OURCHAPTER BUILD A FINANCIAL RESERVE FUND TOBUILD OUR OWN MEETING HALL OR SIMILARPROJECTS?

"Not-for-profit" means that proceeds do not accure to an}'individual, group of individuals, etc., for their personal profit.So, as long as chapter funds are llsed for chapter operations thereis no reason you can not build a financial reserve fund for [\lC

purposes mentioned in the above question. \'{then in doubtabout major financial dealings it is wise to consult InternationalHeadquarters since legal advice is available to you on quesrionsof this nature,

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Six members of a special tramlng detachment from England'sRAF were "members" of our \'<'ichita Falls, Texas Chapler durin~

their three month tour of dut), at SAFn. \'(IheR they departedfor England, Ihey prescmed secretary Charles \Xlooster (left)with an artistic "plaque", fashioned by Peter Hobson (secondfrom left). It commends eloquently the kindness and fellow­ship extended them throughout their period of training by\'(Iichim Falls Barbershoppers. rront row, I. to (., are \'V'oostcr.Hobson, Tac 'Alcock, Joe Murphy, Tommy Tomlinson, PatDenny, Dennis Parsons and Mack Harris; second row, CecilScou, Bruce Steward, Drady l\'falone, Herb Dooley, Dill Stephens,Ro)' Davis, Dick StaalS and Otto Kitterman.

After Mayor Burns of Dinghammn, New York proclaimed"Harmony \'(Ieek" the gentlemen above pulled out all stOps mproduce the finest Barbershop Concert in the 14 )'ear historyof the Dinghammn-Johnson Cit), Chapter. Downtown store deco­rations, a sound car; float, surrey and chapter members dressedin ga)'·ninel)' st)'le all were bus)' promoting the show. Some400 radio announcements and rwo TV appearances sold hundredsof show tickets. The quarter of "producers" shown above arc;I. ro r.; John Pepcrnik, bari and stage manager; Mike Kutch,bass and show chairman; Charlie Prentice, lead and programchairman; and Bud Maddy, tenor and Chapter President.

Our new Fan Vancouver, \XlashingtonChapter recently staged its charter nightprogram with 126 members and guestson hanel This enthusiastic group wassponsored by the Longview and !vItoHood, W'ashington Chapters.

Auending the affair were EvergreenDistrict President ]. H. "Bud" Leabo;Vice·Presidem Don Robinson; AreaCounselor Ted Nelson; Longview ChapterPresident Tommy Thompson; Mr. HoodPrcsidem \'(tayne Bredleau; and PortlandVicc-Presidem Larry Scheel.

It was reall)' quite an evening for all inattendance who enjoyed dancing follow­ing the formal program. :Many chaptersI:onrcmplating chancr night ceremonies{vould be imerested in the detailed pro­gram schedule of the Fan VancouverChapter. Those interested should write:James S. Poage, Secretary, 2414 NE 58Street, Vancouver, \'(tashington.

TilE HARMONIZI3R-jULY, 1960

GOOD COMPANYEvery chapter would like to be recog·

nized as one of the olltstanding musicalgroups to appear in their community eachyear. This certainl}' has become a realityfor our .Minneapolis, Minnesota Chapteras evidenced by their inclusion in rhe1959-1960 n'finnesota Univcrsity ArtisrCourse. In addition to our Minneapolischorus and quarters here arc some of themher cntertainers who appeared on thisspecial university musical series;

Ccsa re Valleni ('Metropolitan Operal}rric tenor)

Chicago Opera Balle,Minneapolis Symphon)' and Ihe Uni-

versit}' ChorusThe Weavers (folk singers)Moscow Srate Symphony OrchestraA Bach Aria Group (included Eileen

Farrell, Jan Peerce and eight prominentartists)

Nathan Milstein (violin virtuoso)BostOn Opera CompanyRudolph Serkin (Master of rhe key­

board)How is that for good billing?

HARMONY WEEK FUNThe first annual celebration of Inter­

national Barbershop Harmony \'(teek,which rook place April 9-16, 1960, wasan outstanding sllccess. So many chaptersreported their special celebrarion activitiesto The Harmonizer, rhat ir was necessary[Q run a special feature on rhis participa·tion in this issue of Ihe magazine. Un·fonunarel}', credit cannot be given [Q

every chapter which did an outstandingjob of publicizing our Society while rc­dedicaring their members to the purposesof SPEBSQSA.

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CHAPTER ACTIVITIES-Contimlfd from page 17

\Y/e hope that all of )'Oll will read thestory of our first International BarbershopHarmon}' \'{leek and start planning rightaway for your celebration in 1961.

ANOTHER CELEBRATIONOn ~'Iemorial Day there was a specia~

Gay Nineties celebration at the double­header baseball game between the KansasCity Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, atthe Kansas City .Municipal Stadium.

To add that special air of nostalgia tothe event, Barbershoppers throughout theentire Mid-\\fesr were invited as guestsof The Athletics to sit as a group through­out both ball games. It is reponed thatbetween 150 and 200 Barbershopperswere in attendance for this specialprogram. The game was both televisedand broadcast by network radio.

Arrangements for this special presenta­tion by members of our Society was ar­ranged by \X!alter \X!, Lammers, Directorof Advertising and Sales promotion forthe Skelly Oil Company of Kansas City.

FIRST TO BOOK PASSAGE ... Eagle-eyed, public relations-mindedCharlie ~'lyer, SAn Francisco Chapter's Vice President and recent member ofBerkeley's ltCllliforninns" took a shine to a brief nnnouncement in the metro·politan papers recent I}' and made it glow for SPEBSQSA. Pointing up our Dallasconvention site, he immedintely contacted his twin brother, CArl and together,wilh gentle persuasion, cOllvinccd the American Airlines public relations staffthey should make light of this fact by highlighting Brothers Myers who wanted tobe the very first, not only on the west coast, but across the entire nation, tobook passage Aboard Amenican's new non· stop flights from San Francisco toDallns, Texas. Above, ChArlie (left) and Carl (right) receive their flight ticketsfrom American agents Jo Caldwell and Carolyn Pendel.

A NEW CADETThe Harmonizer has received word that

Raben Lee Johnson, son of Dundalkl\'faryland's Chorus Director Bob Johnson,has been accepted as a cadet at \X!estPoint.

Young Robert's only request of his clad,if he should be selected for \X'est Point,was to be given the opportunity to at­tend our Dallas Convention and Contests.Needless to say, he attended.

Congratulations to the proud parentsand to Cadet Robert lee Johnson.

SUPER SALESMANDr. John Schoen, President of our

Land O'lakes District, writes us asfollows:

"JUSt a note about Area Counselor CarlV. Larson of our lshpeming, MichiganChapter. 1 don't believe any man in theSociety has ever equaled his record, setfor the Ishpeming Chapter's April 23parade, of selling 458 tickets pillS$1,576.00 in program advertising "

\X!e're wondering if anyone in the So­ciety would like to challenge Carl's claimto the super salesman title?

STILL ANOTHERQUESTION MARK

This must be a record also! Mr. & Mrs.Gerald Larkins recently attended theirfourteenth consecutive Dearborn, Michi·

gan Chapter Show. However, the unusualthing about this fourceenrh consecutive at­tendance was that they motored from and(back [Q California (some 5,150 miles), [Q

do so.Gerald still retains his membership in

the Dearborn Chapter even dlOugh hemoved to North Hollywood, Californialast fall to enter business.

ANOTHER CLAIMDaniel D'Agostino, Secretary of the

l\'Ieriden, Connecticut Chapter, claims thathis group has the oldest and youngestmembers in the Society. Just for the

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'- "c'E""'c1~loes-oLn-sJeancJ'-oaJ---.Jyhistle-and-oJd-time-Mis_stssippLMelodies_lingcred_in_theKRNJ~Radio_Thc_atrc long_after_the'- tDes Moines, Iown Chapter had shuffled out to the afterglow. The 44 man chorus led off the show while member JohnPaul Jones (Steamboat Bill) intersperscd commentAry between numbers. The two young listeners to these tnles of thegood old dAyS on the Mississippi River show boots cnn be seen at the far left of the photo. A week following this show, theDes Moines Chorus video taped seyernl selections lor WHO-TV to help promote uHArmony Week". Later the group trAveledto Bethany, Missouri to do A repeAt performance of their river bont show. As one would expect, Barbershop harmony is wellreceived in the Des l\'loincs nreA thanks to this great Society chApter.

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Tenure of membership stickers are now available for your Chapter's mem­bership cards, They may be ordered Free of charge from International Head­quarters, 6315 Third Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Designate the number ofstickers needed for each year of membership. For example:

NOTICE TO CHAPTER SECRETARIES

t\}J~(horusRisersCustom· buill lor Iny Silt ChO'llS or stile. Idfal lorconults ... rehearsals... slale shows ... and llips.Write today.

Wenger Music Equipment Co,25 Wengor Bldg.• Owatonna, Minn.

\Vhere The COllon I3lossomes Grow'.Gertie has a collection of over 10,000songs in sheet music, flat disc records andEdison cylinder records along with fourEdison phonograph machincs in goodcondition. He can sing all four parts andloves to coach quartets ..."

He must be quire a gU)'.

NUMBER PLEASE(Reprinted from Sama Barbara, Cali­

fornia Chapter bullcrin "Channel-Tones")"It was a Monda)' evening when

Howard Glenn and Bob \Vilkcc weretalking about Barbcrshopping over thctelephone. During their discussion it be­came obvious that someone on the partyline picked up their telephone. A shorttime later, while the phone conversationwas still in progress, a male voice inter­rupred apologeticall)1 and said he wouldlike to attend one of the Sama BarbaraChapter meetings. After Bob and Howierecovered from this pleasant surprise theyfound Out the voice belonged to JimTa)'lor of rhe Calgary, Alberta, CanadaChapter. Jim had just arrived in SantaBarbara that afternoon to visit some rela­tives. Further questioning found that hewas only twO blocks from Bob and tharnothing would keep him from attendingthe meeting the following night."

A BOTTLED CHORUSSecretary-Treasurer John Bonnlander

of our lvIontpelier, Vermont Chaprer re­paces on a most unusual presentation bytheir chapter chorus. "A unique feature ofour eleventh annual festival of harmonywas the 'Cacaphonic Bottle Chorus'­twenty members of the l\1oncpelier Chorusin shirt sleeves, equipped with softdrink bordes pardy filled with water andcatefully tuned. Under the direction of'Professor Ugo B1owsky' (Montpelierbari Trem Conkling) this single 'or­chestra' pla)led a simple Barbershop ar­rangemenr of 'Sweet Adeline' bl' blowingacross the necks of the bottles. Some lis­teners compared the resulting soundswith those of a pipe organ. Orhers wereless complementary. One gentleman was

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Be sure every renewalmember receives asticker for his 1960membership card.

"Gertie joined the Newark Chapter in1946. He has been singing Barbershopfor SS years and once sang with a topnotch quarret known as the RaymondHitchcock Quartet on the Keith's Vaude­ville Circuit at the famous Palace Theatre.At one time he was on the same bill withWebber and Fields. In 1903, his uncleJack l\{eager, who was the bass \vith thequanet, took young AI, then five )'earsold, dressed him in a white silk suit andtop hat and stood him on a high stool. Hesang tenor with the quartet as a novelryand made a tren"lendous hit. RaymondHitchcock wanted to take him on rheroad but his father would not allow himto go. The songs that he sang that daywere 'Ain't Dat A Shamc' and 'Down

With the Kentucky State Capitol build·ing as their backdrop, our ThoroughbredChorus (Louisville, Ky.) renders "My OldKentllck)' Home" at the inauguration ofGovernor Bert Combs and Lt, Gov, WilsonWyatt. Governor Combs is at extreme leftwith hands folded. Ceremonies took placent Frankfort, Ky., with Bill Benner direct­ing the Thoroughbreds,

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2 years 6 members 10 years 5 members3 years 2 members 17 years 2 members5 years 10 members 22 years 1 member

A second year member gets a tf2 year" sticker, etc.

PERSONALITYA recent issue of the Livingston Bull­

A-Tune, official publication of ourLivingston, New Jersey Chapter, had thisinteresting report on one of their mem­bers, Al Gerichten;

record the)' ncc Bernard Jump, age 84years, 8 mOlHhs. On rhe other end of theKalc is Richard Grillo, age 15 years, 3monlhs.

\V,Ie would love to see some otheryoungsters, 84 years and up, challenge theabove claim. However, we hope therearen't tOO many challenging the "young"tide since our Society's InternationalBoard of Directors recommends the mini­mum age for clHrance inro Society mem­bership ro be 16 years.

AND STILL ANOTHERDundalk, Maryland's Publicit}, Chair­

man, Bud \X1clzcnhacb, repons chat hischapter now boasts 13 father and soncombinations in their membership. Dowe have any challengers in this depart­mcm?

And sdll another record is boasted bythe Dundalk boys. On their recem showthey jammed a chorus on stage whichwould give mOSt Barbcrshoppers goosebumps witham even hearing the ringingof a single chord. A tOtal of 143 men, allDundalk Chapter mcmbers, were there tofollow the direction of their colorfulchorus director, Bob Johnson. The chapteralso boasts of an average of over 100 menat each weekly rehearsal. \'Vow!

HARMONY HOT·CAKESEvidentally tickets to Barbershop

shows are selling like the proverbial hot­cakes this year. Jim McNulty, of ourCharlotte, North Carolina Chapter, re­ports that Stan Livengood tOok top honorsin their ticket selling department thisyear by selling $1,212.50 worth of ticketsfor the show. First cunner up for the titlewas Fred McElhaney who boasred$700.00 io sales.

It's like we keep telling }'Oll, fellas­give them plenty of good solid Barber­shop harmony and you'll have themswinging from the rafters begging formore.

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CHAPTER ACTlVITIES-heard to mention a leaky steam calliopeplayed b}' an arthritic bagpiper, but hemay have been discussing something else.The general reaction of the audience wasvery favorable. Teem conceived. arrangedand perpetuated the whole Stunt. Severalrehearsals were needed before the choruscould gec through the number before de­solving inco uncontrollable hilarity. Fulltechnical derails are available on requcsr."(Ed. Nore: They didn't tell us who hadall these technical details, so Iors of luck).

COMMUNITY SERVICEOur Phoenix (Sagueo), Arizona

Chapter has long been noted for irs manyworth while community service projcC(s.Recently, in a single day they visited theArizona Childrcns Colony, at Randolph,and The Arizona Boys' Ranch at QueenCreek. Forty members and some of theirfamilies took the day off [Q present thespecial programs. John Hagopian reportsthat the Arizona Boys' Ranch is a place"\Xlhere bo}'s with problems Jearn to be­come mcn of promise". After their ap­pearance there the chapter received thefollowing letter of thanks from \'{fendellR. Newell, Superintendant of The Boys'Ranch.

"I was parricularly pleased to watchRandy, Russell, and some of the Other

boys who are pretty sour on the world getan immensc amount of enjoyment and seethe laughter in their faces as }'our grouppresented their program. Bringing a laughin the minds and hearts of kids like thatis worth all the effort and time which\venr intO the program presenred by yourgang ... we certainly will look forwardto having the privilege of hearing youagain and having your help in establish·ing a music program here on the ranchfor our boys."

THREE CHEERSDuring the past few monrhs the \'{fest­

morland Chapter (Greensburg, Pennsyl­vania) has been engaged in a "new mem­ber promOtion" under the leadership ofcapable Administrative Vice-PresidentSam Faris. In just four months time hereis what happencd [Q this chapter. Theystarted with 24 mcmbers and incre:tsedtheir paid membcrship enrollment to 50.Yes, an increase of 108 per cent. Averagearrendance at mcetings has increased from17 ro 38 thus enabling the chapter tohave a more complete and well roundedchapter program. The chapter has alsogained a new quartet and this was anexciting moment for all members..Mem­bers of the chapter gained Internationalrecognition by having eighteen ".Men ofNote". One member of rhe chapter, \'</il­liam \X/oodrow, enrolled five new mem-

betS and will have his 1961 dues paid bythe International Sodct},. These are jl1st(a few of the rewards of increased chaptermembership. l~or the complete srory ofthis wonderful undcrtaking and how itall came about wc suggest you drop a noteto Robert Hogue, President, 141 \'(festPoint Drivc, Grccnsburg, Pennsylvania.

The \XIestmorland Chapter is to becongratulated for realizing that the "Dis­tance between sftcceJJ and mediocrnl)' isJUSt one step higher ... and they rookthat step".

MUSIC AWARDHarold Sltickfaden, President of the

Pekin, Illinois Chapter, announces thenew Cary Robard Music Scholarshipbeing sponsored by the Pekin Chaptet. Itwas offered for the first time this yearto a scnior bo}' or girl of the PekinCommunity High School who had pat·ricipated in high school vocal or instru­mental work during his or her high schoolcareer. The amount of $200.00 wasawarded on Sarurad}', May 28 during thePekin Chorus' Tenth Annual BarbershopConcert held at the high school Audi­torium. Cary Robard was a former radiosration organist in Pekin and assisted thechapter in almost every annual show byproviding old rime Illusic with his honky(conk piano.

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HOW TO MAKE A KEY·SHIFTDon't )IOU get a thrill when you hear a good clear key-shift

in a song? It is certainl)1 one of the IllOSt effecdvc of the dc:viceswe use [Q make Barbershop arrangements imeresdng, and per­haps the most sranling in its cHeer.

A kc}'·shift seems to work best when the key changes upwarda half-tone suddenl)l. There are ccnain places where it willlIsually fit in sllloorhly, such as the end of a first chorus beforerepeating, or eight bars before the end of a song, or some similarsituation.

To be effective a kc}'·shift must be clean-that is, the chordsin the new key lllUSt immediatel)! lock-in. Also, the kc}/·shiftmust be made quickl}1, A change of key by It lengthy modula­tion is nOt ncarly so good.

It is really nOt hnrd to make a good key-shift, but many ofour quartets and choruses seem to have difficulty with them.}The principal stumbling block being the inability to "let go"of the old key, and "hear" the new key, which results in thefirst few chords of rhe new key being mudd)'.

This difficult), is easy (Q undersrand because rhe basicrequisire of a good Barbcrshoppcr is rhe ability to remin ke)'tonalit),. So the trick that must be learned is to deliberately letgo of rhis key tonalit), and to immediately sense the new key.

The simplest key-shift is to simpl)' move cveC)' voice upa half-tone in parallel movement (such as in "Dry Bones").This type is quick and effecdve bur usually gives a litde feelingof insecurit),. Because a "half-tone" is not an exact measure, thedifferent voices move different distances making the first chordor two of the new key muddy.

There is a beuer wa)' to make a key-shift-b)' using a singletransition chord (usuall}' rhe dominant seventh (1') of the newkey-). Let's consider rhis rype of ke)'-shift.

Suppose we are finishing dle first chorus of a song in theke)' of BII 1\nd want CO up the key 1\ half-cone for the secondchorus to the key of B. In this case the dominant seventh chordof the key of B is F#7th, and in the key of Bb this F#7th is ahalf-tone above the dominant seventh or what we call the eighto'clock seventh (8;). This then is the transition chord. SeeFigs. I and 2 below.

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To make this key·shift smoothly we muSt first sing It good,clear, locked-in S' (F#7th), Then while singing this chord.we mentally "Ict go" of the original key of Bh and think of thisF#7th as the dominant seventh (1') of rhe new ke)' of B.

You can feel completely secure in making this key-shift br·cause there js, first of all. It definite relationship between theBloT and the F#'; then after the transirion is made mentally, thereis a different but equally definite reladonship b~tween the F#'and the B'I', the conic chord of the new kC)" If )'Oll C;tll feel orhear these relationships there is no uncertainty 1\t all.

The actual key-shift rakes place, as far as the quartet singingis concerned, on rhe transition chord. But the audience does nothear it until the following chord is sung.

\X/hen first learning a key-shift, the probabiIir}' is that some­one in the quartet will fail to Jet go of the old key and so willbe unable to hear the new key, and the first chord of the newkey will be sour. If you ;lre having this trouble. try to think itthru in this way:

I. learn your part ani}' lip to the transition chord} then Stopuntil you have the new ke>' clearly in mind. Do nor learn yoursequence of notes tlUli as It melody, If yOll do (and this is thecommon fault) yOll will invariabl)' think of all the notes asbeing in the same key-thus defeating the ver)' rhing you aretr)'ing [Q do--to cballge kc}', This is fmal.

2. Let's leam the key·shift by chords. (Figs. I and 2) Singthe Bt..T (121') making sure that it locks in, then move to theF#' (8') and be sure thac one locks in. Then while this chordis sustained, make the transition [Q the new key mcntall}',Abandon the original key and think of this F#' (8') as thedominam seventh (1') of the new ke)' of B. Each member ofthe quartet must be able to mcmally hear the new key andanricipate the chord that is coming.

Let me emphasize rhat the entire change nUISt bc made whilethe transition chord is being sung. Bm it need not take long,because once }'our car and mind are rrained [Q go thm a key­shift, rhe shift can be made with amazing rapidity. So much sothat the listener is not consciolls of the mechanics of the change­over bur hears it as if it were instantaneous. You are singing inone key and suddenly }'OU are in a kc)' a half-tone higher. Thisis whar gives such a pleasant jolt to the audience.

This describcs the most usable key-shift to change the ke}'one half-tone upward. If desired to shift the key a full [Oneupward, the transition chord would be a 3' (In the ke}' ofIJ", a G') (See Fig. 3) For a tOne and a half use a 10' (A"');for twO full tOnes use the 5' (A') (Fig. 4) etc.

Obviousl}' these transidon chords may be voiced in any wayso as to fit the individual song in which they ate used. Theimportam thing is [0 vioce the transition chord so that the lead(and if possible each voice) ,viII end up in the new key on hiscorrect note. Sometimcs the transi [ion chord may become the

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our" war effort, many of us had time to burn in those years.Particularly the thousands of young men who were stationed at".­Army camps all over the United Srates. ]n Central States, towns!of SIX or seven thousand suddenly found themselves with anArmy camp c10seby with fifty to a hundred thousand men.Chapters in Nebraska were up to 75 to 100 membership. \'{Ihenthe war ended, the Army bases closed down, the boys camehome, got jobs, got married and had kids and found they plaindidn't have the time. In fact, many of the older members foundthat they had JotS more time for hobbies during the sellers'market, between 1940 and 1949.

Although the terrific turnover of membership is appalling,] believe it can be explained in the fact that many men jointhrough curiosity and perhaps through the over-zealous sellingby dyed-in-the-wool Barbershoppers that should never havejoincd in the first place. \'{Ie say put thcm in a quarret-that'swhat they joined for; however, many of them won't give therimc. rve tried it. One Out of a dozen might. Of course thereare always a few who really love the sruff, bur are unable tooverlook the hum;tn frailties of this definitely human organiza­tion. As a result. they get disgusted or mad at somebody andquit for spite.

I don't know which comes first, the chicken or the egg, but ]honestly believe you can no more instill the love of BarbershopHa.rmony into a man than you can instill the ability ro painr,wClte, or create beauty, or the hundreds of other csthetic accom­plishments. The guy that loves the stuff had it plain born inhim and he loves it from the tip of his roes to the tOP of hishead and acnmlly can't explain why.

I'd say since we arc definitely exclusive and unquestionablyunique that we accept the facts as so and be jmt plain hard toget. ]n other words, why not let new members seek us outrarher than prostrating ourselves before anybody, just for thqsake of his membership fee and to add another name to ourroster. All we should hope to do is expose him and hope hegets bit by the bug, through his own volition. Bur let's exposehim often and properly.

Let's not sell the Society short; let's pay what it's worth tobclong to this soul-satisfying organization that produces thisnostalgic, ear-ringling, beautiful stuff. Let's pay a realistic sumfor this delightful hobby of ours, let's pay enough to see thechapter, the district and the Imcrnational organization performin an efficiene, satisfactory and progressive manner. Let's payenough to have a Public Relations Department, to have a staffof competent field men to heIp promote and retain our chaptersand members. Let's support the Expansion Fund. Let's p;tyChaptet and District dues gladly and promptly.

It still continues to amaze Inc that the Society grew so fastand became so great. The fact is, we were plain lucky that menof great love and talene were willing to give their time andtalent and pay our of their own pockets for the privilege. Nowwc're of age and times have changed. Businessmen will tellrOll it takes time and money and real effort to promote apreduct, no matter how good. Barbershopping deserves thebest in promotion.

Let's be realistic and say it's worth $25 a year, $2 a 1l10mh, orat least the price of half a Clip of coffee a day. Let's boost in­stead of kick. Let's be glad to spend a little to take out a lorin pleas~lCe and satisfaction. Let's pay enough in time and moneyto SllStalll, encourage and promote, so we can hold it togetherfor some orher fellow to discover. Let's display so much har­mony in every way and let's have so much fun that men will bpknock in' their hands out trying to get with us. Let's not wor~about Quantit}', let's worry about "Love for Barbershop Quality"and we'll build a slow but true and srable membership. You re-member, "]f you build a better mousetrap "

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A re we selling the Society shon? I'd say we are.After all, the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement

of Barbershop Quarrer Singing in America, loe. is the mostexclusive and unique organization in the world today. I resentit being compared to civic clubs, lodges, toastmasters' clubs orthe New York police force.

I also resent. the implication that officers of the Soder}',from the Executive Director 011 down to the District Presidentsand Area Counselors, arc permitting it to go by the boardthrough poor managemcnr of its affairs, morally, musically andfinancially.

The very nature of the Society and its Code of Ethics pre·vent it from being used for personal gain, whereas that is theprime purpose, in most cases, for membership in civic clubs.Then, tOO, anyone can talk and can improve their ability in thatarea of expression, whereas thousands of us JUSt plain don'thave the equipment or the ear to sing and many more thousandsdon't feel it is worth the truck to tr}' to learn' in fact someof them feel positively embarrassed when they 'tty to Si:lg. Asa result, rca I prospects are comparatively few.

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BONANZA! Here's :\ strike-rich in pay diu-for all you programV.P.'s. The mail's been full of nuggets-new and interesting ideas­[0 stimulate your imagination and help you with your program plan­ning. Use 'COl. as they arc or give 'em your own inspiring twist. Andwhen you come lip with a real good one tell us ahom jt so we mayall share it.IN THE GOOD OLD SU~'l~'IER TIi\IE-the Newark, N. J. Chaplercomes up with this idea-"for summer meetings ... we visit neigh­borhood parks within our area and serenade the local (idlens. Thiscould bring in some new members and line up a lor of requests forfall". Terrific!HIGH SCHOOL QUARTET CONTEST-Dur EI Paso, Tex.sChapter has just conducted one such event. And this is also an annualaffair at OUf Bucke~'e Columbus, Ohio Chapter. The best way of allto get Ihe young men acquainted wilh our type of music. For detailscontact either of the above groups via Kenosha.FATHER AND SON NIGHT-This one was mentioned in a pre­"{ious issue but beats repeating. \'<Ihat better way to insure our future.han to innoculate our sons with that four part chord. Plan a "dad andlad" night soon.COMEDY QUARTET CONTEST-this from our great Far \'QesternDisuiet--<ould be ideal for an interchaptcr program. Rules arc simple:1. No registcred quartet may compete. 2. Quanels must be in COstume.3. Two songs will be required. 4. AnYlhing goes within the Code ofElhics. 5. Quartet must have a name. 6. No advance registralion re­quired. This is an excellent start-~'ou should be able to come upwith many excellent variations.TALENT DISCOVERY PROGRAM-This (rom our Salt LakeCity Chapler-AII members were urged to bring whatever insuumentsthey might play-"swC'Ct potatoes, radios, bass drums, violins, pitchpipes, etc." This could be and should be eXlended to include talentother than music-monologs,-magicians, ventriloquists, soft shoe andtap dancing, any and all arts that could add to our ovetall entenain­ment value. Aside from its initial purpose of uncovering talent-thiscould be one real tOp flight program.OLD TIMEIlS' NIGHT-should be on every chapter's yearly pro­gram. It·s a great opportunity to win back the "lost, stra~'ed or stolen".Our Cleveland Chapter recentl)' had an old timers night. Thc invitationread in part "come back and rencw old acqul\intances, make newfriends and once more enjoy the thrill of busting a chord ... Yourducat of admission will be the big broad smile )'ou wear as ~'ou enterthe meeting room." And while we're at it why not plan an-OLD TIME QUAIlTET NIGHT-at which e\'ent we invite all theold quartets that e\'er sang in the chapter. The invitation 10 go to theindividual members of the quartels so that in C'a5es where the ranks afethinned by death or relocation-those remaining will be sure to3t1end.PLAN A GUEST NIGHT--and to give yOllr invitation a real per­sonal touch do it the way Tom \'Qoods did for our \X'orcesler, Mass.Chapter. The lnivitation was a formal enrd about 2x4 inches primedin the center of a regular 8!t1xll inch piece of paper. The rest of thespace was filled with the signatures of the members .. , for a realfriendly look. However you do it, a Guest Night program is a muston the Chapter program calendar.

\'ITIATION PROGRAMI In the Boston Of( Beat I find that Dab..eClair of Deerfield, 111. is asking about an Initiation Ceremony thathe could copy. Seems like this is somelhing Ihat every chapler couldusc. If your chapter has a good progmm for iniliating ncw membershow about sharing it with us. If wc get enough response 10 this per·haps we can come up with a standard outline for all chapters. Seems

10 me that such a ceremony should include a bit of serious reflectionas well as a bit of fun for Ihe new members and the old. Let mehear from you. (\'Qrite Kenosha for suggested format.)THE i\-lYSTERY HANDSHAKER seems to be an interesting andnovel stunl for encouraging greater friendliness among members andguests in our San Antonio, Texas Chapter. I don't know the detailsbut if )'o\1're interested drop a line to Fred Flores, 304 BloomfieldDrive. San Antonio.THE SUNSHINE COMi\HTTEE is a very necessary group in everychapter ... and up in Milwaukee, every chapter member is automati·cally on it. Quoting from a nare from Past Chapter President Paul\'Qohlford to the membership he says, "when you are called on todrop someone a note or 3 card, or phone or visit them, or sing forthem in a quartet ... you'll be pleastantly surprised how much sun­shine )'OU can spread." You call do somerhing about the weather.THE i\!IEMBERSHIP CONTEST is a continuing thing with ourMilwaukee Chapter ... "with new prizes every quarter to the memberbringing in the most new members each quarter". \'Qhat are youdoing to allract new members.THEY USE THE WELCOME WAGON in Needham, Mass. totell new folks about the Society according to Frank Jackson. Frank says,"\Vle printed up a liule invitation which is enclosed with the book ofgift coupons from the merchants. It seems to work in IWO wa)'s. Firsl,it invites anyone interested in singing with us to come down to achapter mccling or at leasr tells where we are. Second, it advenisesour chorus to people who may be on committees for shows which inturn gets us new jobs:' Let's all get on the welcome wagon,CASH FOil DUES is easy to come by if you use the plan devised byEd l\1cKinney of our l\'farin Chapter, San Raf'lel, Calif. Ed sa~'s, "Acenain well known cigar is packaged in a glass tube and is found inmost tobacco shops for one quarter of a dollar! It's a first quality cigarwhich I seldom afford. Dut the glass tube holds exactl)' 120 dimes!I started saving dimes two months ago. Each night, before retiring, Iplaced all available dimes in the glass tube. Really, I didn't miss thissmall change. Defore I knew it the lUbe was filled:' Seems to me thatnow is the time to stall such an easy and painless way 10 get the cashtogether for that dues payin' party. Dut, ~'ou say )'OU don't smoke!?Ed has an answer for that too. He sa)'s, "In cases where members arenor cigar smokers, I suggest that rhe)' make the purchase anyway andsend the cigars to me!"A SIGHT READING COURSE for chapter members was successfullyconducted recently by Jack Hicks, Past Pres. of the Seattle, \'<IashingtonChapter. All material covered simple rudiments of harmon~' singingincluding notes by number and nares of the scale as to keys, value,rhythm, etc. Also how to take a PITCH.Full course attended by twenty five members of rhe Seattle Chapterwhich now totals sixty three members ... a very fine percentage fora course of this t)'pe and results of same have proven that the coursewas certainl~' \'QORTH \'QHILE.Jack Hicks can be contacted at 3711·15th Avenue N.E., Seattle 5,\'<Iash. and he will be most happ)' to furnish complete details to anyone who is interested.SATISFACTION GUARANTEED or your money back is the boldnew approach to selling barbershop in our Gra~'s Harbor Chapter inAberdeen, \'Qashington according to Russ Auslin, president. A writtenguarantee on the back of ever~' ticket stated in part "attend our show,and if you don't enjoy the show complerely StOP by the box office fora full refund. Says Russ, "Our show lickels were sold on a 100%money-back guarantee. This enthusiasm for, and confidence in, Ihe

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product we were selling proved contagious, and we fecI that quite anumber of "doubters" showed lip (0 sec just what kind of a programwe haJ that we were willing to stick OUf necks out so far. \Vlc afC

also reasonably sure that these people will be back next year, wilhtheir friends-and we had no reason (0 regret our "Money-back"gamble; the many people who stopped at rhe box office after the showdid so to tell us what a great show it was and how much theyenjoyed it!PLACE MATS ADVERTISE SHOW I From Joe Canwcll. Presidentof OUf Muskegon, :Michigan Chapter '·...e get specific details on the useof place mats a~ a publicity medilun. Joe S:l)'S it this way. "I read aboutthis idea first in your column in the Harmonizer. Upon invcstigalionwe found that we had to purchase 25,000 minimum order. Our showpubliciC)' chairman, rrank ScOtt made a few calls on the local restaurantowners and found them very receptive. In fact he came back withorders for 12,000. \'1ith this kind of reception we placed an orJerfor 25,000. Well, Ihe results arc now in and I am happy to rep0rlIhtH I have only 500 left and still a week to go. Believe me, you canhardl}' go 10 a restaurant from \'1hitehall to Grand Haven llnd notsee our place mals.The final accouming is not completed as }'N, hut I can give you agood idea as to net cost. The 25,000 mats including three 0) colorand plate charge came to $280.00 of which we recovered aboutS150.00. JUSt in case 1 did not make it clear, we sold these malS tothe restaurants at "bout 600/0 of cost. The reason we could not recovermore was bec-.lllse some of these places use no mats regularly or ifan~', the~' usc a Slandard they can buy at about $5.50 to $6.00 perthousand.One fUrl her thought on this, would it be economically feasible andpossible for Internalional to usc this t}'I>C of plan in conjunction withI. Harmony \Veek, 2. Expansion, 3. Show Publicity, 4. GeneralPublicity? It seems since we have our own printing facilities, we couldget the cost down within reaSOn. If any Chapter will drop me a lineI will be glad to send a place mat to them. 'START A WOODSHEDDING CLUB I Area One of our land0' lakes District has set Ihe pattern and it sounds like fun. As re­poned in the Milwaukee Chapler bulletin the last meeling found 150members and guesls in attendance. The Chapter having the most mem­bers present takes home a [Coph}'. There was ... "a steady processionof quartets all evening, with members being seleCled at random fromfour piles of cards, representing Ihe four voices. This being the typeof club that it is, a man is fortunate jf he merely knows the men heis singing with, let atone having Sling with tbem before. It is wood­shedding f\t ilS purest, and if occasional1~1 a clinker is heard among thegolden chords, who cares? \'(fc jusl do this for kicks. Sian a wood­shedding club in your area.QUARTETS BY APPOINTl\IENTl Maynard lewis of our Ana­cortes Chapter has started a roster of all members and assigns theminto quartets, encouraging them to sing at least once a month ...eilher at meelings or homes. Scan Robinson of our Springfield, IllinoisChapler makes Ihe same program a bit more specific. He seleCts fourIllen each week with the assignment of learning a number for thefollowing week's meeting.STRONG LEADERSHIP means a strong Sociel)', and our EversreenDimict has a plan to build strong leaders. Al Fraser of Calgar~' came

---~'"lp' with a district school-a-n all (by-affair covering all the phases-ofleadership. These schools will be held throughout the district withthe district pa}'ing 6c a mile for one car from each chapter attending.It's up to the chapler to insist that their carload of officers a!tend.Sounds like an excellent idea for all districts.DON'T LET THEM FADE AWAYI Ollr Buckeye Chapter of Co­lumbus, Ohio has an informal organization of past Chapter presidentswhich serves the chapter on a consulting basis. Sa)'s Staff Ta~'lor

"this does t~vo. things-Keeps the new administration from stra}'ingfrom the prinCIples and kc-.eps our past presidents from feeling "past"!Our Miami Chapter has an organization (:tiled the Drass Hats ...and in 01)' own Q-Suburban Chapter our past presidents, also calledBrass Hals, auromaticall}' compose the Nominaling Commiuee-andin addition to scleCling the slate they also sit with Ihe new officers alth~ first meeting for an annual review of Chapler conditions. Don'tlet your past presidents fade awa}'. Benefit by the experience the}' haveto offer. Make 'em brass hats.HERE'S A GOOU TWIST! Our Sno·King Chapter requires eachc;\lldidate for office to make a campaign speech on wh}' he desires theposition, and what he would do if elected. The candidates reall}' plitthemselves on "the block" with their sincere desires for chapter ad·minisrralion, and points that needed improvement. The earnestness ex·pressed was enough to make the red blood surge afresh within anyBarbershopper. All 1'1 candid:1tes of the 27 attending spoke. lo.'lany hadrcad chapter manuals On the offices desired, and it was a surprise to sec

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how many wanted to sec less (horse) play and more efficient work.If the resufts prove as inspiring as Ihe promises, then all chaplers canlearn from this,RE~'IEMnER THE NEW ME~'IUER--and this one strikes clostto home for recently I had a fellow tell me that my own chapter was"er}' unfriendly. So ... for all of us ... here are some tips from theDowne}', California Chapter Bulletin On how [Q greet and treat ourguests. Make him feel at home. Be a friendly chapter. Know and callall of the new members b)' their first names.In a recent bulletin from the Salt lake Cil)' Chapler, edited b)' ValHicks, the whole thing is summarized very well:

1. Greet gueslS and visitors and NE\'1 lo.lEMBERS chord·iall)' andsing-cerely when we sec them at a chapter meeling.

2. Show by our thanks and applause how much we appreciate whatour chorus direnor does for us C'ach week.

3. Many fellows are a little backward when it comes to wood­shedding, and unless you arc a good tenor, the}' might nOt ftsk)'0/1 to sing every rime. Soooo, the only way }'ou will learn howto woodshed, IS BY \'100DSHEDDING! ! ! Don't wait forsomeone to ask you to sing. . . . .. GO ASK THEM ! 1 !

4. \'1e don't converse or chat while a qua net is performing for ourChapter and that we alwa}'s give them a rOllsing round of ap­plause e,'en if the)' sounded like four eskimo grandmotherssinging in latin. let's get friendly!

A I\'IEBTING JACKET-Our Santa Barbara Chapler has issued eachmember a white rehearsal jacket bearing the society emblem and themembers name. The}' arc worn .It all chapter meetings. The memberslove 'em aml the)' seem to add a bie of preslige to all affairs.SCRAP BOOK OF IDEAS-Der Markham of our \'(foodstockOnlario .Chapter sa)'s, "like most barbershoppers I have a pile ofHarmollizers ... that 1 hate to t?SS am. There's a wealth of materialthere in. . so I'm goiog to Slart a scrap book to keep m)' favoritearticles at my fingertips. I'll index it to provide for: l. PhOlographs2. Share the \Vealrh 3. Key note and other good speeches 4. Execmivedata 5, Croft section 6. Convention details and memories. The list isendless but 1 think I've solved [he problems of what to do with backissues of our wonderful Harmonizer."THIS 'N' THAT from here 'n' there. From our Newark, New JerselChapter Bulletin . , "Good singing promotes good fellowship, but walso feel that good fellowship can promOle good singing. If you don'tknow every man in the chapter personally, you are missing half ofthe fun our chapter has to offer."l'rom Jack Hicks V.P. of our Evergreen Distrin ..."00 not accepttoo many jobs at one time but always act promptly to do the assi.~n­

menc thae has been entrusted to you." I like tbat word "encrusted"!COHRECTION 1 From Dab \'1hite, sceretary of our NOJOCO Chapter, .. "Thanks for including NOJOCO in your "Share the \'<Iea1lh".There was ani}' one thing wrong-)'ou put US in the wrong Stale. \'<IeJre in Johnson County, KANSAS--just across the line from Missouriand in Ihe Greater Kansas City Area. But don't lei it worry you, aslong as we arc in the S.P.E.D.S.Q.S.A., it rcall}' doesn't make muchdifference what State we're in." ,HOI\'IE OF YOUR OWN I If you've been thinking of owning yourown chapter meeting hall you'll be interesled in this nOte from JimAsp, president of our lake \\{ashinglon Skippers from Seattle , .."Never miss your "Share the \'<Ieahh" column but this time I had[0 slop--.r..ighun the--filiddle of il to sound the horn of The lake \'<Iash·ington Skippers. (I was reading about the Garland:-and Odessa, Texas­Chapters plans to purchase their own building.)About 2 years ago [he lake \Vashington Chapter purchased a build­ing for their meeting place. It was an old cabinet shop in the lawn ofKirkland, \'1ashington. \'1e started singing there on the lower C100rwhich had concrete Claar, cement block walls, and bar joists on theceiling. A lillIe work was done but with nO funds it came to a fasthalt. ln November of the same )'ear we were fortunate enough tobecome the winners of the District Chorus Contest. Any money wemade from then till Jul}' wem to the "chorus to Chicago fund." \'1econtinued to meet in our humble home until after Chicago. Then westarted to work on the building again. \,(/e rented the upstairs to apainter and that makes our monthly pa}'ment. The local Sweet Adelinesusc our building for practice which gives liS more income and we arenow in a position to look for more renters. The building has raken onthe appearance of a first class club house. wilh rest rooms, and kitchen.The first week in June will find the Skippers holding open house forArea Barbershoppers. \'1e want to tell the world about the Good S .Skipper and how proud we are to ha"e our own meeting place.might add that it has been an inspiration to all members and we havenever had beuer auendance."Th,u's all for now-and remember if we're not on your mailing listthat's one place we long to be.

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( ATTENTION ALL CHAPTERS OR DISTRICTSWISHING TO BID FOR INTERNATIONALCONVENTIONS... Now is the time to get information for "hosting" the

1965 International and future Conventions. Bids for the 1965 convention must be

received at International Headquarters on "Official" invitation forms not later than

October 1, 1960. This convention will be awarded by the International Board

of Directors at their Mid-Winter meeting in January, 1961. For complete de·

tails and forms write to: S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc., 6315 Third Avenue, Kenosha, Wis·

consul. (Mid·"Vinter Conventions will be discontinued after the January, 1961

convention at Milwaukee.)

Current Convention Schedule

Jar1uary 18-22, 1961-MilwQukee, Wisconsin

June 20-24, 1961-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June, 19·23, 1962-Kansas City, Missouri

June 25-29, 1963-Boston, Massachusetts

June 23·27, 1964-Memphis, Tennessee

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Our Newly Registered Quartets (NORTHERN PIKERSTenor-R. 1. (Dick) \X'ellsL..d-J. F. (John) Wcbe:,Dari-D. S. (Doug) SwainBass-C. C. (C1 iff) H ysJopChapter-\V/innipeg, ~{anitoba

QUEEN CITY 4Tenor-Ralph KnudsonLead-Donald "Don" Goold~'Dari-Harry "L-trry" Gordon, Jr.Bass-Ralph "SOliu}'" SmithChapter-Denver, Colo.

QUARTET NOTESTenor-Jerry ClarkeLead-Henr}' l\[, HedgesBari-Don PackardBass-]ack PossclotChapter-Pittsfield, l\fass.

READING PIPERSTenor-Anthon}' FerroraLead-George Jones, Jr.Dari-Herbert A. HamihonBass-Malcolm \VI. ValentineChapter-Reading, Mass.

RED RIVER VALLEY FOURTenor-H. T. (Mark) MarkholtLead-\V/arren PaschkaBari-Dr. Edward H. HamletBass-Clayton EdingerChaplcr-\'qjnnipeg. Man. Can.

SADDLE SORE FOURTenor-Ron Kletkc, Jr.L~d-D. R. ChristophersenBari-Bill CairnsBass-Don FlemonsChapler-Calgary, Albena.· Can.

FOUR HOULIGANSTenor-Gail Eiklorlead-Carl MisseleDari-Sheldon Lcve}'Bass-Donald LoweChapler-Elgin, 111.

FOUR RUSTY BLADESTenor-S),dnc)' M. Hodsonlead-Herben E. DickinsonDari-David F. GourelBass-Kendall B. Murra)'Chapler-Reading, Mass.

GAY BLADESTenor-T. N. ParkerLead-Jim RenfroBari-Ted-S. \'(IhiteBass-Jack \'(IaherChapter-Qdessa, Texas

HUDSON·AIRESTenor-Clyde Donaldsonlead-Harold VolkenBari-Chas. GoBBass-Robert Van AukenChapler-Hudson, ~rich.

HOBOSTenor-Doc Talbertlead-Ken \'QillisBari-Rall,h RibbleBass-Carl HathawayChapler-Garland, Texas

KNOX·COUNTSTenor-W'ilber BardeuLead-C. V. JohnsonBari-\'(Iilliam MorrisBass-Roger DlodgeuChapter-Knox-Mt. Vernon, Ohio

DANDIESTenor-Joe SheklelonLead-Jack Platz

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Bari-Ed Slerle Chapter-Stevens Point, \'<Iis. FOUR RENEGADESBass-Paul Vogel AFTERBURNERS Tenor-\'(Iarren HaegerChapler-Clevcland, Ohio Tenor-"Andy" Andrews Lead-Joe SullivanDUKES OF DUnHAM Lead-Jack Humke Dari-Jim FoleyTenor-BUSler Marlin Dari-Bob Giblin Bass-Tom FelgenLead-Mac Campbell Bass-Bud Fisher Chapter-laGrange Park, III.13ari-Bobby Capps Chapler-Inland Eml,ire (River- FOUR LANDOSBass-Rod Ormandy side), Calif. Tenor-F. CaldarazzoChapler-Durham, N. C. lead-SIan Harris

BEL AIRS Bari-Joe 11ranusENCHORDS Tenor-Don Pouer Bass-Jim NonhropTenor-Barry Beeson Lc d '[ . H be:a -1\ arun u r Chapter-Grealer Orlando, Fla.Lead-Bill Adams B . D H Id E . karl- r. aro 'rlC 'son FOUR MINERSBati-jay Kroeker Dass-\'(IilIard SnusladBass-Dr. Phil Knowland Ch K I C (AI ) Tenor-]. Hayden CarpenterChapter-Topeka, Kansas apler- ossur 1 0., gona lead-\'Villard (Durch) Thomas

Iowa Dari-Thomas A. HarrisFUN·TASTICS "ll" SHARPS Bass-Frank SchoenTenor-Carl Hughes Tenor-Francis ]. Page, ]c. Chapter-Scranton, Pa.Lead-John C. Snivel)' Lead-Thomas E. McQueene)' FOUR-GET-ME-NOTESBari-Juslin C. Farr Dari-Robert ]. LejeuneBass-Stew Stewart Bass-Michael A. Daley Tenor-Geo. Mclaughlin

Lead-Mac FrenchChapter-Arcadia, Calif. Chapter-Lynn, Mass. Bari-Harold DewhirstFOUR BUCCANEERS CANADIAN METRONO~IES Bass-Edc FishTenor-Dr. Thomas C. Prince, Jr. Tenor-\'V. D. (Bill) Smilh Chapter-\'Vetaskiwin, AlbertaLead-l\[auhew S. Prince Lead-J. A. (Jim) l\rarshall GAY NINETY FOURBari-James Peck Dari-\'Q. R. (Dill) Fox Tenor-Chuck BerridgeBass-jean Peoples Bass-F. H. (Fred) Christmas lead-Gene jensenChapler-Knoxville Smokyland, Chapler-Hamilton, Onto Bari-Dc. Robert Dawson

Tennessee CHORD CRACKERS Bass-John BurpleFnANTICS Tenor-Herman Dykema Chapler-Longview, \'Qash.Tenor-\'(Ialter Zimmerman Lead-Fred A. Dennis HIGH SEASlead-\'Qilliam \'Qalker Bari-John R. (Bob) McDaniel Tenor-Jack Kislingbur~'Dari-Roderick MacDonald Bass-Dr. lee .1\1. \'V'alker Lead-Mickey HuraBass-Charles Knerr Chapter-Atlanta, Peachtree, Ga. Bari-Earl ColkittChapter-Harrisburg, Fa. SALT LAKE AMBASSADORS Bass-\'qally SinclairCHORD POETS Tenor-Had Gundersen Chapler-Youngslown, OhioTenor-Bob Burchit Lead---eharles Foster Ii\IPERrAL FOURlead-Jim Spencer Dari-Dale Kirkham Tenor-Dick RobbinsBari-Roy Anthony Bass-Max Evans Lead-Tom ParrishBass-Steve Gothold Chapter-Salt Lake Cily, Utah Bari-Tom McCrackenChaplcr-\'Qhiuier, Calif. SUN BLAZERS Bass-Ed \'QilsonCHORD.DUSTERS Tenor-Roger Hoffman Chapter-Nonhshore (Chicago),Tenor-Bill Parsons Lead-Dave Carrocci 111.lead-Farrel Reeder Bari-Paul Ludwig KORD KLINGERSBari-Charles Merrill Dass-Stan Sharpe Tenor-Larry V. KendallBass-john Townsend Chapler-Tucson, Ariz. Lead-Kenncth HarmerChapler-Abilene, Texas THE 3 LADS AND A DAD Bari-john ThexlonCHORD RAZORS Tenor-Ray Hunrer Bass-Kennelh SkerrauTenor-Bob Slalknecht Lead-Dick Smiley Chapter-Molor CilY Barber.Lead-Ed Kelly Bari-Dave Dugan Shoppers (Toronto), OntoBari-Steve Semansk~' Bass-Jack Barr SPRING AIRSBass-Gene Gallucci Chapler-St. Catharines, Onto Tenor-Carl 1. Seln:erChapler-\'1estfield, N. j. BORESOME FOURSOME Lead-Allen MoyerDISCI-lORDS ---- Tcnor=-Clarence ,'VI. Sliioa"ni"'=----;Bari-Haro1<t Freelllan---Tenor-joseph Arnold Lead-Brin Stegall Bass-John Zimmermanlead-Joseph Schindler Bari-E. H. Dick Chapler-Reading, Pa.Bari-Donalll Dingee Bass-I. S. "Hank" \'(Irij;ht SHORTONESBass-Paul Burger Chapter-Oklahoma City, Okla. Tenor-Maxwell P. BurkettChapter-Hagerstown, Md. CHORD-SHARKS Lcad-\'<Iilliam M. FI)'nnDELTA FLATS Tenor-Ronald Johnson Dari-John E. leeperTenor-Saul Schneider Lead-Vernon Gimpel Bass-Clark 1. \'(IoI(leall-Robert A. Pace Bari-Donald Erickson Chapter-Beaver Valley (Roches-Bari-Dave Gansar Bass-john Mabbou ter), Pa.Bass-Teddy Geigerman Chapter-Duluth, Minn. SANDPIPERSChapter-Crescent City (New CO~'Ii\JADORES Tenor-Jay Cook

Orleans), La. Tenor-Bob \'VIebb Lead-Dick FerrinDEL REY BROS. Lead-George Ivanac Bari-Neel TyreeTenor-Gus del Re}' Bari-Tom Millot Bass-Dave BrinerLead-Arthur del Rc)' Bass-Dob Bond Chapler-South Bay (LosBari-Ra)' del Rey Chapter-St. louis Suburban, Mo. Angeles), Calif.Bass-Ernie del Re}' COURTSi\IEN REVELERS IChapler-Arcadia, Calif. Tenor-Glenn J. Ash Tenor-lawrence B. Beam \HOTPOrNTS Lead-Ernest D. Plude Lead-Porler T. lewisTenor-Ed \'VIachlendonk Bari-Cecil D. Elheridge Bari-David L. MooreLead-Bill GoetZ Bass-Roben E. Jeu Bass-David P. ElmerBari-Dave Varne}' Chapler-Mississippi Gulf Coast, Chapter-Easr Aurora, N. Y.Bass-Bill Jensen (Pascagoula), ?o.Hssissippi Continued on page 30

THE HARMONIZER-JULY, 1960

Here are excerpts from an article whichappeared in a recent issue of the ChristianScience ~fonitor and furnished co theHARMONIZER by George Almond of\'<Ialtham, Massachusetts. The articlewritten by Jacquelyn Bregenwald of l\fun­roe, Louisiana reads as follows:

"Our family rccentl}' attended thededication of the Crossett, Arkansas(Chapter) SPEBSQSA. No, that isn't abrand of alphabet soup, or anocher gov­ernment agenC}'. It stands for the Societyfor the Preservation and Encouragementof Barber Shop Qnartet Singing inAmerica.

A friend who is a member of the grouphad given liS tickets for the performanceand assured liS thar it would be wellworth the hour and a half drive from Ollrhome. This celebration was to officiallycharrer a chapter for the pleasant litde

( nbcr town of Crossett, deep in the pine_Junrry of southern Arkansas.

\'<Ie arrived JUSt a minute or twO be­fore currain time, and like all nine-year­old boys everywherc, Bill gravitated downto the from row. There he was happilyflanked by his own kind, not fettered byparental "sh-h·h's' or little sister'swhisperings.

Seven-year-old Randy had had somedeep misgivings about the whole situa­tion. He couldn't quite see how an aher­noon of sitting still could be mllch fUll.But after the master of ceremonies hadwelcomed the audience and introduccedthe first chorus, his interest becameriveted lipOIl the stage. For what wastheir first selection? Nothing less than aperfecdy lovely harmonizing of 'MightyLak' a Rose', a melody which has been thefavorite good-night song in our familysince there was first a baby to sing itto...

There were times during the afternoonwhen it was hard to tell who was havingthe mOst fun-the performers or the audi­ence. Once the quartet scopped right inthe middle of a song while the leader ofthe group walked down to the edge of thestage and singled alit my toe-headed son

{ a had been thoroughly enjoying the.....~gram.

'Now, that's what we like, folks, en­thusiasm,' he beamed; 'why, we're justliable to make that young man the nextpresident of this fine organization. '

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Finall}', with reluctance, we had toleave for the drive home. \"'{/e carriedwith liS an aura of good feeling, a con­tentedness which comes from wholesome,old-fashioned activity.

For any readers of these columns withfairl}' good singing voices, I heartily sug­gest that }'OU look up a chapter of theSPEBSQSA and join it. For the rest ofus, we can always be that other essentialparr of any performance--the enthusiasticaudience! "

A TESTIMONIALDear Harmonizer:

This note is written b}' \Xfinona's(Minnesota) oldest (67) and youngest(into third year as Barbershopper) singer.Our President Dick Darb}' tried to get mestarred five }'ears ago.

There is no fun that compares withBarbershopping. Singing is FUN, un­limited. Our group has enterrained thecrowds at our annual Steamboat days. \'<Iehave appeared before the l\{asonic EasternStar groups, at our hospital, on radio andTV performances. Just before Christmas,we sang at several Rest Homes. NextChristmas, we will also sing at the CountyTail. \"'{Ie also entertained a festival at ourCathedral. Enthusiastically received ever}'­where.

There are no punches pulled at ourpractices. Director Arnie Stenehjem,dot.sn't want it good. He hammers awayuntil it is vef}' near perfect. This ma}'scare some of the newcomers awa}'. Ifthey would stay with it, and hang on,they would find it easy to follow thedirector, and Harmonize.

Long Live SPEBSQSAlYours, S. F. Reid

IT'S CONFUSINGBerkeley, California's Chapter Secre·

tar}', Carl !\'fyer writes of a faSt one heand his brother, Charlie pulled on theentite San Francisco Chapter. Charlie hadto duck out on the night of the installa­tion of officers so Carl attended thebanquet at San Francisco's Red Chimne}'wearing Charlie's red and white necktieand black-rimmed glasses. And nobodycaught on! The}' installed Carl as the newFirst Vice Pres. and Carl made an accept­ance speech ... they still didn't catch on!Carl had to have Don Redlingshavermake an announcement to the effect thatCarl was JUSt a visitor from Berkelc}'. And

still a lot of them didn't believe it ...until Charlie came walking in just at theright moment. It was a cunning gag, burCarl doesn't ever want to go through anhom and forry-five minutes of wood­shedding, dining and casual chatting witha lot of people that he hardly knows, notto mention being installed to an office ina chapter in which he hasn't paid hisannual dues.

(Needless to say the !\'f}'er brothersare indenrical twins.)

NEW TITLE HOLDERIn another column in this issue of the

HARMONIZER we wrote abom an 85}'ear young gentlemen who has beenclaimed b}' his chapter as the oldest Bar­bershopper harmonizing today. Aftersending that column to the printer wefind another }'oungster who walks offwith new honors in the birthday depart­ment. He's R. L. Peebley, of our Okla­homa Chapter. Brother Peeble}' r('cend}'celebrated his 95th binhda}' and is anactive Barbershopper. If an}' other mem­ber tops this figure you can be slICe we'llhave a notice of it in the next HAR­MONIZER.

AN APOLOGYIn the Jan uary, 1960 issue of the

HARMONIZER we incorrectly listedthe N.A.M.S.A.S.C. Quartet as theN.A.M.S.A.A.C. Quarter. We gOt a notefrom tenor Pat 1vfcGinty and he staredthat he was "regusted". So that all of youmight know the correct handle on thisfoursome please take note-"The NewAshmolian Marching Socict}' And Stu­dents Conservatory Quartet".

Other members of this Johnny Apple­seed District novice contest championquanet are: lead, Jim Bowe}'; bari, JimPojn~an; (formerly of the HappyPapples); and bass, Bob Lytle (formerlyof the Lytle Brothers).

NEVER SAY SPEB-SQUA\'(I!Reprinted from "Harmony Notes"­

Toledo, Ohio Chapter.S - is for SOCIETY. in which we have

a "parr".P - means PRESERVATION, please, of

songs we learn by "hean",E -suggests ENCOURAGEMENT, we

spread it everywhere,B -does stand for BARBER, but in

chapters they arc rare,Continued on next page

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NOTICE

Continued from page 6

The Dooks"SONGS FOR MEN"

lIS well liS the loose leafarrangements published

by the Society, areengra\'ed and primed

by

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ILLUMINATED EMBLEMfor your meeting room

Now AvailableFor details write

Bill OttO6315 Third AvenueKenosha, \VI iscoLlsin

correlate the music program with otherprograms of study, and since the fifthgrade will cover the Un ited States andits possessions in social studies, we wouldlike vcr)' much to use as a theme song,KEEP Al...lERICA SINGING, reprin,in several of )'our organization's ph_lieu ions."

\"<Ie arc vcr)' gratified and honoredby this distincrion accorded our Societ),by the Oklahoma City Public Schools.

2801 W. 47TH ST•• CHICAGO 32, ILLINOIS ,

LAST CHANCE. , . to attend a Mid4

\Vincer Convention,

International Board of

Directors, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSINJanuary I8·2l

1961

YOU ARE REMINDED THAT

COPYRIGHT LAWS ARE SPE­

CIFIC AND STRINGENT AND

THAT REPRODUCTION, IN

ANY QUANTITY, WITHOUT

SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION OF

THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OF

SUCH SONGS, OR OTHER MA­

TERIAL, IS A DIRECT VIOLA­

TION OF THOSE LAWS AND

SUBJECT TO SEVERE PENALTY

UNDER THE LAW (AND CON·

STITUTES A THREAT TO THE

SOCIETY'S RELATIONS WITH

MUSIC LICENSING ORGANI­

ZATIONS.)

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S - should simply stand for SHOP, theplace where first we met,

Q- is not for barbeque, but barbershopQUARTET

S - is meant for SINGING songs, theold ones keep on clinging,

A - stands for AMERICA. "Let's keep it,brother-singing! ..

NICE IDEA!Editor Don nell of "On An·Off Chord"

Bulletin of our Youngscown, OhioChapter has this interesting idea whichwe'd like to pass along CO you:

"JUSt finished reading the new issueof the HARMONIZER, and gar a brain­scorm! How abam the program COI11­

mince planning a quiz program based onthe contentS of this last issue, withpenalties for bum answcrs from thosewho were quizzed, and fun prizes forcorrect answers. Kick it around. anti tellus what you think about the idea." (Ed.Note: \Vle think it's great!)

PLEASE NOTEDr. Roy ~t Cowen, Editor of our Mil­

waukee Chapter's Bars and Swipes Bul­letin sends us this contribution for ourreaders:

"All in all, when onc reviews the earlyhiswr}' of the Society. several facts standour. This man Cash. with his nostalgicwish to sing a few of the old songs theway rhey had b2en sung back in Blue­jacker, Indian Territory, struck an un­witting chord in a harmony-Iumgry gen4eration rhar vibrates to this day.

This thing that was organized in jestsnowballed to sllch proportions that anational organization with a cenrral officebecame absolmely essential if the Societywas nor to dissolve in chaos.

The effons of a few dedicated menpulled the organization cogether and pro­vided it with the stabilit}, it has today.

One thing is certain. \Vle still needbey~nd estimate toward perfection j-n--that central office, that we now call ou-r-mUSIc, As singers, the)' descc\'e more International Headquarters. \VI i t ho u t itapplause and praise than we can the forces which weld us together as apossibl)' give them. A good guarcet Society ace lost; the HARMONIZER, oucis a Unir, four men in balance. Imernational Convemions, our field pro-They're still in balance when onc gf<\ln, our comests, and our determinationof them steps forward to do a solo to preserve and encourage our music forbit with hannony b:1ckground. Bur they posterit),. \V/c need all of thcse things ifare our of balance, out of Stcp, and our we are to continue to grow, and we willof the community spirit of quarteting, grow, because we have them:'fOllr voices contributing to a full chord, TV BOUNDwhen one of them leaves the foursome Here is an excerpt from a letter re-to attempt an unrelated comedy act of his ceived b)' Executive Director Bob Haferown. Too often some of us suffer for fcon} ~'frs. Mona \Vlalker, Educationaland with him, bur rhar doesn'r take awa}' Television Teacher-Elementaf)' Musicfrom rhe main audience's irritation and for the Oklahoma City Public Schools:resentment, Poor public relations! "The fifth grade music program is

Irving Berlin wrote a formula for us being carried on in Oklahoma Cir}' onin pre-Society days when in 1921 he Educarional Television Channel l3 forwrote "Say It \,(rith 1fusic". the year 1960-61. Since we would like to

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THE WAY I SEE IT

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IVew. 'l1oli.k qlUJ.UPBow.d. (jut

\'{fhile its never enjoyable to report the disbanding of aSocicty chapter, we find the following story too newswonhy tooverlook.

Suffolk Couney, New York Chapter received its charter in1957. Death of a key member, men leaving to form anotherchapter and a host of other circumstances kept this group frombecoming successful. However, the important fact is that thosewho tried to hold the chapter together never lost their de­votion to the l\1id-Atlandc District and to the InternationalSociety.

These men knew the end of their harmonizing as a chapterwas inevitable, so they decided to leave the Soder}' with theirheads high.

Dick Aldridge, chapter president, in reporting on thechapter's decision to disband also reponed that his gang hadIloted IIJJrwimoll1ly /0 prlY in. filII their EXpfl1lJion. Pllnet Pledge0/ $220.00 ... <ll/d Ib<ll Ibey did.

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'fHE HARMoNlzlm-juLY, 1960

Never before has a chapter shown such great courage anddevotion to Barbcrshopping when the chips were down. \'{/hata wonderful lesson to those of liS who have the privilege ofbdonging to a health}' chapter. Do we feel as strongly abolltour District and the International Societ}' as did the members ofthe Suffolk County, New York Chapter? Let's hope so! \X!e'rethe lucky ones.

MIGHTY BUSY KITTYEvery week members of our Phoenix (Saguaro), Arizona

Chapter have been throwing nickels, dimes and quarters intoan Expansion Fund Kin}' to pay their group's pledge of $650.00.As this story is being wrinen a check for the final payment isbeing processed at Harmony Hall. Phoenix found a simple,painless way to say "\'\Ie Arc REAL Barbcrshoppers". Con­gratulations to a great chapter which always "gets the job done".

THIS CAN WORK, TOOLeo Amaya of our Haverhill, .t'ifassachusens Chapter is given

the credit for a new plan being used by this chapter to pay thegroup's Expansion Fund Pledge. A special show is being stagedin a 750 seat auditorium where tickets will be available to"mher" Barbershoppers for $1.50 each. One dollar of each$1.50 paid for a ticket is credited to the Expansion Fund pa}'­menr record of the chapter pmchasing the seat. If the memberwho buys a ticket signs his name on the back, he tOO gets a S1.00credit on his Fund payment.

Quartet t;1len~ for the show are being paid, so this is nocharity benefit. It is a sensible business-like way of accom­plishing a worth while purpose.

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THE HARMONIZERSOF LOUISVILLE

Tenor-Richard C. \VlalkerLead-Grroll A. RoettgerBad-Howard R. BlackburnBass-jack H. HancockChapter-Louisville, K)·. # I

SCALEMATESTcnor-\Vlilbur FordLead-Gene CarrierBari-Ralph "Slick" RodgersBass-Fred UnruhChapter-Enid, Ohio

SUNNYSIDERSTenor-Herb BoydLead-Chuck Anthon)'Bati-Ralph \VlYlhesBass-Pete VinceleeteChapter-Nude)·, New Jersey

DOODSTenor-Don MyersLead-Bob McDonaldBati-Chan GriffinBass-Gil \WallaceChapter-Albuquerque,

New Mexico

Tenor-Bernie CalvertLead-Hank RussellBati-Russ Seely (Bass-Mel SlOneChapter-Lancaster-Antelope

Valley, Cal.

CHESCENDO'STenor-An ZerlerLead-Ben AndersonBati-Armin OndrejkaBass-Don HobergChapter-\'V'allwaulosa, \"VIis.

EVERGHEEN STATESMENTenor-Wayne MayhleLead-Marvin MayhleBati-Dave \VlymoreBass-George \VlipperfunhChapeer-Seattle, \Vlasb.

COUNTRY SQUIRESTenor-Barr)· PonerLead-Bill VorheesBati-Dean PonerBass-jack FurberChapeer-Bucke}'e (Columbus),

Ohio

SEA. SHARPSTenor-Jim HartmanLead-Frank PrzepioraBari-\Vlalt EllinwoodBass-Bind MeinenChapter-Toledo, Ohio

TWILIGHTERSTenor-Jack Gordonlead-jim BeethamBari-jim FyfeBass-Bob LakingChapter-Scarboro, Ont.,

SUBUIIBANAIHESTenor-Eric EricksonLead-G. Raymond Poi tierBati-\Vlilliam HononBass-Richard VerklerChapter-!\·IiI(ord, Mich.

~III)DLETOWN

COUNTRY SQUIRES'Cenor-Bob DunnellLead-Bob HallBari-Bob MuohaBass-Paul BruggemanChapler-Razor's Edge·

MiddletOwn, Ohio

Lead-\Vlayne Breese Bass-Ray Rohm, Jr.Bati-Gerry Reimer Chapter-Fa)'c:ue, Co., Pa.Dass-Marvin Yerke)· CLEF COUNTSChapter-San Diego, Cal.

Tenor-james MokasPROI"ESSORS Lead-Thomas GlassTenor-Eric Pedersen Bari-\Vlayne bHmonLead-Rodney Pagh Bass-Charles EckelBati-Dale Baldwin Chapter-Buckeye (Columbus),Bass-Sam G. jensen OhioChapter-Indianhead, \Vlis. FOUR.IN.A.CHORDS

CHIEFS OF STAFF Tenor-Don GilmartinTenor-Ed Rooker Lead-Cbec NesbitLead-Bob johnson Dati-Dave SamuelsBari-Hank Brown Bass-Stu StormsBass-Bill Turner Chapler-\'V'eSlchester Co., N. Y.Chapter-Nojoco, Kansas KORD.AIRES

HAR~IONITES Tenor-Russel NicholsTenor-Carl Herzog Lead-Rudy McKinleyLead-Denham Franklin Bari-\Vlade MartindaleBati-jack Fischer Bass-Charles MossBass-Bob Hamer Chapeer-\X'hite River Valle)', Ind.Chapter-Ahon, III. AIR TONICS

LARKS Tenor-John T. "Jack" \Vlanna-Tenor-Dill Markum makerLead-1. C. Houghton Lead-Frank QuigleyBari-Boyd Bedford Bati-Ronald "Ron" SchurmanBass-George Loch Bass-D. \VI. "Bud" RobarChapeer-Abilene, Texas Chapter-Montreal, Que.

GLASS CITY FOUH rOUR CHORDSMENTenor-james H. Moore Tenor-Larry VampclulleLead-Harr~' L. Bo~'er Lead-Joe E. E1stner, jr.Bati-David Alley Bari-Nick L. ShelbyBass-Roben Mdauglin Bass-jack KellyChapler-Lancaster, Ohio Chapter-DesMoines, lowa.

E~IEH;\LD CITY FOUH HEART OF ILLINOIS FOUHTenor-Tom Allen Tenor-Ed \'V'allochLead-Fritz Page Lead-Bob PerdueDati-Terry Shannon Bati-Glen PerdueBass-Curds Roth Bass-Bud SwansonChapter--C'ascade (Eugene-Spring- Chapter-Pekin, III.

field). Ore. rOOT NOTESFOUR FIFTHS OF Tenor-\Vlarren Van Meeer

HARMONY Lead-Clint GastonTenor-Roger Ayleswonh B:ui-\Vlarren HanzellLead-Ouo Hafner Bass-Oz GertenbachBati-Colin Menzies Chapter-Denver, Colo.Bass-Dave Weaver -fLANDERSChapter-Santa Barbara, Cal. SOUTI •

Tenor-Chuck HillmanWOODSTOCK Lead-Dud Stephenson

STAFFMASTERS Dati-Bob CatesTenor-Peler Hughes Bass-Fred MathewsLead-Ken Livingstone Chapter-San Gabriel, Cal.Dati-Lew 'TebbuttBass-Howard Munro BOX BEAUTSChaptcr-\'V'oodstock, Onto Tenor-Lowell E. Finecy

--'Cc- Lead-Lee-"FinccyKEYTONES Bari-Howard BarrowsTenor-Reese M, Foster Dass-Abe DuryeaLead-jimmy 1. McElrath Chapter-Alliance, Neb.Dad-Jerry \Vlelborne BUHLlNGTONESBass-Dec T. McCleskeyChapter-Abilene, Texas Tenor-jack Parker

lead-Nils johnsonTUNE TIMERS Uari-jim Murph)'Tenor-Art Vondrick Bass-Grant ThomasLead-Ken Davis Chapter-Medford Lakes, N. l-Bati-Galen McClain 3Yl FOURBass-Milt Hay Tenor-Irl ClarkChaptcr-Phoenix Saguaro, Ariz. Lead-Phil Lannen, Jr.PINE TONES Dati-Leo-HadfieldTenor-Zane Remenda Bass-John PhillipsLead-Hugh Skinner Chapter-Belleville, 1II.Bad-Dave Mackting SOUTHERN GENTSBass-Jack McDowell Tenor-George F. LeyonmarkChapter-\Vlinnipcg, Canada Lead-\Vlilliam \Vlood

UNACCOUNTED FOUR Dati-Ralph M. HigginsDass-Charles B. Pritchett

Tenor-Andrew T. Haky, Jr. Chapter-Orlando, Fla.Lead-Leonard B. MedvitzBad-Thomas SummA HAPPY·CO·LARKS

NEW QUARTETSContinued from page 26

CORAL KEYSTenor-Nick ApollonyLead-Dill TrembleyBad-Grover BakerBass-Roy DeanChapter-Miami, Fla.

TUNETIPPERSTenor-Dick KoontzLcaJ-Ed ShieldsBari-Ra}' FerrariBass-Jim TrenchChapter-lIIinois Valley (La-

Salle), III.

HASH BI\OWNSTenor-Loren RaderLead-Boh SwansonDari-Douglas SwansonBass-Tom TaylorChapter-Boise. Idaho

SHAVING ~IUGS

Tenor-Dob LongLead-Tom CameronBad-Gordon ProutBass-Perc DeckerChapter-Asbury Park, N. ].

SCHOOLMASTERSQUARTET

Tcnor-\'\falter VenemaLead-Roderick SlUbbsDari-Orwald NylandBass-W'illiam SaasChaptcr-Scattlc, \'<'ash.

GAMBLERSTenor-Bure Lumlc}'Lead-John ClauseDati-Matt PassanlinoBass-Arthur Scicli.Chapter-Locli, N. }.

CLAHK ANGLESTenor-Joseph LeeLead-Robert ~Iorrjs

Bad-James ThompsonBass-Charles KellerChapter-Olean, N. Y.TONE HANGEHSTenor-Ad Scholeslead-Ray Dennel[Bari-John SwickBass-Mac SearsChaptcr-\'V'arren, Pa.

MID-KNIGHTSTenor-Paul Long

------uad-----Oon Funi ----­Bari-Heney DulourBass-jim ArchettiChapler-Haverhill, Mass.

TUNE TACSTenor-Darrell DewittLead-Frank LiehleDari-Roben DrownBass-George Dode[leChapter-Wisconsin Rapids, \Vlis.COHAL.AIHESTenor-George l\rookLead-Bob ChapinBari-Jim EdwardsDass-Glen MelcalfChapter-Tampa, Fla.TOWNE CRIEHSTenor-Jlty \VI. RichardsLead-Roben R. CrathewBali-Kennedl E. \VletzelBass-Glenn P. RusslerChapter-Lewistown, Pa.FOUR BEAUSTenor-Art Brown

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LAND 0' LAKES

Peter AndersonArt BarnhartDaniel A. BauerEarl 80)'erJames DudeckKermit HansonHenry KccsnickaM. C. Lund\'(IjlJard MackinHarold 1o.1oyTcrr~' O'ConnellGordon T. StarrRufis 1. St. OrcsKenneth Tideman.Ed \'(IachtendonkWaldemar \'\IaechJohn Zinda

~IICHICAN

George CoxJack Downeyr..ofarc GraberRobert GrahamHarvey HunterRichard JohnsonBob MuellerCharles MuseCoun NovakTony ScoorosJesse 1. ThrushDob \'{Iharran

MID·ATLANTIC

John D. AllenBill AnnichiaricoHerbert AsdalHerbert M. Darns, ]r.Eric BergEdwin BuchananBill BullerRoss Collins\'(Iilliam CollinsGordon 1\'£. CollomJoseph Consono, Jr.John ChristensenJoseph CreamerLou CubanLen Drenk:udDick EllwangerHugh EvansRaben EvansHarry FidlerAmhony P. Gagas\'(Ialter GoernerRobert GrandaGeorge GrossDon GmheilArthur HansenGU)' HartdagenHarq' HazenStanaforth 1'. HOl,kins

Kirk R. Ho}'erDr. Ralph HummaRichard JanigianJack KaneDr. J. \VI. Klein\'(filliam LongRoy Me}'erGeorge OdellRobert G. OshorneJohn E. PowersRichard H. PohlEdward RossCharles T. RoweFrank RussoJohn F. SomersRobert SeagerEdward ScheuermannOuo StearnsRobert SmirhPar SpilaleuuJack SpinelHoward VeiterPeler F, Vincelenc\'<'illiam K. VoehringerJim \'(fisnerDwayne Young

NORTHEASTERN

Don ArgusGeorge Beaud ryFloyd BroughRoger CampbellFernand Chandonller, Sr.Albert CastelloRay DanielsJohn DeebAlbert DescOleauxRoger DesjardinsDavid FinnJames FitzgeraldEu.~cne FOn!aineDonald FuniFranklin J. HaddenBruce HallbergBenjamin H. KidderRudy KumpanRichard L'l FOUluainRaymond LandryRaymond LaurencclleJohn Lyford\'(filliam J. MoranceFran O'BrienErnest PalenaudeKennelh PickeringDon PizzanoBert ReidJ. Howard SaundersFrank SchiavoniGrover T. Stevens\'(IiIliam \'(IhilCDon Williams

ONTAllIQ

Douglas AndersonJack Boehmer\Vayne BrubacherRar Danlc)'Don HendersonHarr~' HolleCam Kreuger

Ma}'nard MargisonEd RussellRoben TuckeyHerb \'(Iilkes

SENECA LAND

Robert ArnoldD. K. Bullens. J r.Dave GroveGlenn HouseCharles KearnJohn Lasher~ornl LashingerBernard Maloy\VIll. G. McCord. Jr.Carlton MeadeLee D. MorehouseAlfred PreslOnGene ReichardJerid StineRalph VerityDave \VadsworthKenneth \Vcodal!Howard B. Yingst

SOUTHWESTERN

M. A. Armstron~

David BedfordMel BurkettBruce ClarkBill EvansSian ley GraysonL. C. HoughtonRa~'mond LyneBilly J. McSpaddenGeorge NadenB. D. PattersonHal \1(/olfeJim \'<'ucher

SUNSI-IINE

Arnold D. ChapmanBill Hockfelder

Fall District

ConventionsCentral States-Omaha, Ne­braska, October 7·9

Dixie-N as h viii e, Tenn.,October 21-23

E\'ergreel1~Eugene, Oregon,November S

Far \"<'estern-Downey, Calif.,October 22

Illinois-Bloomington, III.,Sept. 30·0cr. 2

Indiana-Kentucky-MichiganCity, Indiana, Oct. 22·23

Johnn)' App1eseed-FayelleCounty (Uniontown), Pa.,October 7·9

Land O'Lakes-Janesville,\'{fisconsin, November 4-6

i\1ichigan-Dearborn, l\'Iichi­gan, October 7·9

Mid·Arlanric-Atiantic Ci ty,New Jersey, Sept. 30·0ct. 2

Northeastern-B r idg epor t,Conn" November 4-6

Ontario-Orillia, Ontario,Canada, October 27·29

Seneca Land-]\'fassena, NewYork, September 23·25

Sonthwestern-T 1I Jsa, Okla­homa, November 4-6

Sun s hi n e-J ncksonville,Florida, November 11

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JULY16--Marin (San Rafael), Calif.18-District of Columbia THESE CHAPTERS HAVE__(Washington_D. c.) PLEDGED THEIR-QUOTA30-(B1ue Water) South Haven, Mich. -30-Sturgeon Bay. \'<Iis. \\fcsrchesccr County, New York

AS REPORTED TO THEINTERNATIONAL OFFICE BY

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DATES MUST BE CLEARED(All events are concerts unless otherwise spec­ified. Persons planning to attend these eventsshould reconfirm dares with the sponsoring

chapter or district.)

ASCAP LICENSING"Chttp/er; iN tbe UtJited S/(1I61 are reminded,bIll efJective September 15, 1958, allSociety a/lain (conlests, shows, parades,elc,) fube/her the)' be llllema/iomtl, Dillricl,Area or Chapler, /0 tubi,h the public iJ ;,,­IIi/cd find an adm;u;oll lee is charged andal whicb {my parI 01 the repertoire 01 theAmerican Society 01 Composers, Aul/Jors((Iu/ Pllblishers ;s performed, shalt beproperly licensed by ASCAP prior to SllCbetlent. See article 011 page 31, September,/958 isme 01 The HARMONIZER lorpOHib/e exceplions, Ibe /heme lee Jcbedlf/eaud Ibe 11r1meJ al1d (((ldreJJeJ of ASCAPrepreJenlal;'leJ in cbarge of Dillricl OfficeJwbo JIJo,,!d be cOllltlclad regardi11g IhemengreemelllJ well ill ddtlallce of Ihe JhowJale."

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AUGUST14-Shawano, \Y./isconsin20-Ashville, North Carolina20-0scoda County, Michigan26-28-Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.

SEPTEMBER4-Gary, Indiana

to-{;ambridge, OhioIO-Ventura County, Californiato-Crescent City (New Orleans), La.to-Elizabeth, New Jersey17-E1 Monte, (l\'Ionterey Park), Calif.17-Eau Claire, \\lisconsin17-Lansing, Michigan24-Parma Suburban, Ohio24-Gratiot County, ~[ichigan

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Mid-/ll/alllic 2062. i\'lanhauan , N. Y., Alid-

Alialllic 1483. Pittsburgh, Pa., JOIJ1111Y

App/eseed 1454. Washington, D. c., ,'lid-

,ll/alllic 1335. Tell City, Ind., ludidl1r1-

Kell/llcky 1226. Skokie, Illinois, I/Iilloi, .. 1217. Miami, Fla., S/l11Jbiue ... 1148. Minneapolis, Minn.,

L.oL J 129. Oak Patk, 11I., I/Iillois 110

10. Ft. Worth, Texas, SOlllh-llJeJlem 101

II. Buckeye (Columbus), Ohio,JohllllY App/eseed .... 100

EXPANSION FUNDHONOR ROLL

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Akron, OhioAllentown.Bethlehem, Penn.East York, OntarioFullerton, CaliforniaLakewood, OhioPaducah, KentuckySalinas, California\""estern Hills (Cincinnati), Ohio

COMING EVENTS-24-Fruit Belt (Benton Hatbor), Mich.24-Shebaygall, \'{fisconsin24-Stockton, California24-Victoria, Texas23-25-Messina, New York

Seneca Land District Contest andConvention

28-Gowanda, New York30-0ct. 2-Bloomington, Illinois

1960 Illinois District ContestJanuary 18-22, 1961-Milwaukee, Wis.

International ~rid-\V/ilH<,r

Convene ion

Director's Workshop

At Ripon College (

Rud)· Hart U\'lichigan Cit)., Indiana)will headline the faculry of a Chorus Di­recting \'(forkshop which may be a bigstep tOward solving a major problem inman)1 of our chapters.

The Land O· Lakes District school willbe held August 26, 27, 28 on the RiponCollege campus at Ripon, \V/isconsin.

Dan \V/aselchuk, chairman of the event,reports that the instruction will be slantednot only toward men who are now di­recting choruses, bue also toward allI3arbershoppers who are interested inlearning the fundamentals of leading achorus. He adds that man)' of our chap­ters must now rely on one man to providechorus leadership, even [hough there aremen in the chorus who could take overin an emergency if given basic training.If the director is unable to make an a1'­p<,arance, the whole chapter is helpless.If he should move oue of town, the chap'ter might fail in a short time. The \Y./ork­shop is a step toward easing such con­ditions.

Hart has teamed with Floyd Connettgive similar schools in several other DiS-(tricrs as well as at Harmony Hall.

The enthusiasm of direclOrs in LOLwho auended the first Director's Schoolat Harmony Hall is ample evidence of itsvalue. The course has since been per­feeted by competent Sodet)1 instructorsand now our LOL Barb~rshoppers willgee their concentrated atremion!

Ever)' chapter in LOL has been urgedto send not ani)' their director, bue atleast one ocher man to the \Y./orkshop.If chapter funds must be used to helpdefray expenses it will be the best in­vestlnent that a chapter wHl ever make.

The registration fee-of $8.50 peL­man will cover the COSt of lodgings forthe weekend. Because of the imponanccof rhis \Y./orkshop as a service to chaptersand members, LOL will finance all ocherexpenses of the evenr.

Registrations will begin Friday, Aug­ust 26 at 4: 00 PM. Classes will beginat 8:00 PM Friday, will resume againSarurda)1 morning and continue until10: 30 PM Saturday with just one houroff far lunch and three hours off for din­ner. The school will close ~t mid-after­noon Sunda)', August 28.

As should be apparenr, the curricullU{will require working long and hard. Theflln and satisfaction will come later whenthe chorus is sharper, the chords ringclearer, and the crowds cheer louder.

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MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA.Land O'lakes District . . . CharteredMal' 9, 1960. . Sponsored by Minne­apolis, :t-,-finncsota. ,40 members . , .Dick White, 12112 Robin Circle, Hop­kins, :t-,-rinnesota, Secretary. RemiGrones, 12109 Robin Circle, Hopkins,:t-,-finnesoca, President.

TEXARKANA, U.S.A. (A R K A N­SAS) .. . Dixie District ... CharteredApril 25, 1%0 ... Sponsored by GreaterLittle Rock, Arkansas . , . 30 members

Lee McLarty, P.O. Box 305, WakeVillage, Texas, Secretary .. . JosephOrchard, Box 1885, Texarkana, Texas,President.

LIBERAL, KANSAS ... Central StatesDistrict ... Chartered April 13, 1%0... Sponsored by Hooker, Oklahoma andUlysses, Kansas ... 25 members ...Henry Lee Rowley, 159 Blue BonnettCoun, Liberal, Kansas, Secretary , . .Shannon Howland, 422 Cornell, Liberal,Kansas, Presidenr.

ETOBICOKE (Toronto), ONTARlO) .. Ontario District ... Chartered April15, 1%0 Sponsored by Scarborough,Ontario 40 members . , . Eric G.Smarr, 5450 Dundas Street, \'{fest, Is­lington, Ontario, Secretary ... Dr. J.Douglas Webster, 3862 Bloor Street,WIest, Islington, P.O., Ontario, President.

METRO (Toronto), ONTARIO ..Ontario District ... Chartered April 8,1%0 ... Sponsored by East York, Tor­onto, and Scarborough, Ontario 50members ... A. E. "Ed" Squire, 25 LyallAvenue, Toronto 13, Ontario, Secretary

. \'(falter E. Elliott, 104 CheltenhamAvenue, Toronto 12, Ontario, President.

PITT COUNTY (Greenville),NORTH CAROLINA ... Dixie Dist­rict ... Chartered May 9, 1960 ...Sponsored by Greensboro, North Caro­lina ... 42 members ... Bill Ellington,1618 Longwood Drive, Greenville, NorthCarolina, Secretary ... Frank T. Hill,1710 Greenville Boulevard, Greenville,North Carolina, President.

CHILLICOTHE, OHIO. . JohnnyAppleseed District .. Chartered May16, 1%0 ... Sponsored by Buckeye(Columbus), Ohio ... 25 members ...

(\.. ;errancc E. Copeland, Jr., Route 4, Chilli­cothe, Ohio, Sec ret a r y . Roy E.Rhoades, 738 Stafford Avenue, President.

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