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contributorsDan Henry Bowser . .. Bill Kane . .. John Krizek . .. Gary Stiegler

DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET HARMONY

SEPT.• OCT. 1974 • VOLUME XXXIV • NUMBER 5

lutematimlalOfficers

President, Leon S. Avakian, P.O. Box 589,Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712

Immediate Past President, Charles E.Abernethy, 231 Cordelia St., S.W., NorthCanton, Ohio 44720

Vice PresIdent, F. Richard Ellenberger, 2476Poorsch Ct., Schenectady, New York 12309

Vice PresIdent, Sam Aramlan, 4435 W. TierraBuena Lane, Glendale, Arizona 85301

Vice PresIdent-Treasurer, Plummer Collins, 216Conewango Ave., Warren, Pennsylvania16365

Executive Director, Barrie Best, 6315 ThirdAvenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 63141

Board Members

Cardinal, Robert C. Martin, 410 N. Morton St.,Fairmount, Indiana 46928

Central States, William M. McLatchle, P.O. Box153, Durant, Iowa 62747

Dixie, Robert E. Roark, 213 Marchmont Or.,Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Evergreon, Ray D. Greaves, P.O. Box 367.Coqullte, Oregon 97423

Far Western, Lynn Brittan, 231 RIdge Estates,Nevada City, California 95959

Illinois, Tom Watts, 30 Lincoln St., Glenview,IllInoIs 60025

Johnny Applaseed, Steve Hanrahan, 522 NorthBlvd" Huntington, West Virginia 25701

Land O'Lakes, Roger Thomas, 3720 St. An·drews Blvd., Racine, WIsconsIn 53405

Mid-Atlantic, Ernest A. Matson, Jr., 1501RaleIgh Rd., Mamaroneck, New York 10543

Northeastern, Richard Pierpont, 39 BallardStreet, TO\\lksbury, Massachusetts 01876

Ontario, Elmer Down, 894 Florell Drive,Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Pioneer, William C. Warner, 23531 Meadowlark,Oak Park, Michigan 48237

Seneca Land, James Steedman, 616 DelawareRoad, Kenmore, New York 14223

Southwestern, Ernie Hills, Box 66, Medford,Oklahoma 73759

Sunshine, Or. Henry Vomacka, 1881 Rose St.,Sarasota, Florida 33579

A1Jd Past bltemanollal Preside/Its

Wilbur D. Sparks, 6724 N. 26th St., Arlington,Virginia 22213

Ralph Ribble, NorthPark NatIonal Bank, P.O.Box 12206, Dallas, Texas 75225

Richard deMontmollln, 4664 Oakwood Rd.,Columbia, South Carolina 29206

Execlaille Director8ARRIE BEST

Music Educati011 aHd ServicesR08ERT D. JOHNSON, Director

Music Services AssistatltsMALCOLM L, HUFFDAVID M. STEVENS

Comml4tlicatiomHUGH A. INGRAHAM, Director

Field RepresetltativesTHOMAS P. COGANSAMUELK.KENNEDYLLOYD 8. STEINKAMP

Comnlfltlicatimls AssistaHtD. WILLIAM FITZGERALD

EditorLEO W. FOBART

Fi,latlCe amI AdmiHistraf1"oHDALLAS A. LEMMEN,Director

Adm,'lIistrative AssistalltDAVID L. WILT

M(mager, Membersllip ServicesROBERT J. MEYER

bltematimlalOffice6316 Third AvenueKenosha, Wisconsin 53141414-664·9111

MID·WINTER

1975 Honolulu, Hi. Jan. 31·Feb. 1

1976 Washington.D,C. Jan. 30·31

June 23·28

July 5·10

July 4-9

July 3·8

INTERNATIONAL

1975 Indianapolis, Ind.

1976 San Francisco, Cal.

1977 PhiladelphIa, Pa.

1978 Cinctnnati, O.

THl: HARMONIZER Is tile ottlcl.1 publication ot tho Society for the Preservationend Encouragement of Barber Shop Ouartet SInging in America, Inc. It Is~ublished In the months of January, March, May, July, September and Novomber'at 6315 . 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141, second·dass postage paid atKenosha, Wisconsin. Editorial and AdvertisIng offices are ot the InternationalOffice. Notice of change of address should be submitted to the editorial offices ofTHE HARMONIZER, 6315 THIRD AVE., KENOSHA, WiSCONSIN 53141, atleost thirty days before the next publicatIon date. Subscription price Is $2.50yearlv and $ .75 an issue.

featuresAlohoa! Hawaii Invites You, .........................•..•.... 2

Will the Real Joe Barbershopper Please Stand! . . . . . • . . . . . . • . • . . . .. 4

Looking Back at the KC Convention . ............•..•.•.•....... 10

12th Street Rag IConvention Photo Story) ........•.•............ 7

Monday 8

Tuesday ..............•.•. .....•....•.•......•..•.... 9

Wednesday . .............•......•......•......•....... 11

1974 Quarter·Finalists .. ........•.•..•.•....•.•.••.•.... 12

Thursday . .....................•....•................ 16

Friday . ..............•......•.•....•........•....... 18

Chorus Competitors . ....•....•.•....•.•..•...•....•... .20

1974 Semi· Finalists .....•......•......•..•.•.•.........24

1974 Finalists . ...............•......•......•.•.......25

1974 Medalists . .............•.•..•.•.•.••.•.•....•.... 26

Quartet Scoring Summary . ......•......•..•...•......... 27

Saturday 28

Sunday 29

"Wanna'See the Slides From My Kansas City Vacation?" .....•.... .30

"Regents" Return Home to Banner-Waving Crowd 31

miscellaneousHawaii Mid·winter Registrations Forms ...•...........•.•....... 3

Century Club .......................•....•....•.•......... 19

Corning Events ...........•....•.•.•..•.•.•..•.•.•..•......32

New Chapters . ..................•....•.•........•.•.......33

Logopedics Contributions . ....•..................•....•......34

Bargain Base/nent ................•....•.•..•.•.•....•......35

September·October, 1974 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

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AtlantaChicagoDallasKansas CityLos AngelesNew YorkSan FranciscoSeattle

For the second time in the Society's history the annualmid·winter convention will be held off shore. This time it'sHawaii, and the dates are January 29·February 4, 1975.Barbershoppers who attended are still talking about the bigcruise to Nassau in 1971. It was a complete sell'Qut, withpeople standing by on the dock hoping someone would notshow up at the last minute. Chances are the same thing willhold true in Hawaii; so if you want to get your travelarrangements made and room taken care of at the lovelyheadquarters Ilikai hotel, then get your deposit in now.

Special flights will depart from the mainland to Honoluluon Wednesday, January 29th. This will give you time to relaxand get used to the time change before all the excitementstarts the next day. On Thursday, January 30, at 1:30 in theafternoon busses will leave the llikai for a trip to thePolynesian Cultural Center. There you'll see authentic livingvillages transported from the far reaches of the South Pacific;guided by a friendly islander you'll see first hand six islandcultures: Samoa, Maori, Fiji, Tahiti, Old Hawaii and Tonga.During the afternoon there'll be an opportunity to enjoy the"Pageant of the Long Canoes" - a procession of sleek Poly­nesian outrigger canoes in a waterborne revue of the livelysongs and dances of all the island groups. Included in the touris a full dinner and then the spectacular musical revue,"Invitation to Paradise," that evening.

GOLF TOURNEY AND TOURSOn Friday there is a golf tournament at one of the island's

fine courses. For the less athletic thero will be a city tour

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including the most spectacular sights of Honolulu. On Satur­day morning Barbershoppers will be taken on a Pearl HarborCruise, and then that evening there's the big show featuringthe international champion "Regents" and the second placemedalist "Pacifica ires." For the next two days you're on yourown to enjoy the beach, sun and the many attractions of theWaikiki Beach area, unless, of course, you've decided toparticipate in one of the optional tours.

In order to offer the most economical travel to Hawaii, theSociety has arranged for the firm of Travel Consultants tocoordinate arrangements for the 1975 mid-winter. Special tourflights are being planned from the assembly point of LosAngeles in order to take advantage of group fare savings, andstill further savings can be realized from many cities in theU.S. to connect with these group flights. In addition, theSociety has arranged for a special package price which includesround·trip air fare, six nights' hotel accommodations (based ondouble occupancy), baggage handling at the airport on arrival,a fresh flower lei greeting, all tOlIrs (golf not included) andconvention registration fee. The comparison between theSociety package and regular air fare is hard to believe. Forexample, the regular air fare from Chicago to Honolulu is$456.51, while the special Society group fare is $423.86 - andthis includes hotel, all the tours, baggage handling at theairport, etc. From New York the regular fare is $514.40, whilethe package fare is $497.14.

Here are sample fares (as of June 1, 1974 and subject tochange) from various points across the country:

Regular SPEBSQSARound Trip Mid-Winter Package Prices

Economic Fare- Group Fare ITBF$486.49 $481.62 $532.32

456.51 423.86 510.56401.25 390.41 495.06416.91 422.82 502.22253.33 357.33 N/A546.93 521.47 574.37253.35 357.35 N/A254.05 357.94 N/A

"This column represents round trip air fare only and is meant to

iIIustrato the advantage of using the promotional fares, i.e. Group Fare

and ITSF Ondepondent Tour Basing Farel. In the Group Fare and

ITBf columns not only is the air fare included, but also all of tho

components of the SPEBSaSA Mid·Wintar Package Plan.

THE HARMONIZER

Please bear in mind that the special fares shown here arebased on double occupancy (for single occupancy there is asupplemental charge of $721 and on a minimum stay of sixnights. Possibly this might be as good a time as any to explainthe fares in a little more detail.

A CLOSER LOOK AT FARESThe GIT (Group Inclusive Tour) fare requires a minimum

of six nights in the islands. Passengers must travel from theassembly point of Los Angeles, to and from Honolulu as agroup. The fare is based on 154 full paid passengers. The ITBF(Independent Tour Basing Farel is a more flexible fare. Itrequires that you have a minimum of six nights which can beeither in Honolulu, or a combination of Honolulu, theneighbor islands and/or the West Coast. It is an individual fareand you don't have to travel with a group.

For those living on the West Coast there is a special GITfare which requires a minimum of seven nights in the islandsand is based on a minimum of 40 passengers on each flight,traveling round trip together.

Air fares are always difficult to figure out and appear to beconstantly changing. If you find the different fares confusing,probably your best bet would be to write Travel Consultantswhat you prefer as far as travel dates and destinations areconcerned, and they'll give you the very best fare available. Ifenough people are involved, charter flights may be arranged.Complete and mail the reservation form on page 3 and send itas quickly as possible to Travel Consultants along with yourdeposit. Confirmation of your reservations will be sent to you'promptly.

What about tickets to the Saturday night show? Well, here'sthe scoop.

1. All persons sending in their deposits to Travel Con·sultants prior to November 15 will receive preferentialseating.

2. Travel Consultants will record the date each reservationand deposit is received. Seats will be assigned in theorder they are received; in other words, the firstreservations received by Travel Consultants will get frontrow center seats and so on down the line.

3. Seats are $5 each and are reserved. Travel Consultantswill bill you for your seats when they send you yourfinal billing for your convention package. The seats willbe held for you to be picked up in Honolulu.

4. On November 15, tickets remaining will be given to theHonolulu Chapter for sale to their show patrons.

5. On December 15, those making their own travel arrange·ments to Hawaii may purchase their show tickets fromthose remaining at that time. The name of the ticketchairman will appear in the November·DecemberHARMONIZER.

As with past mid·winter conventions the $2.50 registrationfee includes admission to the afterglow. This registration fee isincluded in the convention package offered by Travel Con·sultants. Others may register on a form which will appear inthe next issue of the HARMONIZER.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONSIn addition to the tour to Honolulu, the Society has made

arrangements with Travel Consultants for three optional toursfor those wishing to see more of the islands. The first tour is toKuilima, a magnificent resort hotel and golf course on thenorth coast of Oahu (the same island as Honolulu; thus there isno further plane travel involved l. The second includes theislands of Maui and Hawaii, while the third tour includes threeadditional islands: Kauai, Maui and Hawaii.. The third tourwould be available to those travelling on ITBF fares only.

Full details on the three optional tours are included in acompiete Hawaii flyer mailed to every Society member duringAugust. If you didn't get yours, please request a copy from theinternational office at 6315 Third Avenue, Kenosha, Wis.53141. For additional travel and fare information pleasecontact Travel Consultants directly: 1025 Connecticut AveN.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICAMid-Winter Meeling • HonolulU, HawaII' January 29-February 4, 1975 RESERVATION REQUEST FORM

II 0 III O. TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED

.. to HawaII on (d.t.)

o Gil Faro 0 WHI eo.,t Group far •.

Mako all checks payable to TRAVEl. CONSULTANTS, INC. I"d send wIth completed form to: SPEBSQSATRAVEL CONSULTANTS, INC" 1025 Connecticut Avo., N.W., WashIngton, D.C. 20036, (202) 659·9555

Plane make hotel UluNatron, for the 1975 Mld·Wlnter Meeting, bile<! on 0 Single 0 TwinEnclosed Is my deposit ($50.00 per pOf5on) for MidWinter Meeting. plus $50.00 person for Optional Tours I 0$.. prllIs' make air reservations from my home city airport of .

with • return to my home city airport on . _ (date). I desire 10 fly 0 first Class 0 lTOf Far.

o I wish to pay for air transportation by check; or

o I wish to pay for air transportation by credit card (Universal Air Travel Plan. AmerlCin uprUs, Carte Blancha, DInars Club. Master Cha,..•• Benkamll1C1rd a"uceptable):

Name of Credit Card _ . ..............................................Credlt Card Number .

EllplraUon Date . ........... Authorization Signature . . Date .

NAME .(Lntl

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TELEPHONE: Business . .......................... ..... Homo. . WIFE'S NAME (I' accompanyIng): ..

CHILDftEN'S NAMES & AGES (II accompanying) . . _

RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 15. 1974

September·October, 1974 3

A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE INTERNAL MEMBERSHIP SURVEY

WILL THE REALJOE8AR8ERSHOPPER

PLEASESTAND!

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Co-Authors John Krizek (left) and Bill Kane areshown above discussing the internal membor­ship s!Jrvey results.

"KIIOIV Thyself . .... - Plutarch

The Public Relations Study Committee established last year by InternationalPresident uChuck u Abernethy undertook as its first major project a membership studyunparalleled in scope in the history of the Society. The purpose of the research was todevelop an information base on the membership of S.P.E.8.S.Q.S.A.; including suchdata as age, education, occupation, extent of musical experience, level of Societyinvolvement and attitudes toward die organization.

A questionnaire was developed by Bill Kane of the Marin County, Cal. Cllapter,based in part 0/1 a smaller membership study conducted in 1971 by Elmer Lee, a formerMid-A tlantic District vice president. Both men are market researchers by profession. InNovember, 1973, the questionnaire was mailed from Ollr International Office to 5,000or one out of every seven Barbershoppers throughout the Society, ramdomly selectedby the Society's computer. Almost 40% responded, an exceptionally high percentage.Data tabulation was accomplished by the International Office staff, principally by BobMeyer, manager of the membership services, with special assistance from Leo Fobart,HARMONIZER editor, in coding responses to open-ended questiolls.

Some of the findings of this study may be viewed as merely confirming what wealready know - or thought we knew.

Some of the findings may be surprising. In either case, the study provides specificinformation on our membership now, as well as benchmarks against which futureSociety measurements can be made. We are by no means finished gathering data fromthe survey. The article that follows covers the highlights of reports submitted to date tothe international board. Future reports may include breakouts of all responses bydistrict, by chapter size, etc. Detailed printouts are available at our International Officeto anyone who can use them. We welcome questions about any phase of the study frominterested Barbershoppers.

We thank each of the 2,000 Barbershoppers who responded to t!>is wrvey. We believethe knowledge gained will be of inestimable value to Society and cllapter leaders inplanning to meet our goals.

John Krizek, chairman of the PR study committeeBill Kane, director of the membership study

From the survey data, a profile of Joe Barbershopperemerges. He is a middle-aged, college·educated family man. Heis most likely employed in a professional, technical, ormanagerial field. He is a homeowner with an above-averageincome. He is a stable individual who is active in his chosenhobby. He acquired some vocal or instrumental musicalexperience, or both, before he became a Barbershopper,perhaps while in school. The Society is meeting his need for acreative, musical outlet.MEMBERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS

How do those of us belonging to S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. differfrom the general population, beside the fact that we love toring a chord? The following demographic comparison of suchcharacteristics as age and education paints a distinctive picture.(Most comparisons are made with total U.S. adult males orheads of households_ Source data is U.S. Census Bureau

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statistics and projections from Sales Management magazine. Itis assumed that similar population data is available in Canada.)

AGE - Membership in the Society is concentrated in themiddle years (35-44, 45-54, 55-64) with far lower penetra­tion in the young and old age categories:

S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. U.S.*"

34 or less 16% 27%

3544 28% 17%

45-64 48% 3ti%

65+ 7% 20%

·Hoads of housoholds.The average Barbershopper is 45 years old. The average agewhen joined is 37. The average number of years as a

THE HARMONIZER

Well over a third (42%) of our members have sung in aregistered quartet. Half of these {21%1 have sung in more thanone registered quartet.CHARACTERISTICS OF QUARTET SINGERS

Those who have sung in registered quartets differ from thegeneral membership in many ways. They are men who havejoined the Society at a younger age. Only a handful joinedafter 45, only a third over age 35.

45+ 28% 6%Quartet men are more likely to join while still single (26%

versus 15%), and not yet head of a household (20% versus11%). They have somewhat more prior singing experience190% have sung in another organization, as compared to 85%),and have more instrumental music experience 173% versus67%), Also, qllartet members tend to join more from seeingshows or singouts (18% verslls 13%1, They have quit/rejoinedmore (23% versus 14%), attended fewer chapter meetings andrate chapter meetings less positively.ACTIVITY/PARTICIPATION

ATTENDANCE - Three-quarters of those responding(74%) say they attended nearly all chapter meetings. Another10% say they attended at least three-follrths of all theirchapter meetings

RATING OF CHAPTER MEETINGSs, - Only 13% of allrespondents rate their chapter meetings as "excellent." One­third rate their chapter meetings as "very good."

The main reason given for rating the average chaptermeeting "excellent" was its being "well organized." Alsofrequently mentioned was the availability of a "good diroctor"and the "fun and fellowship." (Percentages do not add up to100 here because less than one-third of the respondentsanswered the question,)

Well organized/good programming 8%

member is less than eight, however, due to those whodropped out and rejoined.MARITAL STATUS - Virtually all Barbershoppers aremarried (90%), although only 75% of U.S. males over 18years old are married. Three percent of Barbershoppers aredivorced, which is the same ratio as for U.S. males over 18.HOUSEHOLD SIZE - Half live with families consisting offour or more members, while only a third of U.S.households are this size, making the average size of theBarbershopper's household (3.4 persons) larger than theU.S. norm (2.9).EDUCATION - Our members are highly educated, withthree times as many college graduates (43%) as the nationalaverage (14%). Most have had at least some college (73%).INCOME - Barbershoppers are upscale, financially, withover half (55%) having an annual household income of$15,000 or more, far higher than average (16%). Only 14%have an income under $10,000. The average Barber·shopper's household income is $16,834.OCCUPATION - Over twice as many members are in thewhite·collar professional/technical category (36%), as forU.S. households (15%), and under half as many areblue-collar foreman/craftsmen (8% versus 16%).HOME OWNERSHIP - Far more Barbershoppers are home­owners (83%) than the average (63%).

Who joins the Society? Barbershoppers show much thesame pattern of characteristics at the point of joining as theydo today. (Although this may be due in part to the fact thatthis sample is taken from those who are still members, whojoined in the earlier periods, and it does not include thosewhoare no longer members,) Joiners of the Society are under­represented from among the very young and old, concentra­ting in the 25-45 year old brackets.

EDUCATION WHEN JOINED - More of our joiners arecollege educated today, with three times as many havingpost-graduate work as those who joined in the 50s,

. BY YEAR JOINED1970-'73 1962-'69 1961-back

High school or less 25% 34%· 40%

24 or less

25-34

35-44

S,P.E.B.S.a.S.A.13%

30%

29%

aUARTETMEIIJ30%

44%

20%

College 54% 51% 51%Good director/leader 6%

Varied ,nogram 2%Reasons for low rating of meetings deal either with the lack

of planning and leadership, or the result of this - lack ofprogram and member participation and over-concentration onrehearsals to exclusion of all else.

Inadequate participation!poor attandance!support 4%

Post·Graduate 21% 14% 8%Three times as many joiners were employed in professional

/technical jobs when they joined (35%) as compared toforemen/craftsmen (11%).MUSICAL EXPERIENCE

A high proportion of Barbershoppers (85%) have sung inanother organization at one time or another. Only 32% nowsing in another organization.

Most members (67%) have played a musical instrument.Assuming that most musical instruments require music-readingability, we may conclude from this that nearly two·thirds ofour members can read music. The actual percentage may behigher, adding those who have learned to read music inbarbershopping.METHODS OF JOINING THE SOCIETY

Most members were introduced to the Society through afriend (58%) or a relative (7%) who was a member. Fifteenpercent became acquainted with the Society as a result of ashow or singout. Ten percent were attracted by advertising orpublicity.QUARTET PARTICIPATION

September-October. 1974

Fun/followship/enjoyable

Good officers

Good chorus/active chorus

Poor leadership/administration

Too much reheasal

Apathy/boring/no variety

Poorly planned/confusion

No program

6%

3%

2%

4%

3%

2%

2%

2%

(Con't on next page)

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Only 15% have been in more than two chapters.EFFECT OF AGE JOINED - The older a member is when

he joins, the more likely he is to: be a newer, short-timemember; belong to only one chapter; like chorus most.

AGE WHEN JOINED34 or less 3544 45'+

Member one year only 9% 10% 15%

MEMBERSHIP SURVEY RESULTS - (from page 5)

ACTIVITY PREFERENCESMost Barbershoppers are clearly in it for the singing, with

more citing chorus "liked most" than quartet work. (Percent­ages add up to more than 100 because many respondentschecked more than one category.)

Like Most Liko least/so-soChorus 71% 4%

Member of one chapteronly 52% 71% 76%

Quartet 53% 8% like chorus most 60% 74% 8!i%

no ans\'ver 2%Nearly two·thirds (64%) have belonged to only one chapter.

Administration 10% 38%

Most respondents did not mention any activity they'd liketo participate in but hadn't yet. About 30% answered thequestion; however, of those, half - or 15% of the totalsurvey - mentioned quartet singing.

New members show a higher preference for chorus activity,The higher the education level, the higher the preference forquartet singing.

QUIT AND REJOINED PERCENTAGE - A substantialnumber of members have quit and then rejoined the Society(14%).

ACTIVITY BY YEAR JOINED - Older members (joinersin the 50s) are much more likely to have quit and rejoined(32% versus 14%). They have less regular meeting attendance(although 68% still attend nearly all, versus 77%). They give aless positive rating to meetings. Newer members (those whojoined in the 1970s) have done little organized quartet singingyet, as nearly 90% have not been in a registered quartet, versus30% for older members. Less than one-third of those memberswho joined prior to 1961 have never been in a registeredquartet.

SURVEY RESPONSE - was fairly distributed throughoutthe Society, according to district membership. It is interestingto note that the highest number of responses by year joinedcame from those who joined in 1973, and thus had beenmembers for one year or less at the time of the survey. Thenext-highest number of responses by year joined came fromthose who joined in the previous two years, 1972 and 1971.Since we don't know how many in each category were mailedsurvey forms, we don't know if this response is indicative of ahigh proportion of relatively new members, or a higher interestlevel on the part of newer members, or both.

YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP - One·third of our membershave belonged to the Society four years or less, while almosthalf have been members less than seven years.

1·2 years 20%

34 years 16%

5-6 years 12%

7-8 years 11%

9·10 years 7%

11·15 years 16%

16 or more years 16%

Social activities 34% 14% like quartet most 65% 48% 37%Conversely, members who joined young have been around

longer, with half having been in more than one chapter. Theyare people who like quartet singing more than chorus.

EFFECT OF METHOD OF JOINING - Barbershopperswho join as a result of seeing a show or performance, or as aresult of advertising or publicity, appear to be more musicallyoriented and are more active members than the average. Forexample, of those who joined as a result of seeing a show orperformance, 72% have played a musical instrument, ascompared to 68% overall and 55% have been in a registeredquartet, as opposed to 42% for the Society average.

Joined thru Joined thruSociety Showl Adv./Total performance publicity

Played musicalinstrument 68% 72% 71%

Sung in registeredquartet 46% 56% 46%

Like quartetsinging most 53% 60% 57%

Attended almostall meetings 75% 79% 77%

Of those who joined as a result of being brought by afriend, only 49% like quartet activity most, versus 53% for theaverage, and they show a higher preference for social activities.

VARIANCES BY DISTRICT - This analysis is incomplete,but certain variations show up. For example, the Mid-Atlantic,Northeastern, Dixie and Central States Districts show a higherpercentage of those joining as a result of shows or perform­ances. Far Western and Southwestern Districts show a higherlevel of joining as a result of advertising or publicity. Cardinal,Pioneer and Seneca Land Districts show a higher proportion ofmembers who joined through a friend who was a member. FarWestern District members sing less in other organizations, havemore experience with musical instruments, a higher incidenceof quitting and rejoining and more men who have sung in morethan one quartet. Central States District members show moresinging in other organizations, and most of those who havesung in a quartet have sung in just one registered quartet.

As in any mail survey, results are not necessarily representa­tive of those not returning a questionnaire. It seems reasonableto assume that our sample includes a disproportionate numberof active, involved members since such people are more likelyto respond than those whose interest in the subject islukewarm. Hence, any data utilized from this research must betreated not as an absolute figure, but as indicative of the levelof incidence of that characteristic among the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.membership.

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Executivo Director Bost(left) was on hand togreet Int'l President Leonand Ruth Avakian asthey arrived at theMuehlebach Hotel inwarm Kansas City. Simi·lar to our 1952 KC Con·vention, it was shirt­sleeve weather all wook1011U·

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Tho finished product. Ready for business, tho noatlyarranged "storo" would be the contor of a groat doal ofactivity throughout the next woek.

From left, Bob Johnson, Sam Kennedy, Bill FitzGerald andDave Stevens work at setting up the Barbershoppors' Shop.

Tho unloading process began as Davo Wilt lsmilingl handedthe first of 175 boxes to Mac.

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IKansas City Committeemen(from left) Dale Neuman, BobGall and Dan Henry Bowserpondor an early probloin.

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TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1974 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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The warmth of the hospitality extended to visiting conven­tioners by Kansas City and "Heart of America" Barber­shoppers was exceeded only by the city's warm weather.Reminiscent of another "hot" convention held in that city in1952, our Kansas City hosts, under the chairmanship of BobGall and Ed Eichman, provided an exciting week of conven­tion activities. Over 5,000 visiting Barbershoppers throngedthe Hotel Muehlebach, where Co·Founders O. C. Cash andRupert I. Hall conceived the idea for our singing Society in1938, as early as Wednesday evening. Registrations and ticketsfor all contests and specialevents were completely sold outearly in the week.

Activities got off to a faststart on Monday when we weretreated to a typical mid-westernbarbecue which included a rodeoas entertainment. Those in atten­dance seemed to get into thespirit of the occasion includingInt'i President Leon who donneda ten·gallon hat and got therodeo underway by demonstrat­ing his skill as a cowboy.

A social highlight of the con· President-electvention took place on Tuesday F. Richard Ellenberger

evening when the international president's dinner and ballwere held. President Avakian took this opportunity to extendspecial greetings to Dr. and Mrs. Roy Ray, representing theInstitute of Logopedics; Mrs. Rupert Hall, wife of theSociety's Co-Founder; and eleven past international presidents.

Over 300 Barberteens and Tween-teens had busy scheduleswhich included a barbecue at Trail Town, Family Day atWorlds of Fun, stadium tour, a boat ride and concluded withtheir own afterglow on Saturday evening.

Business meetings got off to an early start with a specialsession of the Society Development Committee on Sundayafternoon. The executive committee was in session all dayMonday and until noon Tuesday. Another special informalsession was held Tuesday afternoon for the internationalboard, executive committee, district presidents and inter­national committee chairmen.

Following the format initiated last year, two past championshows were again held this year. A Wednesday evening "Paradeof International Champions" featuring the "Golden Staters,""Schmitt Brothers," "Gentlemen's Agreement" and "Dealer'sChoice" attracted an enthusiastic crowd of over 5,000. Adelightiul surprise took place when AIC President FranklinSpears awarded $200 scholarships to the following: JamesBurgess (CARD). Michael Van Engen (CS), Luke Lindsay, III(DIX). Kenneth Orton (EVGN). Gary Steinkamp (FWD), JohnMuir (ILL). George Lepsch (JAD). Gary Fehrman (LOLl,George Lewett (M·AD). Ronald Carlson (N ED), ClyllonBourne, Jr. (SLI, Jeffery Sykes (SWD) and Stephen Aliapou·Iios (SUN). No scholarship applications were received from theOntario and Pioneer Districts. All scholarship winners are

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music students and Society members. A second show, "Show­case of Champions," was held Friday afternoon and featuredthe "Four Statesmen," "Oriole Four," and "Suntones." Adelightful addition to this star·studded line up were the"Dapper Dans" of Disney World.

BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTSThe interantional board of directors held its annual meeting

Wednesday, July 10th. Following are the highlights of thatmeeting:1. Reports from all the international committees and study

groups were reviewed by the board and appropriate actiontaken. In approving the Contest and Judging Committeereport, the following new judges and one secretary werecertified: Jim Miller, HA (CARD); Len Vickerstaff, SP(EVGN); Dave Sjogren, SP (SWD); Richard Lytle, B&B(JAD); Joe Palmquist, SP (FWD) and Plummer Collins, SEC(SLI.

2. The board took the following action on recommendationsfrom the Membership Classification Study Group:a.l Senior Members Members 70 years of age or over, with

ten years of continuous membership immediately priorto becoming eligible, may apply to the InternationalOffice for a 50% reduction in international dues.Districts and chapters are encouraged to considersimilar action.

b.l Student Members The Board approved the studygroup's recommendation that full-time students up toand including age 22 are eligible to apply for a 50%reduction in international dues. Again, districts andchapters are encouraged to take sim ilar action.

Both the senior and student dues become effective January1,1975.c.) Frank H. Thorne Membersllip All members of the

chapter-at-Iarge except those residing outside of theUnited States and Canada are now required to paydistrict dues to the district in which they reside.Additionally, all annual renewals require district ap­proval. District disapprovals can be appealed to theinternational executive committee.

d.) Life Membersllip Effective immediately no furtherapplications for life membership will be accepted.

3. The results of an internal and external survey conducted bythe Public Relations Study Group, as well as recommenda·tions from the study group itself, inspired the board toapprove the Society's first national public relations programto commence approximately October 1, 1974.

4. Based on the report from the Supplemental IncomeCommittee, the board authorized the investigation of thenecessary procedures and possible benefits of establishing aservice incorporation. Further in regard to supplementalincome, the board also approved a television test-marketingprogram all the sale of barbershop recordings.

5. Based on a Harmony Foundation recommendation, theboard adopted a policy prohibiting individual chaptersponsorship of children at the Institute of Logopedics.

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(1) SHARPLIFTERS (Detroit No.1, Mich. - PION) Lowell Thomas,bass; John Seemann, baritone; Bill Wickstrom, tenor; Clay Shumard, lead.Contact: John S. Seemann, 3609 Ridgeland, Orchard Lake, Mich.48033 - Phone: (319) 8G1·6652. Auntie Skinner's Chicken DinnerMedley; What Ever Happened to Mary?

(2) POETS ILake Washington, Wash. - EVER) Steve Kurtz, tenor; DickClark, lead; Skip Daniel, baritone; Ron Forsyth, bass. Contact: SteveKurtz, 2816 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, Wash. 98225 - Phone: (20G)734·0782. When You Look In the Heart of a Rose; How's Everv LittleThIng In Dixie?

(3) JAX OF HARMONY IDos Moines, la. & Fremont, Nob. - CSO)John Mininger, tenor; Michael Rehberg, lead; Cliff Pape, bass; RogerSpahr, baritone. Contact: John Mininger, 5013 SW 18th, Des Moines, la.50315 - Phone: (515) 28G·5938. Tuck Me to Sleep In My Old 'TuckyHome; Mother.

(4) THE ROAD SHOW IWarren, 0., Pittsburgh & Johnstown, Pa.­JAD) Ed Minahan, bass; Larry Autenreith, baritone; Dick Hurl, lead; LeoSisk, tenor. Contact: Leo Sisk, 590 Dorseyville Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa.15238 - Phone: (412) 963-8381. There's Mist on the Moon in LovelandTonight; Way Back When.

(G) SUNSHINE ASSOCIATION 10rlando & Polk Co., Fla. - SUN) DickBarno, tenor; Dick Pinkerton, lead; Cline Clary, bass; Dick Shaw,baritone. Contact: Cline Clary, 635 Avenue E, SE, Wintor Haven, Fla.33880 - Phone: (813)293·1932. I'll Change the Shadows to Sunshine; IfI Had the Hoart of a Clowl'.

(6) RIVER CITY DELEGATION IDes Moines & Mason City, la. - CSD)Bill Johansen, tenor; Mike Nadler, lead; Ron Phillips, bass; GaryGoodwin, baritone. Contact: Ron Phillips, 826· 7th SE, Mason City, la.50401 - Phone: (515) 423·1445. Are You From Dixie? Mary, You're aLittle Bit Old Fashioned.

(7) INSTIGATORS (Warron, Pa. - SL) Paul Mahan, tonor; Dave Roy·nolds, lead; Bill Crozior, bass; Steve Cruickshank, baritone. Contact:Steve Cruickshank, 7 Melrose PI., Warren, Pa. 16365 - Phone: (814)723·9035. That's My Mammy; What Was So Good About the Good OldDays.

(8) NEW HARMONY FOUR (Cloremont Co. & Cincinnati Wostern Hills,O. - JAD) Jack Craven, bass; Don Jennings, tenor; Mike Connelly, lead;Gene Courts, baritone. Contact: Gene Courts, Box 616, Williamsburg, O.45176 - Phone: (513) 724·2348. You Only Want Me When You'reLonesome; Dearie.

191 ROADRUNNERS (Minneapolis, Minn. - LOLl Ron Thomley, tenor;Ron Stong, lead; Norm Wolfe, bass; Dwight Mennenga, baritone.Contact: Norm Wolfe, 10310 Little Circle, Minneapolis, Minn.55437 - Phone: (6121 831·2340. Cinderella; Bundle of Old Love Letters.

(10) PERFECT ARRANGEMENT (Rochester, N.V. & Toronto, Ont.­SL) Keith Clark, tenor; Jim Turner, lead; Mike Morgan, bass; TimTaggart, baritone. Contact: Tim Taggart, 30 Hanvin Dr., Rochester, N.Y.14623 - Phone: 17141334·9310. Walt 'Til You Seo My Gal; Back in theOld Routine,

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(11 PACEMAKERS (Anno Arundol & Montgomery Co., Md. - M·AO)Georgo Wagner, tonor; Dennis Jonkins, load; lee Simonson, bass; TedTarr, baritone, Contact: George Wagner, 231 Wicklow Rd" Glen Burnie,Md. 21061 - Phone: (301) 761·6325. Anytime; If You Had All theWorld and Its Gold.

(2) REIGN·BEAUS' END IAnne Arundel & Dundalk, Md. - M·AD)Dick Webber, tonor; larry Duggan, lead; Dave Deibel, bass; Joe Polio,baritone. Contact: Joe Polio, 2000 Hillcroft Dr., Forost Hill, Md.21050 - Phone: (301) 557-7816. There's 8 Rainbow 'Round MyShoulder; Mary, You're a Little Bit Old Fashioned.

(3) MORNING TIMES (Kansas City, Mo. - CSD) Dennis Bungert, tonor;Roger Odell, lead; Stan Grossman, bass; Stephen leone, baritone.Contact: Roger Odell, 6933 E. 93rd, A 45, Kansas City, Mo.64138 - Phone: (816) 363-8800 IExt. 212). Walt For Me By theMulberry Troe; Sam, the Old Accordlan Man.

(4) SKYLARKS (Knoxville, Tenn. - DIX) Stormy lindsay, baritone;Robert Roark, bass; Ed Robbins, lead; Michael Stauffer, tenor. Contact:Robert E. Roark, 213 Marchmont Dr., Knoxville, Tenn. 37919 - Phono:(615) .693·4408. Strolling Down Harmony Lane; When Pa Was Court!n'Ma.

(6) CORKERS (Racine & Milwaukee, Wis. - lOL) Darryl Cremer,baritono; Doug Smith, bass; John Cain, lead; Jim Sikorski, tenor.Contact: Darryl Cremer, 6314 lerchmont Or., Racine, Wis. - Phone:(414) 554·6049. Floatln' Down the River; Sonny Boy.

(6) EARLY TIME FIVE 'N DIME IGreansboro & Raleigh, N.C. - OIXICarl Ballard, tenor; Ben Dunlap, lead; Chuck Greene, bass; Art Collier,baritone. Contsct: Chuck Greene, 2411 lake Drive, Ralolgh, N.C.27608 - Phone: (9191782·6682. It Must Be That Look In Her Eyes; TheOld Plano Roll Bluos.

(7) KNIGHTS OF HARMONY (Bloomington, Minn. -lOll MichaelStump, tenor; Merrill Mlllor, lead; Paul Will, bass; Robert Griffith,baritone. Contact: Michael Stump, 8505 Quinn Ave. A. So., Blooming·ton, Minn. 55431 - Phono: (6121 831-2098. F loatln' Down to CottonTown; Roll on Mississippi.

(81 DAYBREAK EXPRESS (Gtr. Indianapolis, Ind. - CARD) DaveMcPhee, tenor; Don Bong, lead; Fred Parker, bass; Don laughlin,baritone. Contact: Don Bong, 2716 Constellation Dr., Indianapolis, Ind.46229 - Phone: (317) 898-0506. Carolina Moon; Sam, the Old Accor­dian Man.

19) MOST HAPPY FELLOWS ITacoma, Wash - EVER) Bob Hodge,tonor; Larry Hasslor, load; Bob Jonos, baritone: Ken Hawkinson, bass.Contact: Bob Hodgo, P.O. Box 94004, Ft. Steilacoom, Wash.98494 - Phone: (2061 637·6185. What Ever Happened to Vaudeville;Dinah.

(10) SOUND PROPOSITION (Ottawa, Onto - ONTI Doug Durant. 0tenor; Elmor Kelly. lead; Brock Sharpe, bass; Robert Walkor, baritone.Contact: Douglas Durant, 1168 Edgeland Pl.. Ottawa, Onto K2C 2Kl.Strolling Down Harmonv Lane; If There'd Nevor Besn An Ireland.

(111 SPIRIT OF '76 (Rockville, Conn. & Springfield, Concord &Pittsfield, Mass. - NED) Charles Labboo, tenor; Don Jolie, load; JohnNorth, bass: Thomas McQueenev. baritone. Contact: Charles A. Labbee,P.O. Box 622, Northampton, Mass. 01060 - Phone: (4131 241-5568.They're Off; I Never Mlu the Sunshine.

(12) CANADIAN HERITAGE (Scarborough & East York, Onto - ONT)Ed Russell, tonor; Wayne Atkinson, load; Bob Wiffen, bass; Ray Danley,baritone. Contact: Ed Russell, 88 Stansbury Crose., Scarborough, OntoM1K 4R9. Corabelle; End of a Cobblestone Road.

(13) FOUR-N-AIAES (Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - NED) Dick Sears, tenor;Gary Glidden, load; Dave White, bass; Gary Wetherby, baritone; Contact:Gary R. WethorbY, Mountain View Dr., Cambridge, N.Y. 12816- ft.Phone: (5181 611·2421. Oh, How We Roared In the 20s; I'm Making W'Bellevo That I Don't Care.

(14) NEW EDITION (Polk Co., Fla. - SUN) Barry Porter, tenor; BlIIBoll, lead; IN Wells, bass; Bill Stahl, baritone. Contact: IN Wells, 90416th St. NE, Winter Haven, Fla. 33880 - Phone: (813) 293·8371. Yes,Sir, That's My Baby; Mandy Make Up Your Mind.

(16) lAST HURRAH (Concord, Mass. - NED) Robert Vlncuilla, tenor;Don Johns\ln, lead; Richard Pierpont, bass; Kenneth Carter, baritone.Contact: Konneth E. Cartor, 39 Ballard St., Tewksbury, Mass.01876 - Pholle: 10171 851·7601. Sw"'et LIttle Heaven Back Home;You're the Girl' Moot In Dreamland.

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Second PlacePENINSULAIRESFred Gonzalez, DirectorPeninsula, CaliforniaFar Western DistrictOn the Old Dominion Line; RememberMe to Mary

Third PlaceVOCAL MAJORITYRay Anthony, Directorballas (Metro), TexasSouthwestern DistrictWho'll Take My Place When I'm Gone; Atthe Jazz Band Ball

Fourth PlaceMONTCLAIR CHORUSArthur Dolt, Jr., DirectorMontclair, New JerseyMid·Atlantic DistrictBroken Hearted; So Long, Dearie

Fifth PlaceARLINGTONESDoug Miller, DirectorArlington Heights, IllinoisIllinois DistrictAlabama-Susan Medley; Dancing Down ;nDixie

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CASCADE CHORDSMENGlenn Gibson, DirectorElyria, OhioJohnny Apl,leseed DistrictCottage Small (By a Waterfall); If YouKnew SusielSweet Sue Medley

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SOUTHERNTIERSMENBill Monroe, DirectorBinghamton, New YorkSeneca Land DistrictLiving tile Life We Love; If There'd NeverBeen An Ireland

DAIRY STATESMENJim Curry. DirectorRacine, WisconsinLand O'Lakes District'Cross Tllat Mason-Dixon Line; Little Girl

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COASTMENHarlan Wilson, DirectorPalm Beach Co., FloridaSunshine DistrictCongratulate Me; Honest and Truly

RACING CITY CHORUSBill Aubin, DirectorSaratoga Springs, New YorkNortheastern DistrictDixieland Medley; New York/BroadwayMedley

EAST YORK BARBERSHOPPERSGeorge Shields, DirectorEast York, OntarioOntario DistrictSwanee; Little Boy

LAKE WASHINGTON SKIPPERSDennis Stiers, DirectorLake Washington, WashingtonEvergreen DistrictI'm Going to Meet My Sweetie Now;They're Off!

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MOTOR CITY CHORUSTham Hine, DirectorDetroit No.1, MichiganPioneer DistrictHometown; Old Covered Bridge

SINGING GENTLEMENJoe Barnard, DirectorBirmingham, AlabamaDixie DistrictRo·Ro-Rollin' Along; Vour Eves HaveTold Me

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1. Louisville, Kentucky .... , . , ......•...... .488 507 503 513 24 2035

2. Peninsula, California . ... , .•.... , . , .•.....519 497 492 467 13 1988

3. Dallas Metro, Texas .....•.•.... ,., .......508 474 512 472 8 1974

4. Montclair, New Jersey ..........•. , ...... .474 479 431 479 10 1873

5. Arlington Heights, Illinois .......•. , ...... .451 453 437 445 14 1800

6. Elyria, Ohio ..................•. , ...... .461 442 429 454 3 1789

7. St. Joseph, Missouri ............•........ .447 465 394 425 3 1734

8. Binghamton, New York ....•. , ..•.•. , .... .440 449 376 449 10 1724

9. Racine, Wisconsin .............•........ .428 441 384 457 11 1721

10. Palm Beach Co., Florida .........•.•...... .409 438 395 465 1 1708

11. East York. Ontario, ............ , .•. , .... .440 452 396 406 3 1697

12. Saratoga Springs. New York ......•........ .434 460 374 415 7 1690

13. Lake Washington, Washington .... , .•...... .427 425 346 462 ·12 1648

14. Detroit No.1, Michigan .........•.•.......390 408 325 413 ·3 1533

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6th - VAGABONDS (Oakland Co. & Lansino, Mich. - PION) KenGibson, tenor; D~nnis Goro, lead; Norm Thompson, bass; Tony Scooros,baritone. Contact: Dennis Gore, 3346 Parkor Dr., Royal Oak, Mich.48072 - Phone: (313) 576.()727. 00 You Really Love Me? Oh,Susannah; If You Had All the World and Its Gold; Wild Over Me; MaShe's Making Eves at Me Medley; Neighbor Down the Street; If We Can'tBe the Same Old Sweethearts (Thon We'll Just Be the Same Old Friends).7th - OK-4 (Oklahoma City, Okla. - SWD) Ken Witten, tenor; JimMassey, lead; Bill Thompson, baritone; Gaylon Stacy, bass. Contacl: JimMassey, 3201 Glenvalley, Midwest City, Okla. 73110 - Phone: 1404)737-5139. Mv Cutle's Due at Two to Two; Lulu's B;:ek In Town; ThatOld Barbershop Style; Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet; And They CalledIt Dixieland; When Pa Was Courtin' Mo.8th - COMMAND PERFORMANCE (Phoenix, Ariz. - FWD) GaylenMcClain, baritone; Ted Bradshaw, lead; Dean Voss, tenor; Greg Dodgo,bass. Contact: Ted Bradshaw, 115 W. Fairmont Or., Tempe, Ariz.85282 - Phone: (6021 967·3104. How I Love You; Down By the OldMill Stream; Sam, the Old Accordlan Man; Summer When We WereYoung; Say It Again; Sing Me a Baby Song.9th - HAPPINESS EMPORIUM (Gtr. St. Paul & Minneapolis, Mlnn.­LOL) Bob Dowma, tenor; Rod Johnson,lead; Jim Foy, bass; Bob Spong,baritone. Contact: Rod Johnson, 4940 Xylon Ave. N., Minnoapolis,Minn, 55428 - Phone: (6121 831·2098. Back In 1910; RockabV BabyDays; My Lady Loves to Dance; Sleeping Child; From tho First Hello tothe Last Goodbye; Start Each Day With a Song.10th - GRANDMA'S BOYS (North Shore, III. - ILL)Jay Giallombardo,baritono; John Miller, bass; Hank Brandt, tenor; Jeff Calhoun, tenor.Contact: Hank Brandt, 1332 Greenwlllow, Glenview, III. 60025 - Phone:(3121 729.()437. Moonlight Brings Memories; When Lindy Comes Home;I'll Sing a Song for Mary; Going Down to My Hometown In Dixieland;Varsity Drag; I'll Forget YOu.

(1" SATURDAY'S HEROES lElgin, 111. & Hobart, Ind.-ILLI BobZimny, tenor; Ben Williams, lead; Jim Foley, baritone; Don York, bass.Contact: Jim Foley, 620 Constitution Dr., Aurora, 111.60506 - Phone:(312) 892·2863. There Never Was a Gang Like That Old Gang of Mine;There's a New Gang on the Corner Medley; Mammy of Mine; Come onAlong My Mandy.(12) MID-CONTINENTALS (St. Josoph, Mo. - CSDI Kon Gabler, tonor;Tim Flemming, lead; Byron Myers, baritone; Ron Mong, bass. Contact:Byron Myers, 1420 S. 33rd, St. Joseph, Mo. 64507 - Phone: (8161232·7910. When I Lost You; Shine; Wonderful Mother of Mine;Vo-Doe-O-Do.113) CROWN CITY GOOD TIME MUSIC CO. IArcadia. Cal. - FWD)John Sherburn, tenor; Milt Christensen, lead; Jim Kline, bass; JackMcCosh, baritone. Contact: Jack McCosh, 520 Virginia Ave., Santa Ana,Cal. 92706 - Phone: (7141 835-3540. Old Fashioned Mother of Mine;And They Called It Dixieland; Jeanine; Honeymoon Lane.(141 NOVA CHORDS {Aloxandria, Va. - M·AOI John Adams, tenor;Scott Werner, lead; Richard Whitehouse, bass; John Holll, baritone.Contact: John Adams, 8201 Oxbow Ct., Alexandria, Va. 22308­Phone: (7031 780·2683. In the Land of Wedding Bells; I'd Build a Worldin the Heart of a Rose; After You Get What You Want, You Don't WantWhat You Wanted at All; I Know What It Means to be Lonesome.(15) THE GREAT STAGE ROBBERY ISouth Bay. Cal. - FWD) BobSummers, baritone; Peter Neushul, tenor; Tim McDonald, lead; MikeSenter, bass, Contact: Mike Senter, 7172 Hawthorn Ave. No. 104, LosAngelos, Cal. 90046 - Phone: (213) 874-5891. How You Gonna' Keep'Em Down on the Farm; Story of a Rase (Heart of My Heartl; MandyLee; How Could It Happen to Me.1161 ROARING 20'S (Cincinnati Western Hills, O. - JADI Bob Moore·head, tenor; Gerry Kelly, lead; Jim Genti!, bass; Ron Riegler, baritone.Contact: Bob Moorehead, 54 Mound Ave., Milford, O. 45150 - Phone:(5131 831-4808. Melancholy Baby; Good Old Summertime; By theBeautiful Sea Medley; L1ttlo Old Lady; Parlor Plano Medley.(17) CITATIONS {louisville, Ky. - CAROl Bob Netherton, tenor; JimMiller, lead; Bill Myers, bass; I<on Buckner, baritone. Contact: BobNetherton, 6837 Green Meadow Cir., Louisville, Ky. 40207 - Phone:(5021 895-5708. Hello, Swaneo, Hollo; Put on Your Old Grey BonnatMedley; I Never Miss the Sunshine; I'm Sorry I Answered tho Phono.(181 CHESAPEAKE EXPRESS (Fairfax, Va. & Dundalk, Md. - M·AD)Bill Karukas, tenor; Forrest Williams, lead; Barry Brown, bass; Len Garey,baritone. Contact: Barry Brown, 2812 Kirkleigh Rd., Baltimore, Md.21222 - Phone: (30,. 285·5791. Nighttime In Dixieland; I'm tho LastOne Left an the Corner; Back In My Hometown; So Lang Mothor.(19) NEW FOUND SOUND (Lake Washington, Wash. - EVER) DanTangerone, tenor; Chuck Landback, lead; Loren Watson, bass; Jack Lyon,baritone. Contact: Chuck Landback. 16220 S.E. 31st St., Bollevue, Wash.98008 - Phono: (2061 747·2077. Little Town in the Old County Down;Floatln' Down to Cotton Town; At the End of a Cobblestone Road, I'mGain South.(20) FRIENDS OF YESTERDAY (Columbia & Montgomery Co.,Md. - M·AD) Gene O'Dell, tenor; Dick Bentz, lead; Paul Kline. bass;Geno Jackson, baritone. Contact: Gene Jackson, 4300 Holly Ridgo Rd.,Rockville, Md. 20853 - Phone: 130119244055. On the Mississippi; I'mAll That's Left of the Old Quartet; Down In the Old Noighborhood; Yes,Sir, That's My Baby.

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FIRST PLACEREGENTS (Wilmington, Dal., Cecil Co., Md., West Chester, Pa. & CherryHill, N.J. - M·AD) Harry Williamson, tenor; Joe Mazzone, lead; HalKauffman, bass; Ron Knickerbocker, baritone. Contact: Harry William­son, 253 Lindon Ave .• Elsmere Park, Wilmington, Dol. 19805 - Phone:(302) 99B-3086. Little Somebody of Mine; Little Girl; Troe In 8 Meadow;Little Boy; Thoro's a Broken Hoert for Every Light on Broadway; EvervStreet's a Boulevard In Old Na.w York.

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SECOND PLACEPACIFICAIRES (Roseda, Cal. - FWD) Bill Fritz, bass; Fred Dregne,baritone; Rudy Wisslor, lead; AI Mau, tonor. Contact: Fred Oregne.11239 Ruffner Avo., Granada Hills, Cal. 91344 - Phone: (213)363-9369. Cross That Mason-Dixon Line; Swanee; Waltln' for the RobertE. Lee; Alabama Jublleo/Alabama Bound Medley; What Ever Happenedto Mary; Back In Dixie Again.

THIRD PLACEBOSTON COMMON (Boston, Mass. - NED) Kant Martin, tenor; RichKnapp. lead; Terry Clarke, bass; Larry Tully. baritone. Contact: TerryClarke, 34 Howe St., Hingham, Mass. 02043 - Phone: {6171749·1536. IfAll My Dreams Were Made of Gold; I'm Slttin' Protty In 8 Pretty l.lttleCity; In the Heart of a City That Has No Heart; Back In Dad andMother's Day; Little GIrl; Don't Tell Me the Same Things Over Again.

FIFTH PLACESQUNDTRACKS (Arlington Hoights, III. - ILL) Ray Hondars, tenor; JoeCoburn, lead; Don Bagley, bass; Doug Miller, barltono. Contact: DonBagley, 951 Banbury Rd., Mundelein, III. 60060 - Phone: (312)666-4737. Glvo Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl; Let It Rain, Lot ItAaln; Helto Ma Baby; Moonlight Bay; Sam, the Old Accordlan Man; I'mTieing the Leaves (So They Won't Come Down).

FDU RTH PLACEINNSIOERS (Houston, Tex. - SWDI Mike Cox, tenor; John Davine,load; Tom Pearson, baritono; Guy McShan, bass. Contact: John Dovine,2614 Anniston, Houston, Tex. 77055 - Phone; (7131 462-3839. SweetIndiana Home; Pal of Mine; South Modley; Mother of Mine; Susle'sFeller; All By Myself

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SCORING SUMMARY

SPEBSQSA, Inc.36TH INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST

July 8·13, 1974

Kansas City, Missouri

RANK

Saturday's Heroes 881Mid·Continentals 844Crown City Good Time Music Company 866Nova Chords 916The Great Stage Robbery B18Roaring 20's ..............•.•.•........ 836Citations ................•...... , 746Chesapeake Express 80BNew Found Sound 781Friends of Yesterday 805

Regents .......................•......1563Pacifica ires ..............•.•....•......1359Boston Common .....•.•...............1300Innsiders 1415Soundtracks ...........•.•.............1350Vagabonds ...................•.•......1366OK·4 1266Command Performance 1329Happiness Emporium 1324Grandma's Boys , 1298

Most Happy Fellows 359Sharplifters 353New Harmony Four , ..•..... 351Perfect Arrangement .....•.•....•.•..... 360Road Show .....................•..... 380Corkers .................•.............355Daybreak Express .......•........•..... 331Reign·Beaus' End .................•..... 348Canadian Heritage .....•........•.•..... 357Instigators 370Last Hurrah ..........•......•......... 383Morning Times ......•.................. 349Jax of Harmony .....•........•....•.... 333Pacemakers ........•........•......... 328Skylarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 339Four·N-Aires ................•......... 344Poets ....................•.•....•.... 299Sunshine Association 341Sound Proposition ..........•.•....•.... 317New Edition .................•....... " 316Roadrunners ..............•......•.... 291Spirit of '76 ...............•......•.... 325Early Time Five 'N Dime ..........•...... 273Knights of Harmony ......•.•........... 260River City Delegation ........•........... 286

• Equal totals;

1587157515731570156715531546154315311440143214291413140814011388137013691360133613321305126112551248

3540353835213503349034613272326332303218

TOTAL

6203576456585591556855295507

• 540254025334

ARRSPINTB&B

1546 1542 1533 191443 1476 1438 481367 1492 1473 261384 1385 1393 141385 1423 1383 271363 1436 1358 61291 1463 1473 141261 1380 1425 71318 1343 1406 111322 1374 1338 2847 926 875 11851 931 900 12841 916 900 ·2818 951 814 4796 919 947 10819 906 896 4774 909 849 ·6777 873 815 ·10789 854 818 ·12759 831 803 20379 453 401 ·5365 414 437 6376 419 423 4386 414 404 6357 444 384 2361 428 412 -3388 436 391 0381 391 428 ·5343 443 382 6345 404 329 -8339 379 329 2336 383 359 2334 385 371 -10339 390 367 -16333 367 362 0363 384 301 -4324 369 378 0337 351 345 -5324 389 329 1339 363 311 7325 338 386 -8330 369 305 -24293 347 347 1322 356 315 2296 336 327 3

Rank awarded to quartet with highest Harmony Accuracy score,

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1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

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21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.

11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.

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SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1974 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

Tho Logopedics Brunch and Auction - a boo·hive of monov-making aotivity.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

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A broa~fast meoting of tho new and old champsand wives early Sunday morning. That's BobJohnson at the head of the tablo.

"Seo VO~1 in Indianapolis" was hoard over andover again as people gatherod for fond farewollsand coffea.

"Wanna' See the Slides

From My

Kansas City Va cation?"

By Dan Henry Bowser,6828 Woodson,

Ovorland Park, Kans. 66204

Why is it when you start to tell somebody about yourvacation he looks for the nearest escape route? How comesuch an intriguing tale told in such an interesting way becomesa nauseous narrative to him? Why is it MY vacation is alwaysinteresting, but I could care less about that dull trip of theGlutz's next door who just returned from a safari. I mean, whowants to hear about being attacked by Aborigines, anyway?(yawn)

So I figure an account of a vacation spent by a barber­shopping family at the international convention in Kansas Cityhad better be pretty darn good or everybody is gonna say,"Poa Pshaw." or something like that, and flip over to "ShareThe Wealth" or "I See From The Bulletins."

Therefore, I am NOT going to show you my slides ... butbefore you applaud, let me quickly add that I AM going tooffer the narrative that goes with the pictures. Now don'tpanic. There aren't that many of them, and besides, YOU maybe in them! Here we go .. . lights out!

(Click) See? That's you . .. the unsmiling one. I caught youjust when you realized yOlI couldn't come to KansasCity . .. when you knew you'd miss the big thrills like hearingthe "Thoroughbreds" bring that capacity crowd to their feetafter singing, Here Comes The Showboat. Well, cheer up.That song will be on the record. (If it's not, forget I said that.)

(Click) Yeah, that's the "Regents" holding the Landinotrophy. Lucky stiffs. That'd be our quartet up there if we.h~dn~t made a tenor solo out of, Asleep In The Deep in theprelims.

(Click) And there's the Muehlebach Hotel lobby. I knowit's tough to see it through the steam. We didn't plan on a heatwave and an electrical brown-out - and neither did theMuehlebach. Remind me to throw this slide away.

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(Crick) (The sound made by Tim Stivers' oriental camera.)Here we are at the constantly busy convention registrationdesk. See the phone? Barbershoppers from all over thecontinent kept calling asking if there were any tickets left. SeeKansas City's Lynn Bellis crying? He had to tell 'em, "Soldout."

(Click) I know there's nothing on this picture. That's 'causeyou can't take flash pictures during a contest session. But Ijust wanted to point out that the contest arena was cool, thatthe sound was excellent and nothing delayed any session. Justbraggin' a little.

(Click) I apologize for this picture being ell blurry, but howare you gonna shoot all those Barberteens going to boat rides,dances, barbecues, hay rides and all, with a camera that won'tstop a humming·bird's wing? You can just barely see a fewharried adult hosts in the background. They're not standingstill because they want to. Their bodies are telling them, "Stopand breathe or I'll quit on ya'."

(Click) These are the busses we didn't think we'd need.Behind the busses you can see the holes in the ground thatwere once downtown hotels. That's why we needed busses. Ithink when I'm 100 I'll look back on this picture and laugh.Until then I think I'll cry a lot.

(Click) I know this slide is upside down, but you can still·tell that's "Harry's Horseless" ... the crazy Model "A" that's.always a part of any function of the Daniel Boone Chorusfrom St. Charles, Mo. Crazy car. Crazy Harry. Crazy chapter!

(Click) No, the slide's not upside down ... that's just theway the Central States District hospitality room looked afterfeeding corn-on-the-cob to the throngs and staging that danceband/barbershop party. Yes, the crack up the wall and acrossthe ceiling is probably the result of the party ... which wasthe result of untiring efforts of the same crazy Daniel BooneChapter, District Pres. Gil Lefholz and many· others. No, wewon't tell the Muehlebach about the crack. We figure maybesome air-conditioning might filter down through it.

(Click) I don't know whose out-stretched hand that is. Itcould belong to Larry Brett or Bruce Wenner or any of theirquartet and chorus aides. Those guys were so well organized,they got all their work done and then went alit and looked formore to do. Maybe you were one of many conventionershelped by that crew who assisted in housing, transportation,general hospitality ... yOll name it. A fantastic team! Thenagain, that outstretched hand could be the start of one ofthose cross·country handshakes that happen so frequently atan international convention. If there's anything we do more ofthan sing, it's shake hands. We're a shaky lot, but then that'sthe best kind of palsy in the world!

(Click) I know, it looks like just an ordinary telephone, butit ain't. It's one of those self-answering jobs, and Barber­shoppers all over the country called in. Maybe you used it. Ittold how the contests were progressing ahd who made the cutand who won and all that kinda' stuff ... immediately attereach session. This is the phone number mentioned on page 6of the May-June HARMONIZER. It got a workout.

(Click) Now stop that laughter. It Isn't every day PresidentLeon climbs on a hoss . .. so how was he to know "Old Paint"is north-bound and he's facing south. This was snapped at theMonday night barbecue and rodeo. No, Leon, the negative isnot for sale.

(Click) Look at all those wornenl And men tool We(Continued on page 36)

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j'Regents" Return Home to Banner-Waving Crowd

By Gary N. Stiegler,104 Colwick Rd.,

Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034

The first calls to the Philadelphia area with the results ofIe finals arrived in the wee hours of Sunday morning.nmediately. chapter officers from Philadelphia, Delawareounty, Abington, Bryn Mawr and Westchester, Pa.; Cherrylill and Atlantic City, N.J.; and Wilmington, Del. began callingheir chapter members to spread the word of the "Regents"Jverwhelming victory. A quick check with the Lansdale~hapter to learn the arrival time for the DC-8 they chartered,md the stage was set for what might be the largest, mostenthusiastic welcome any quartet ever received. The stationoperations manager for the "Friendly Skies" was alerted, thepress was called and banners and signs were hasti Iy prepared togreet the returning champs. United Air Lines assigned thelargest gate they had, put on extra security guards and evenposted "Welcome Regents __ . Quartet Champs" on theirentire terminal monitor system. The crowd began to grow andby 7: 15, the time of the scheduled arrival, approximately 350Barbershoppers and their families waited anxiously.

As flight 5626 taxied to a stop at Gate B, the crowd insidebecame an ;mpromtu chorus and warmed up for "You're asWelcome As the Flowers in May." The jet·way was positionedand the door opened. The crowd roareel as the first of the 104returning Barbershoppers and their families snaked their waylip the jet·way and into the terminal. The word was passed

Harry, Joe, Hal and Ronbreak into song for Dela·ware Valley Barber·shoppers who greetedthem at the air terminal.They are shown left asthey posed with thotrophy for those withcameras. (Photos by FredSmith, photographer,Suburban Group Papers,Cherry Hill. N.J,)

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that the "Regents" would be the last off the plane. The crowdpushed forward, some of them jumping onto chairs withcameras and signs in hand. The case containing the inter·national trophy was brought out and the coveted award heldhigh by Cherry Hill's Bob Norwood as the crowd erupted intocheers. One at a time Joe, Harry, Hal and Ron stepped out ofthe jet-way with their families. The cheers subsided as thecrowd began "You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May," andthen became louder than ever as the "Regents" prepared tosing.

Joe Mazzone raised his arms to hush the crowd. With anobvious glisten in his eye Joe passed any spoken commentsand led the champs through Every Street's a Boulevard In OldNew York. Flashes from cameras were frequent as Barber­shoppers, on their toes, listened to the "Regents" as they sang"thanks" to the crowd with Carolina Blues.

The "Regents" shook hands and exchanged greetings withmany as they made their way from the gate door into the­center corridor of the concourse where they continued their"thank you" with two more songs. The crowd of DelawareValley Barbershoppers, their emotions drained and theirheroes home, slowly made their way down the concourse,

The "Regents" are home, resting, getting ready to thrillcrowds across the U.S. and Canada as the 1974 champions.

NOWAVAILABLE!THEREGENTSproudly annouHniCcie--- I

the release of their"Love & Memories" Stereo Album

This album contains many of the "Regent"favorites such as "Love Theme From The God·father", "Little Girl", "Old Man River", "Stroll­ing Down Harmony Lane", "Time Was", "LittleSomebody Of Mine" and six other sounds ofbeautiful music.

To obtain this original release, please send $5.00(check or money order) payable to The Regents c/oPeggy Mazzone, 38 So. Independence Blvd.; NewCastle, Delaware 19720. Your order will b. shippedpost paid,

The dislribulion, Slie or admlisinl of unollitial ruo,dinls is not a 'eprurnhtionth~lthe contents of such mordinis ~re appropriile lor (ontrs! use.

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AS REPORTED TO THE INTERNATIONALOFFICE BY DISTRICT SECRETARIES

THROUGH WHOM ALL OATESMUST BE CLEARED

(All events are concerts unless otherwisespecified. Persons planning to attend theseevents should reconfirm dates with the spon­soring chapter or district. This list Includes onlythose events reported by district secretaries asof August 1,1974.)

Sept. 16 - Nov. 15CARDINALINDIANA

Oct. 27 - Columbia City27 - Tell City

Nov. 9 - Marion9 - South Bend-M ishawaka

KENTUCKYOct. 4·6 - Lexington

(District Convention)CENTRAL STATES

COLORADONov. 2 - Longmont

IOWASept. 28 - LeMars

- Nov. 2 - AtlanticElkader

Nov. 9 - MarshalltownKANSAS

Oct. 19 - 0 lathe26 - Leavenworth

McPhersonMISSOURI

Oct. 4·6 - St. Louis(District Convention)

Nov. 2 - Cass County9 - St. Louis No.1

NEBRASKASept. 21 - LincolnOct. 24 - Hastings

SOUTH DAKOTAOct. 19 - Sioux Falls

26 - WatertownNov. 9 - Brookings

WYOMINGSept. 21 - Casper

DIXIEARKANSAS

Oct. 12 - Gtr. Little Rock

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NORTH CAROLINASept. 21 - AshvilleNov. 2 - Charlotte

SOUTH CAROLINAOct. 26 - Charleston

TENNESSEEOct. 18·20 - Memphis

(District Convention)EVERGREEN

BRITISH COLUMBIANov. 15-16- Kelowna

IDAHOSept. 27·28 - BurleyNov. 15·16 - Twin Falls

WASHINGTONSept. 21 - PascoOct. 18·20 - Spokane

(District Convention)

FAR WESTERNCALIFORNIA

Sept. 21 - Riverside21 - Santa Clarita Valley24 - Santa Barbara26 - Oakland-East Bay27·28 - Santa Maria28 - Salinas

Oct. 4-5 - San Gabriel5 - Sacramento5 - Santa Rosa

11·13_- Pasadena(District Conventionl

19 - Stockton26 - Eden-H ayward26 - Palomar-Pacific

Nov. 2 - Merced8-9 - Santa Ana

9 - Marion9 - San Jose9 - Simi Valley

ILLINOISSel,t. 27·29 - Bloomington

(District Convention)Oct. 19 - PioneerNov. 2 - Aurora

2 - Quincy9 - Bererly Hills9 - Waterloo

JOHNNY APPLESEEDOHIO

Oct. 11·13 - ColumbusIDistrict Convention I

Nov. 2 - Lakewood9 - Grove City

PENNSYLVANIAOct. 5 - Alle-Kiski

5 - North Hills19 - Mon Valley

LAND O'LAKESMANITOBA

Oct. 19 - DauphinMINNESOTA

Sept. 28 - Bloomington

Oct. 5 - Chisago Lakes12 - Bemidji12 - Minnetonka

Nov. 2 - WinonaNORTH DAKOTA

Oct. 19 - WillistonWISCONSIN

Sept. 21 - Stevens Point28 - Barron County

Oct. 5 - Sheboygan12 - Janesville12 - Menomonee Falls12- Ripon

19 - Polk County25·27 - Oshkosh

(District Convention)Nov. 2 - Eau Claire

2 - Merrill2 - Wisconsin Rapids9 - Beaver Dam9 - Kaukauna·Littie Chute

MID·ATLANTICDELAWARE

Sept. 28 - SeafordMARYLAND

Sept. 21 - Dundalk28 - Bowie

Oct. 25·27 - Ocean City(District Convention)

Nov. 9 - Gtr. BaltimoreNEW JERSEY

Sept. 28 - Teaneck - (annualopen quartet contest)

Nov. 9 - Gtr. Atlantic CityNEW YORK

Oct. 26 - North BrookhavenNov. 2 - Rockland County

8 - Staten IslandPENNSYLVAN IA

Sept. 28 - HanoverOct. 19 - Hazelton

26 - Lewistown26 - Shamokin

Nov. 2 - Lancaster15-16 - Bryn Mawr

VIRIGINIAOct. 5 - Waynesboro

NORTHEASTERNCONNECTICUT

Sept. 21 - HamdenOct. 5 - Housatonic·Derby

19. NorwichMAINE

Oct. 5 - WatervilleMASSACHUSETTS

Oct. 19 - Waltham·Newton-Weliesley25·27 - Boston

(District Convention)Nov. 8·9 - Worcester

15 - FranklinNEW HAMPSHIRE

Oct. 19 - Nashua

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INTERNATIONALCONVENTION

BIDSNOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE1979 INTERNATIONAL CONVEN·TlON. DEADLINE DATE, FEB, I, 1975.Contact: Hugh A. Ingraham, Director ofCommunications, SPEBSOSA, Inc., Box575, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53141.

Nov. 2 - ConcordNEW YORK

Sept. 28 - Albany(concert series)

Oct. 18·19 - SchenectadyNOVA SCOTIA

Oct. 19 - Halifax

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Sept. 29 - Owen Sound HILLSBORO, OHIO ... Johnny Apple·10ntafame Show) seed District ... Chartered June 26,

Oct. 18·20 - Rexdale 1974 ... Sponsored by Clermo~t Ohio ... 36 members ... Wayne Weide,IDistrict Convention) County, Ohio ... 35 members ... Larry 626 Decatur St., Sandusky, Ohio 44870,

27 - Stratford Carson, Rt. I, Leesburg, Ohio 45135, Secretary ... Arth,,, Kozlik, 5401Nov. 2 - Guelph Secretary ... Robert McMullen, 133 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, Ohio 44870,

2 - Sarnia Greystone Dr., Hillsboro, Ohio 45133, President.9 - London President. WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO ... Johnny9- Niagara Falls SANDUSKY, OHIO ... Johnny Apple. Appleseed District ... Chartered June 28,

15·16 - Hamilton seed District ... Chartered June 28, 1974 Sponsored by Stark County,15·16- Kitchener·Waterioo 1974 ... Sponsored by Lakewood, Ohio 54 members ... Dick Beery, RD

PIONEER 2, Shreve, Ohio 44676, Secrerary ...MICHIGAN Kenneth Lawrence, 238 Imgard, Wooster,

Sept. 28 - Gratiot County Nov. 9 - Mark Twain Ohio 44691, President.Oct. 11·13-Windsor,Ont. SOUTHWESTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALI·

IDistrict Convention) TEXAS FORNIA. , . Far Western District ...19 - Lansing Oct. 25·27 - Dallas Chartered June 28, 1974 ... Sponsored

Nov. 2 - Detroit (District Convention) by San Jose, California". 35 mem-9 - Fruit Belt SUNSHINE bers ... George Posth, 650 Corcoran

SENECA LAND FLORIDA Ave., No. 10, Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060,Sept. 13·15 - Rochester Oct. 25·27 _. Tallahassee Secretary.,. Tom Bowers, 20 Ridge

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CARDINAL, •• ,., ••• S 659 S 52,965 S40.84

CENTRAL STATES .. 1,037 88,356 30.75

DiXiE ............. 313 42,821 30.81

EVERGREEN •.•.... 993 39,400 17.84

FAR WESTERN ..... 676 139,524 40.10

ILLINOIS .......... 2,432 90,741 42,54

JOHNNY APPLESEED. 3,102 89,276 33.92

LAND O'LAKES ..•.. 7,461 100,168 29.80

PIONEER .......... 3,303 50,126 35.52

MID·ATLANTIC .•... 4,699 180,500 34.37

NORTHEASTERN ... 1,882 81,542 26.02

ONTARiO .......... 39,159 26.69

SENECA LAND .. -.. 1,459 57,319 43.79

SOUTHWESTERN ... 1,471 47,271 28.14

SUNSHINE ......... 1,441 47,589 40.71

HARMONY FOUND. 9,938

OTHER RECEIPTS .•. --llQ 64.901

TOTAL ............ 31,738 1,221,594

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CATALOG OF ANNUAL SHOWS nowavailable from the Mid·Atlantic District ShowAdvisory Service. Contains information on over400 shows (some in detail, some skechy) from1948 through 1974, Send $2 to Dan Lyons.1712 Hollindale Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22306.Refunds available to those who supply addi·tional programs and scripts - details sent withyour catalog.

FOR SALE - 65 complete uniforms, (brightsky blue with white piping). Grey accessories(derby hats, spats and gloves), All for a price of$20 per uniform! A REAL BUY FOR SOME·ONE! Contact: Joe Mason, 31 Oxford Rd.,Wellesley, Mass. 02181. Phone: (617)235-6267.

FOR SALE - 35 gold waist·length singlebutton jackets with official emblem and blackpants with matching gold side stripe. A goodlooking uniform at a very reasonablo price. Realopportunity for the now or small chorus.Contact: Maynard Peacock, 395 E. LincolnRd., St. Louis, Mich. 48880. Phone: (517)463·1585.

FOR SALE - 51 chorus uniforms, lime greenjackets and black pants, plus extra pants, spats

and gloves. Good condition. Color photo avail·able upon request. $15 per uniform. Contact:Gary Fisk, 8 Tenth St., Canisteo, N.Y. 14823.Phone: (607) 6984947.

FOR SALE - Approximately 75 uniforms.Green, eaton-style jackets with black lapels,black tux pants, ties and cummerbunds, whiteformal shirts. Good condition. Used infre­quently for six years. A real sharp, dressyoutfit. Sell entire lot or lesser quantities subjectto negotiation. Price open. Color picture onrequest. Contact: A. Stone, 8 Clinton St.,Binghamton, N.Y. 13905. Phone: (6071724·7560.

Director? Retiring soon? Florida SeasideChal>ter needs capable director. If you want toretire to sugar white beaches and mild climate,you needn't give up barbershoppingl Join thechapter with a future and 36 guys will help yourelocate to a great retirement area on theblue.green Gulf of Mexico (chorus memborswelcomed, tool. Find your golden days with us,capable assistant directors. Send for literaturebefore submitting resume. Usual smalldirector's stipend to supplement income. Writoto Dan Kimmel, 115 SpringHill Circle, PanamaCity, Fla. 32401.

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BOARD HIGHLIGHTS - (from page 10)

6. The board ap'proved an affiliation policy which will providean initial package of services and materials for BarbershopHarmony Clubs in the newly formed British Association ofBarbershoppers (BABS).

7. The board approved the limiting of bids for the 1977Mid·Winter Convention to a special 0 isney World(Orlando). Fla. event.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONWith the possibility of a chapter to be formed in Puerto

Rico, the board assigned this Commonwealth to the SunshineDistrict.

A special Hi-Centennial resolution was adopted by theboard and will be distributed to all chapters in the very nearfuture.

The board requested the International Office staff and theSociety Development Committee to design an expanded musicprogram aimed at the individual member for review at the1975 Mid·Winter meeting, and to include funds in the 1975budget for a new music department field man.

Harmony Foundation President Wilbur Sparks reported tQthe board on the Trustees' meeting of July 9th. Two specialmusic education scholarships were granted for the 1974.'75school year from the O. C. Cash Memorial Fund. A practicepiano was given the Carthage College new Fine Arts Buildingin Kenosha at a cost of $800. The Trustees established aHarmony College Scholarship Program financed by the MattWilson Scholarship Fund. The scholarships will be awarded tothe chorus directors of the first five chapters to charter in eachcalendar year. The scholarships are limited to one per district.

The Trustees approved grants totaling $8,800 from theInternational fund for capital improvements at the Instituteof Logopedics. The annual Carthage College Music Scholarshipof $1,000 was confirmed. In what will probably be a milestonein the history of our Unified Service Program, the Trustees

KANSAS CITY VACATION SLIDES - (from page 301

thought four Hallmark tours would be plenty. They sold outbefore the convention even started.

(Click) See the psychedelic pattern? Know what it is? Well,it's a c1ose·up of Bob Johnson's jacket. You know, he gets anew one each year to wear for the mass sing. Guess he wantsto be seen when he directs. He was. NQw in the next shot ...

(Click) ... we used the wide·angle lens to get an overviewof the masses at the mass sing. (Eat your heart out,OeM illel ... and at this time we give due credit to all thosesouls who braved 103 degree warmth to participate.

(Click) This is the convention office. "Little Kenosha" theycall it. That blurr in the foreground is probably ConventionDirector Hugh Ingraham. He may be running to get anotherbucket to catch the water coming from the overflowingswimming pool several floors above which is leaking into theoffice. Had our convention not ended when it did, this slidewould be titled, "Sub· Kenosha" and the blurr would be allbubbly.

(Click) Look at all those cameras 'n lights 'n microphones'n stuff. They belong to the BBC crew. Those handsomepeople on the right of your screen have just returned from along, hot filming session and are asking for a "gloss ofwoh-tah," Through our Canadian translators we were able toquickly come to their aid.

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established the Harmony Foundation Trust Fund stimulatedby the Charles Hecking bequ(,st of approximately $50,000.The fund will be built up by future gifts and bequests and theincome generated will be used in supporting Logopedics andother philanthropic endeavors.

By acclamation, the slate of officers for the Societysubmitted by the Nominating Committee was elected asfollows: President, F. Richard Ellenberger (NED); Imm. PastPresident, Leon S. Avakian, (M-AD); Vice President, SamuelAramian (FWD); Vice President, Plummer Collins (SL); VicePresident-Treasurer, Roger Thomas (LOL).

The 1978 international convention was awarded to Cincin·nati, O. of the Johnny Appleseed District.

Both the Association of International Champions and theAssociation of International Chorus Champions held theirannual meetings during convention week, electing the follow­ing officers: AIC - President, Franklin Spears; Vice President,Joe Schmitt; Secretary, John Loots; Treasurer, AI Rehkop.AICC - Vice Proponant of the Staff, Lew Sims; GrandSovereign Holder of the Clef, Tom Grant; Keeper of theChords, Denis Brawn.

The British Broadcast Corporation again sent a crew of ninefrom London headed by Phil Lewis. The entire conventionweek activities were filmed and the finished product will beavailable later for rental by chapters and districts.

The annuai Logopedics 8runch and Auction, attended byalmost 700 people, featured a new format with the 15 districtgifts being awarded by drawings and five special giftsauctioned off by Barbershopper Ted Tarrant of the Mt.Rushmore, ~, Dak, Chapter. Total proceeds from this year'sbrunch reached an all-time high of over $5,000 for theInstitute. Highlights of the morning's activities were appear­ances of a 40-voice mixed choir from the Institute and the"Oapper Dans" from Disney World.

Detailed information regarding other board action will bemailed to each chapter in the near future,

(Click) If you were in Kansas City you'll remember theseguys. If you weren't let me tell you they're from SWEDEN,and they are a GREAT quartet, they sang evervw/,ere at allhours, and can sing "Ballin' The Yack" like you never heard!

(Click) And this montage of grins wraps it up. It wassnapped Sunday morning, It's representative of the entireconvention, It shows how many, many hardworking hosts,who never got to hear a single note from the contest stage, canstill smile knowing they have helped fellow Barbershoppershave a good time. It represents the faces of those Barber­shoppers who attend ANY international convention andcontest, because there just ain't NO WAY you can keep fromenjoying it! It also represents the faces of the IndianapolisChapter members who are looking forward to hosting YOUnext year. Come to think of it, I guess the words "smile" and"Barbershopper" are synonyms.

(Lights) Thanks for listening to my vacation. And if it wasalso your vacation I want to pass along a parting wave fromConvention Chairman B G and the whole horde of guys whoassisted, On their behalf, thanks for coming to our town. If itwas not your vacation, please plan to attend next year. When aBarbershopper tells you, "There's nothing like it" ... hemeans it! And let's face it, an international convention beatsan Aborigine attack any day of the week.

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