Regardless of How You Get To The "HEART OF AMERICA"

You just can't afford to miss the exciting Homecoming Convention

S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.. INC. PRESENTS 24th International Convention and ~"" -,- Contests

JUNE 19-23, 1962

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1961 International BARBERSliOP CHORUS WINNERS • THE TOP TEN BARBERSIIOP QUARTETS OF 1961 • VARIOUS VARIOUS ARTISTS - God Bless America • Dear Old Girl ARTISTS -Alillie Street Where Old Friends Meet· Nobody's • Roll On Mississippi tRoll On) • My Old Kentucky Home • Sl'Ieethearl •I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In My Mother's When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiies I'lith You) Hair IFor All The Gold In The Worldl • DOl'ln Where The • Sunny Side Up • South Rampart Street Parade' Stars Are Swanee River Flows' Brother Can You Spare A Dime? • The Windows Of Heaven· Take ANumber From One To Ten' Sonny Boy • My Melancholy Baby • Where The Black·Eyed Gee But I Hate To Go Home Alone' Minnie The Mermaid Susans Grol'l • ThaI's Hol'I i Spell I-R-E·L-A-N-D • Let's Talk • IHere Am II Broken Hearted· Wedding Bells tAre Breaking About My Sl'Ieetie A Bundle 01 Old Love Lellers • Up That Old Gang Of Mine) DL 41 B5 • DL 741 B5 ISlereo) All By Myself OL41B9· DL 741B9 IStereol

'ROUND THE OLB STRIPED POLE • THE SCHMITT BROTHERS-Gee, But It's Great To COMING FOR CHRISTMAS Meet A Friend From Your Home Town • MERRY CHRISTMAS - BARBERSHOP STYLE • Bendemeer's Stream' Let Me Call You Sweet· EVANS QUARTET -Jingle Bells' IVinter Won­ heart • Every Time I Hear That Did Time derland • Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town' Melody' Old Girl 01 Mine' Let's Sing Again Have Yourself A Merry little Christmas • • Wabash Moon' Believe Me if All Those Frosty The Snol'/ Man' Silent Night· Rudolph Endearing Young Charms' Baby Your Mother The Red-Nosed Reindeer· White Christmas' lLike She Babied You) • All Through The Night Jolly aid St. Nicholas' Silver Bells' We Wish • Hittin' The Trail To My Home Sl'Ieet Home' You A Merry Christmas' Auld Lang Syne 'Til TOl11orrol'/ OL4136. OL 74136 ISlereo) BL 4t62· BL 741621Stereo) May-June VOL. XXII 1962 No.3

International Board of Directors I'lltematiollfli Officers THE HARMONIZER Is the officinl publication of the Society for the Preserva­ President, Louis Laurel, 4617 Walter Lane, El tion and Encourngement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing' In America, Inc. Pa8o, 'l'exns It Is IlUblishcd in the montha of JanulH'Y, March, May. July, August, SC\ltembcl' hnmcdintc Past. President, John Cullen, Invest­ and Novcmber at 100 N. Pine, Seymour, Indiana, find clllered 3S second-class ment Building, Washington 6, D.C. matter at the p08t office at Seymour, Indil\n«, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1st Vice President, Wayne Fool', 166 Dclmcade Editorial and Adverliling offlcu «re at International Headquarters. Notice of Roael, Rochester 17, New York change of addrt!r.l!I l!Ibould be submitted to the editorial offlces of THE HAR. Vice President, Joe Jones, 5440 Cass Avenue, MONIZER. 6315 THIRD AVE., KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, at least thil't)· dnys Detroit. 2, MichiR"an before the nexl llublication date. Subscription price is $2.00 yenr!)' and S.50 Vice President, Hildy Hal·t, 1112 Ohio Street, £In issue. "Michigan Cit}', Indiana Vice President, Dan Wnselchuk, 1414 Bicmeret Street, Green Bay, 'ViSCOllsin Trcll,surC!', 'rom \\'ntts, 629 FOI"Csl Avenue, Belleville, I11inois Executive Direclol', Robel't G. Hafel', 6315 'l'hird A\'cnlle, Kenosha, 'Viscollsin FEATURES Kamas City Here W'e Come/ ...... •...... •.•..... 2 District Representflli'ves \I~ Cardinal, Les Emmerson, 3206 Parnell Avenue, Seattle orld's Fdi,. . 3 Fort 'Vaync, Indiflna It's HEP 10 YOfl Ifl '62 . Central States, Chet Fox, 2813 Dumett Roall, 4 Topeka. KamHls Follow the StI1l-To'les .. 7 Dixie. John Dawson, 238 Hawthorne Rond. N.W., 'Vinston-Snlem, North CnroHnn Spallgenberg Leal'", The Bills . . 10 Even:~reen, Frnnk Gl'aham, JasPCl', Oregon OU/ario DisHict Separates Bmil1ess from PleaJllre ... 20 Far 'Vestern, Geor~e Dohn. 3520 Domieh 'Yay, Sncrnmento 21, California Solid Chords Foundation for Cborditorilt1n " .. " ...•...... 23 Illinois, Loren Bognrl, 303 Gregory Street. Nnrmal. Illinois QlltII'fet lWorkshop Edt/cational Program ... . .•.. , ..... 24 Johnny Allpleseed, ChMlcs W. Linker, 7300 North Timberlanc Drive, Cincinnnti 43, Ohio Land O'Lakes, Hugh Ingraham, 7 Bireh Day, St. Donifnce 6, Manitoba, Cnlluda COMMENT Michigan, Clinton Sanbom, 2612 Edgevale, Dmyton Plains, l\Iichigall Yours Par A Song 9 Mid-AthllltiC, John Ncimcr, P.O. Box 25, Lan­ Slatus Quotes 14 castel', Pennsylvania Northeastern, ChnrlCll Hieketts. P.O. Dox 2186, W"y I See It .. 19 El1KIHvood Station, Pro\'idence 6, R.I. Ontal'ia, Hugh Palmer, 46 William Street, OrUHn Ontnl'io, Cunad:!. Seneca Land, James Steednll\n, 61G Delnware DEPARTMENTS Road, Kenmore 17, New York Southwer,tern. Al Smith, 5320 Bandy Avenue, Share The Wealth ... II Fort 'Vol'th, Texas News About Quartets 13 Sun~hine, Joe Griffith, P.O. Dox 52, SI. Peters­ bu\'~, Florida 1'1'011I Where I Sit 25

/l1ld Past J.I/tel'llatiol/fll MISCELLANEOUS Presidel/ts (witbollt ·/)ote) Facts AboJlt Trtwel 10 Kansas Cily ....•...... •.•...... 2 CotJ.tlenliotl RegistratiotJ Form ...... •...... •...... 15 ExeClltilJe Directo/' I11mic jHan. QUdr/el Comesl ... ,... , ...... •...... 21 Robert G. Hafer COlll/emion Do's aud DOllf.s ...... •...... •.... 22 Assistal/t Treasllrer-Office Ka!1SfIJ Cit1' Schedt/le of Events ...... •.•...... 22 Mal/agel' A1J.1J11r1t Fi!Jancial Report, ...... •...... •...... •.•.. 28 w. 1. (B;II) Otto Men of Nole Award ...... •...... •...... •.•.•.... 32 l\T etv Ch(~p/efs ...... •.•...... •...... 33 Director of Mmical Actit)ities Conl.iug E'llelHs ...... •...... •...... •.•...... 34 Robert D. Johnson Cen/llry Cillb ...... •...... 34 Coordi1lator of Mmic Pllblisbi'llg Roben J. .Meyer Mal/agel' of Special E'/Jellfs Charles A. Sm'der [mel'llatiol/al Office 6315 Third Avenue Kenosha, \Xfisconsin ON OUR COVER Olympic 4·9111 Depicting Kansas City, Missouri as the true "Heart of America," Curtis F. Hockett, Editor­ from a transportation standpoint) OUf cover portrays the ready avail­ Director of Public RelatiollS ability of the site of our 24th Annual International Convention and Contests. Because of its centrn.l location and wonderful transporta­ Leo Fobart, Associate Editor tion facilities, the Kansas City affair promises to be a complete sell­ C01ltriblltil/g Editors out. Use the registration form in this issue, and make sure you have Richard Barrie Barrie Dest a ringside seat at the biggest Barbershop affair of the year. \Y/e want 'Vll~'ne Fool' to "sing along with you" in Kansas City! Chet [·'ox Del Grecn Robert G. Hafer Dan Knapp Lou Luurel Deac Martin PRINTED IN U.S.A. Rel\istration Deadline Nears Thousands of Barbershoppers Registered And Read4 For Scenic Trip To Exciting Kansas Cit4 Convention and Contests

By Chet Fox, International Board iVlcmber Central States District - Topeka, Kansas

From almost an}' direction the route to Kansas Ciry provides historic land marks and scenery to make an appealing sight. seeing tour a pan of your Kansas Ch}' Convention planning. FACTS ABOUT TRAVEL Located in The "Heart of America", Kansas City was the TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI jumping off place for the famous Santa Fe Trail, the avenue which opened up our great Southwest. Historic spots of interest To Kanlls City VIA AIRL[I'\ES VIA RAILROAD for the entire family can be found by convention goers from From: Time 1st Tillie lit HOUri Class TOllri&t HoUl.. Cla55 the \Vest and Southwest. Historic \Vichiril, famed for its pan in the winning of dte \V'CSt. equally famous now for its pro­ Atlanta, Ga . SIl5.';! 20 $ 73.70 Birmingham. Alo . 105...19 S 98.89 21 56.82 duction of aircmfc. panicularly the Boeing plant which pro­ n~tOIl, Muss . 189.,6 146.74 28 181.76 Bulfnlo, N. Y . 1,0.33 140.80 110.61 duces the aircraft so "ital co our defense program of [Oday. Chiengo, Ill . 65.89 51.31 7 35.09 Dodge City, Kansas, another renowned western [Own, with Clevelanll, Ohio . 110.44 86,57 "12 85.58 Dallas. Texas . SUi ti5.a4 a9.49 irs amhenric re-creation of Front Street and its Boor Hill Ceme· Den\'er, Colo . !IG.RI 7:1.1iO "12 48..H Detroit, Mich.. " •. "",. 101.76 71,I 1 11 77.77 tnf}'. Dodge City is known as the Cowboy Capirol of the Indianll]lolis, Ind . 73.2ti 58.41 10 58.69 world. (\VIlat would TV \Vesrems be like witham Dodge Los AnAcles, Calif . 221.21 170.:1!1 :i2 125.35 LOllls\'illc, Ky. .. ,8.64 63.14 60.45 Cit)'!) . . :'>lIami. Floritla 196.67 162.13 :i8" 127.49 Abiltne, Kansas home of tile Eisenhower Museum and LI­ Millnenpolis, Minn . 73.6f1 5!J.2!l 12 37.61 l New YOI'k, N. Y. 169.-10 I;JU5 163.19 brar)'; a must for a famil}' visit because of the momentos con­ Oklahoma City, Okla. 57.0D 401.44 7 29.43 Omaha. Neb. 33.00 28.16 " 16.26 tained rhere, growing in histOrical value as each da)' passes. Philntlch,hia. Pa. 158AO 123.20 21• 150.87 Fon Larned, Fort SCott, and Fore Rile}', fa mOlls for their Phoenix. Ariz . 171.16 1:\2.77 110.61 Pitt311ur~h. Pu . 122.7li !l5.92 " 102.96 dramatic roles in hisror}' and still carefull}' preserved and in use. POl·tlalHl, Ol·e. . . 249.31 183.26 " 87.93 Calcal')', Albertn . 21>4.65 11)7...12 " 131.'18 Visitors from the South will travel through the famous Ozark, Sun Jo'rnncisl"o, Calif . 243.32 186.89 " 125.36 Shepherd of [he Hills Counrq'. This section abounds in some of Seattle, "'ash...... •..... 269.06 202.25 " 96.2'1 51. Louis, Mo. 40.15 34.98 "s 21.34 the greatcst man made lakes in the United States. Excellem TOl·onto. Ontlll'io 149...1!l 110.77 90.09 fishing, boating and water skiing arc to be fmUld everywhere " in this region which is rapidly becOlning one of our great RAILHOAD: Farell (IUoletl Rre 1'0110<1 tl"ill. including Fell('nol TRx. public pia)' grounds. Pullman 0" specinl ael"omnlOtlRtions ('xh·a. AIUI.• INF.: Approaching Kansas City from the East, conventioneers will FnrE'3 quotE'd :Ire I'ound trill. F('c1ernl Tnx ilwlu,le,1. pass through the ~'(ark Twain Country. \Vhm an opportune All flues arc jet when possibl('. time for members and their families ro relive once more the R,\TF:S SUBJECT TO CHANGE never to be forgotten tales of Tom Saw}'er and HuckleberC). Finn while driving through these hallowed grounds. l3arbershoppcrs coming from rhe North will pass through the great Iowa corn coulltry and some of the most beautiful rural Order your registrarions now and plan a combined sight-seeing America countlyside. Mason Cit}" Iowa, recend}' made famous vacation Convention which will hold the interest of the entire as the birth place of Meredith \'{tillson, (of "Music Man" fame) family. Special evems to keep the Barber Teens occupied will be celcbrating the movie premiere of The Music ~'Ian the {hroughom the entire week will eminate from their private week of our convention. Among the outstanding features of Headquarters located in the Reception Room of the HOtel the week long acrivities our convention travelers may run into, Continental. Hospitality, especially designed for the ladies, will is the open air Band Festival, with entries from every state in be in abundance in the ~1usic Room of rhe Headquarters Horel. the Union. Kansas Cit}· bound rravelers wil) surcl}' want to invesrigare the many activities which will be taking place during the festive week. To make your sight-seeing \'acation complete, Kansas City Re~ offers the :nouth watering Kansas City steak, (a sight to be· lVo-w.!! hold-and to feast upon) Truman librac}', the Internarionall}' famous Nelson Art Gallery, Swope Park Zoo (with its African FOlo furthe.oinformation see regist.oation forms Veldt where animals are viewed in their natural habitat), Star­ lighr theatre, featuring Broadway productions under the scars. on pages 15, 16, 17, 18 and schedule of events Yes, Kansas Cit}' and the routes thereto, offer .a· great deal more than just the scene of our 1962 Convention and COntests. on page 22.

2 THE HARMONIZBR-MAY·JUNB. 1962 Housing inquiries should be sem to Expo-lodging, CenlUry ~ I Corporation, Seaule, \'{fashington. ANOTHER SPECTACULAR FAIR The Fair itself promises to be an outstanding event. The Srate of \'{fashingmn and The Ciry of Seattle have invested heavily in this exposition. The general theme will be of life in this coming 21st Century. A monorail will transport visitors from Downtown Seattle to the Fair Grounds in 90 seconds. Countries from all over the world will provide outstanding exhibits on a variety of themes. Our own Feeleral Government will feature examples of life in the future, as well as displaying iten1s of ;nrercst in the Space Field today such as the "Friendship" cap­ sule which orbited Col./olm Glenn around the world. On the lighter side a lllin~s, The \Vorld's Fair will have a deluxc playland with rides anI shows designed and produced specifically for this occasion. For anyone enjo}dng good food A partial ael'ial "iew oC Ihe 74-acre, $100,000,000 Seattle World's served in a unique atmospher~, the Top of the Needle Restau­ Fair 10 be held ill Seattle, WaShington April 21 to Oclober 21. 111 the Coregroulld is the 600 (001 Space Needle wilh its 300-seal rc\'Olvillg milt should provide quite a treat. This "Space Needle" rises I"CSlaUl'alll amI all obscnatioll deck. 600 fect above the Fair Grounds and the resti.uranr itself will «World of HarmonL( At The Seattle World's Fair

By Del Green, Seattle, \Vashington Chap,et The onl~' accredited \'{forld's fair of the decade will be held revolve once each hour to plOvide the visitor with a beaUtiful in Seattle, \,\/ashingroll from April 21st to October 21st of this panorama of the Cascade Mountains, Lake \"'{fashington, l\'Iount )'car. Rainier, The Puger Sound, the Oiympic Mountains and, of The Scmrle Chapter of SPEBSQSA, with the cooperation of course, the entire Seattle :Merropolitan Area. the CenrllC}' 21 Corporation (the \World's fair official ririe), FOUR·DO·MATlCS OFFICIAL QUARTET is using this opportunity to introduce the world co barber­ The Four-Do·l\'larics have been designated by the Seattle shopping in a grand style. Ch"ptet of SPEBSQSA "nd the Century 21 COl potation as the lui}' 8 has been chosen as the dare for the largest and most official Ambassador Quartet for the \Vorld's Fail. As such, they outstanding parade of quartets ever held on the \'(/est Coast. A have been promoting both the Fair and Seattle Chapter's July matinee and an evening performance afC scheduled in the new, 8th parade in their travels around the United States and C1.nada. acollsticall)' perfect, 3,000 seat Opera House located on the Fair The quarter has also recorded a Seattle \Vorld's Fair Song called, Grounds itself. This date coincides with "American \\leek" at "The Summer of '62", which is being distributed nationally. rhe \'?orld's Fair, and it is fclt that this display of a truly All in all, The Pacific Northwest and Seattle barbershoppers American form of music will selve as a highlight of the week obviously feel rhat they have something outstanding to offer the for m'll1}' ilHcCl1mional visitors. world this SUlllmer. lt is hoped that many barbershoppers want TOP TALENT i.O include the Seattle \Xlorld's Fair and the "\Vorld of Harmony" BOth performances will feature the newl}' crowned 1962 In­ production in their vacation plans. Direct inquiries for addi­ rernational Champions in their first public appearancc as cham­ tional information to Del Green, Publicity Chairman, 3110 pions; The El'fIlJI QJI{trlet, 1960 International Ch:unpions; Tbe 107,h S.E., Bellevue, Washington. Mid-SI,1Ies FOlfl', 1949 International Champions; Tbe Nigh/­ bawks, 1960 Finalists and ]961 International ?vfcdalists, and Seattlc's own Fom--Do-Malics, perennial comenders and 1961 International finalists. A 300-man chorus from the Seattle Area will sing numbers reminiscent of other \'{forld's Fairs, :umnged especially for this performancc. BARBERSHOPPERS ANXIOUS HOSTS A trip to the beautiful Northwest and rhe Fair this slimmer should be on man}' vacation schedules. It is felt that man)' members of our Societ)' are making such plans and would want to schedule their visit to the Fair to coincide with this July S show. Arrangements have been made to aid visiting barber· shoppers in obtaining tickets to the show and housing for their sra)' in Seattle. The order form shown below may be used to urder tickets.

\'(IORLD OF HARMONY BOX 9000 Q.A. Jill" 8, /962 SEATTLE, \'(I ASHINGTON Please send me \ Matinee Show 2: 30 P.M. ___$4.00 Tickets ~, ___$3.50 Tickets The Four·Do·:\[atirs (World's Fair OHicial Quartel) Wilh the ___.$3.00 Tickets "TOil o( the Ne~dle" nstauranl outlined bClwcen them. Thc)' are Evening Show 8:00 P.M. ___$2.00 Tickets hom lert 10 right: Jim Iddings, Il';ul; Cia) ( Lacc)', lCIlOI"; .MCI"\' Clemenls, hllri; alld Bel Grcell, bass.

THE HAR~IO;-';:IZER-MAY·JUKI:. 1962 3 Dave Stevens John Petcrson Curt Hockett Turk Evans-Quarter Arranging Chorus Development Public Relations Promorion and Coaching

IT'S HEP TO Upon assuming his new position as Director of Musical Activi­ Both Johnson and Special Evems Manager Chuck Sn)'der til:s, Bob Johnson bravc1r made his first request of the Inter­ promI'd}' went to work and wirhin 43 hours the HEP Schools were national Board: permission co have more than one International beginning to shape lip. \Vle are now happy to announce that five HEP School in J962 comparable ro rhe one held ar \\I'inona, schools, in differenr sections of rhe couna)', will be held during Minnesora last rear. The exrremely logical reasoning behind his 1962. Scheduling rhe schools in different localiries will obviousl)' request was simpl}' to make it possible for more members of the make them more accessible ro members who otherwise would be Societ}, to be able to experience the thrill of being present at a unable to attend. It is hoped rhe five schools will appeal ro more school held at International level. members because of rhe lower overall costs. \'<'hat appeared to be a vcr)' daring request was rather well SCHOOL SITES AND DATES received b}' dlC Board. Ther were concerned however, as (0 The first of the 1962 HEP Schools will be held at Albrighr whether or nO( the same faculty would be avaih\ble to teach at College, Reading, Penns~'lvania on the weekend starting Friday, all the schools. July 20. Saint Mary's College, located just a few miles enst of PRESENTS CHALLENGE Berkcle}', California, will be the scene of the second school, which Johnson "';"IS faced wilh the challenge of providing rhe same will be held on rhe weekend of Frida)', Augusr 3. The rhird school fac'ultr for all rhe schools, and locaring proper sires and facilities will be held ar Saint Mary's College, \'(Iinona•.Minnesota, (the site for rhcm. Expedience in handling rhe maHer was of great concern, of the 1961 HEP School) on rhe weekend commencing Frida}', as \'\Iinona had already been reserved for a school similar ro August 24. It will be like old home week for man}' men from thar Jast rcar's. area who will no doubr be looking forw:nd to renewing rhe ac------J"y -~~ ( The locations and dates for the

NIAOA"A FALLS OCTOIlAll.H­ five HEP schools are shown on "'REAOINI,.,., BERKELEY ~.'" map at left. Select the school A\J'lU$".s., ~ of your choice now and get your registration in early, so you won't be left out when the

FORT WORTH • "UWB£R II·n * HEP caravan rolls your way.

4 THE HARMONIZER-i\IAy-JuNE, 1962 Gene Smith.Quartet George Shields-Society Bob Johnson Chuck Snyder Promotion and Coaching Aims and Purposes Director Manager

YOU IN 62 quaintances mncle at the school last year, and returning to the chorus, the music we sing, how to present it to the public, and the wonderful St. Mary's environment and the hospitality of Brother reason for being a Barbershopper. Patrick. The fourth school, while not being held on a college In order to be able to teach Darbershoppers at all levels, ad· campus, will nevertheless be in a similar environment. Camp Carter, vanced classes, as well as basic courses have been scheduled. To a YMCA Gunp located JUSt outside Fort \Vorth, Texas will be qualify for an advanced course, a mall will have to satisf)' certain the site of this school, which will be held on the weekend stnrt· prerequisites. For example, the Advanced Chorus Development ing Frida)'. September 21. The fifth school will be held on Friday, Classes will be open ani)' to men who are chorus directors, or October 12 at Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. members who have had formalized training beyond high school level. The course Hl Advanced Quartet Coaching will be available ALL SCHOOLS ALIKE Each of the schools will be identical in format and content. At each of the sites school will begin promptly at 6 o'clock on Friday evening with a "kick off" dinner. At 8 o'clock the student bod)' will begin their first round of one hour instructions in each class, which will last until midnight. At that time the entire student bod)' will assemble for a one hour chorus rehearsal under the direction of the school's Dean. Dab Johnson. (An)'one planning on aI/ending Ibe Jeuiom, looking lor (I weekend 0/ reJl, Jbollid be /ortllttrnetl b)' JbiJ Je/Jet/Ille Ibnt tbey tlre coming 10 Ibe wrong place.) Breakfast will be served Saturday morning at 7 o'clock and at 8 o'clock each man will start his second round of classes. Lunch will be served at 12 noon, and during the lunch hour there will be a "Food for Thought" presentation. The entire student bod)' will assemble for a demonstration on chorus rehearsal tech· niques and interpretation from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. This will be followed by an open forum, at which members will be able to fire questions at the facult)' from 4 to S p.m. A free hour will be a welcome rest period [or the students from S to 6 p.m. At 6 p.m. during dinner, George Shields will give a ke)'note address, and at 8 o'clock each man will begin his third round o[ Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania classes. After the Saturda)' night sessions, there will be a final First HEP School Site, July 20·22 massed chorus rehearsal followed b)' an informal get-together. (There will be .,,0 Jhow cOJ1JJecled with tl11')' 0/ tbe Jcbooh fhi! to men who are actively coaching a quartet, or have had formalized ')'erlr.) musical training .beyond high school. At breakfast on Sunda)' morning from 8 until 10 a.m. each \Vle are aware [hat there are many men in our Society who will member of the faculty will give a sho.r;t commencement address. qualify in 11l0re than one of the advanced classifications. There· This schedule will be adhered to as closel)' as possible throughout fore, these men will automaticall)' be scheduled for advanced all the schools. training in all three classes. An)' member who qualifies for ad· SCHOOLS DASED ON NEW CONCEPT vanced class in ani}' one classification, will be scheduled for basic The basis for forming the curriculum for [his year's school ses­ instruction in the other two courses. It is importanr that registrants sions is built around the following concept: the quartet, the Cominued on next page

THE HARMONIZBIt-MAY·JUNI3, 1962 5 St. Mary's College, \'QinonaJ Jvlinnesota the past few }'fars, have surcl}' qualified him as an authorit), in Site of Third School, Aug. 24·26 this field. Quartet Promotion and Coaching will be taught h}' Gene Smith and Turk Evans of the Evans quartet, 1960 International Cham­ pions. These mcn arc both qualified to speak authoritively on quartet activilies from chapter level to championship level. Doth men arc aware that our Society is being challenged to develop more and better quartets, and are read)' to do thcir best in accepting this challenge. John Peterson, author of the Barbershop Craft r...fanual, a facult), alumnus fcom last year's school. will teach the Chorus .. , Development class this year. John is a thoroughl}' trained mu­ sician and at present is Direccor of the Delco, Pol. Chapter Chorus, Ihe 1961 i\'fid-Atlantic District Champions. Those who have taken .. part in John's craft sessions know of his abilit}, to teach his subject } )~'.:-.\ in a vcr)' entertaining manner. .' Another newcomer to the teaching staff, Dave Stevens of .. Berkele)', California will he teaching the course in Arranging. Dave holds a Masters of Music degree, and for years has had his arrange­ ments sung b}' both winning quartets and choruses. He is thor· oughly familiar with the opcriltiol1 of our Societ), from an adminis­ trative point of view, and has also proved himself to be a Jllan to It's To Yon In '62- Continued from page 5 be reckoned with as a chorus director, having won thc 1957 HEP International Chorus Contest, and placing second in the contest at Dallas in 1960. Until now, Dave's talent has been enjo}'ed indicate if the}' think thc}' are qualified for onc or more of the mostl)' h}' the members of the Far \Vestern Dislrict, and hc, along advanced classes. with the other members of the facult)" will now have an opportu­ Having both advanced and basic courses available at the school nit}, to share their talents with members throughout the cntire this year is a new feature which we arc sure will present an 01'· Societ}'. porn;nitl' to reach more Darbershoppers at varicd music educational The fee for the schools this year, which will be the same at each Icvels. school, including the cost of the manuals, will be $25.00 per man. However, if }'OU retained )'our manuals from the \Vinona School, NEW COURSES AND NEW FACULTY they can be used if }'OU attend an}' of the five schools this year. A grcat deal of care has been taken to provide a faculty capable The fee to those having manuals will be $20.00. Similar to last of communicating with the studcnt bod~' in a classroom-type at­ year's school, the fee includes hOllsing and food costs for the entire mosphere, The facuh)' of the 1962 HEP Schools represents the top weekend. The schools are open to an}' member of the Socieq', and talent in our Societ)', Each facult}' member, besides bcing an a man rna}' auend the school of his choice, and mar cven atlend authority in his particular field, has proved himself to be an more than one school if he so desires. excellent teacher. New courses in Public Relations, and the Aims and Purposes of PREREGISTERING ENCOURAGED our Societ}', will be required subjects for all persons attending the To facilitate scheduling of classes and advanced preparations [or HEP Schools. George Shields of Toronto, Canada (Ontario Dis­ housing and food, it is hoped that everyone will register well in trier) former International Board Member, and presentl}' ver)' advance of the openin.~ of the school sessions. A late registration active as Director of the East York, Ontario Chorus will lead fee of S l.00 will be charged all mcn registering the dar school the discussions on the Aims and Purposes of our Society. George opens. has presented man}' "Food for Thought" luncheons, and a great Students desiring co preregister mOl)' do so b)' filling out the man)' of his ideas have been instrumental in bringing about our registration blank attached to page 9 and returning it to Interna­ prcsent Society. His potential as an instructor for our sessions is tional Headquarters. Please note that men applying for admission to quite readily recognized. the advanced classes muse so indicate on the registration form. Curt Hockett, Sodet}' Public Relations Dirceror, will handle The projected anendance goal for each school is between twO the classroom instruction on Public Relations, both internal and :md three hundred students. Thus the Harrr..oll}' Education Program external. Curt's background with Cadillac before becoming an will reach 1500 Barbershoppers throughout our Society. It's HEP employee of the Society, and his work as Harmonizer Editor for lO rou in sixty-two!

St. Mary's College Berkeley, California Second School Site - August 3-5,1962 Follow The Sun Tones

By Gene Cokeroft, Tenor Miami, Florida

It was on a \'V'cdncsday night, the fiest week in November. \'(Ie IcCt .Miami aboard a non-scheduled constellation on Wednes­ 1958, dlat four young men were singing "Side by Side" in the day evening, less than 24 hours before our fina contest appearance living room of one of them. Each onc thought to himself how in the second quarter.finals. After a hot, slow. very crowded and l!tfcrl}' ridiculous it was, trying to Jearn four songs and sing extrcmel)' miserable plane ride, we arrived in Philly, where we them as a bCilnd new quartet in a comest that was onl}' nine days waited for another hour or so before we were able to get our bag­ awa)'. \"

THE HARMONIZBR-MAY·JUNE, 1962 7 night. \'{Iith no sleep, we waited for the fog to lift. . ... and FOLLOW THE SUN TONES- waited and waited and waited, etc. Continued from page 7 At j\.·[obile, the following weekend, we were "souped in" again, bowed, ,, all at differclH times! ! The go-off was the clincher, and ended up catching a ride to New Orleans with an acquaint­ as we all 50([ of ambled off, two of liS almost forgetting com· ance wc'd made in the terminal, who was in the same predicament plC(el~' about our planned extra bow at the edge of the curtain we were. \'{Ie sneaked out of New Orleans, JUSt barely ahead of the .. WOW!!!! "front" that was rapidly closing in. "Thrcc's a charm" ..... Even those fabulous and vcr)' precious few moments when dIe Next weekend, for (he Boston-Attleboro shows, we ran into more great Evans Quartet hung our newl)' won gold medallions around snow than an)' of us had seen for quite a while. \'{Ie made our our necks, 3CC now but a haz)'. treasured memo!}'. Looking back first attempt to get home at 7 PM on Sunday evening. After a at that moment, we (ound it veq' hard (0 believe then, even though one hour frenzied drive from Attleboro to Providence, a three we suspected from whispered rumors and the usual convention hour wait in the train station (we missed the express b)' about talk, that we had a good chance. As we stood there on the stage ten steps .... , running!), a seven hour local "milk run" to in front of all those applauding and cheering BlHbershoppers, we Penn Station in New York, and another long wait from 6 AM all wondered if we reaBy deserved it, or even greater, could we 'til 12:30. \'(Ie finall)' left for Home-Sweet-Home, arriving at 3:30 do as well representing our Socict), as so man)' of our wonderful P.M, Monday afternoon. \'.;'ere we bushed! If anybody ever tells past champions had done? This was our greatest challcnge. you it's impossible to sleep on a bench in Jdelwild terminal, tell FOND MEMORIES him he's just never been really tired! Since that time, and, as our )'ear as reigning champs draws to Nonc of us will ever forget the snowstorm we encountered a close, we have traveled in all directions (0 sing for as many while driving from St. Louis to Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The thousands of Barbcrshoppers as it was possible for us to reach. snow didn't come down, it camc (11 )'ou JidewtlYJ! It took us almost At home wc've become known as "weekend warriors". To each of six hours to drive abom a hundred and fifty miles. \'(Ihen we us evef)' weekend is a story in itself, with hundreds of wonderful finally reached the motel, we wcre greeted by the huge, wcll lighted things to remember, particularly the countless number of new sign in front of the Holiday Inn. In ver)' big, black le[[ers, it found friends thac we've made while traveling all ovcr the countrr. glowed, "lWELCOME SUN TONES". Talk about an oasis! How could we ever forget the Pensacola (Fla.) trip last De­ In going through our quartet record, wc've amassed a pile of cember? \Vle were met at the airport b)' the chapter members, the statistical information. Since our organization, we've appeared on :Mayor, the l\1I~yor·pro-tem, and a police escort! To boot, the a grand [Otal of 144 Barbershop parades, sung on almost 200 after- chapter went to the expense of renting a Cadillac convertible for our ride through town. \Vlith the sirens going full blast, we made our grand entrance into the great cit), of Pensacola! How conspicious can you be? Being greeted at an airport by waiting Bar­ bershoppers when we are far [rom home is always a thrill. The Fairfax (Va.) lubi­ laires turned out in full uniform to sere­ nade us upon our arrival. Just one week , Jater tlte entire Thorobred Chorus from , , Louisville (Ky.) # I Chapter turned out to meet us at 4:30 in the morning. \'(Ihat a surprise! , At the HEP School in \'{Iinona, Minne­ I, 1 sota, last August, we learned to appreciate The Miami, Florida Chapter ttlrned out ill and nHl.rvel at Barbershop Harmony, even grand style [or the Homecoming Celebration more than before. \'{Iltat a wonderful program. You can bet that honoring the Sun Tones afler the)' became we'll be tf)'ing our best to make this year's program, wherever we Inlernation,,1 Ch"lllpions last JUIIC. may be. It was quite a thrill for me, when we ran into our first snow of the )'ear at Boston, in the middle of December. (I'm the only real Southerner in the bunch!) Nonetheless, we all got the Christ· mas feeling, as we traveled over the snow-blanketed countf)'side for our Sunday afternoon show in Attleboro, Mass, In Chicago, we sang on the A.eM.E. Show in "McCormick Place", the recently completed multi-million dollar exhibition hall. glows, pre-glows, ever-glows, and just plain parties, At the same \'(Ie understand that there arc several auditoriums in the placc. time, we've managed to a[[end 87 chapter meetings, visitations, The particular one in which this show was held wasn't necessarily and special chapter functions, squeezing in 131 rehearsals between a huge hall (5,000 cap.), but it certainl)' was a huge stage! Bill, all of this, (where, we'll never know). All of these appearances our bass, remarked that "by the time you walked from the wings to required our traveling almost 110,000 miles, while we sang for the center of the stage, it was intermission time!" Seriously, this over 200,000 people. Over half of all these figures (except was the biggest stage on which we've sung. It took eighteen steps rehearsals) have been accumulated during our )'ear as champs. for our entrance from the wings to the center microphone. \'(Ihat Needless to say, in devoting so much of our time to quarteting, a haul! it's eas)' to understand why Dnrbershopping is sometimes referred OLE MAN WEATHER HAD PLENTY TO SAY ro as a "way of life" .... , and what a life! There were man)' These are but a few of the man)' things we havc to remember. sacrifices made in attaining our championship, and a great many There arc so man)' thrills, memories, and innumerable "littlc things", more have been made since then, by ourselves and our families, that we have stored in a treasured part of each of our minds. These (GOD BLESS 'EM!). But the rewards, b}' far, outnumber the will remain with us forever. It wasn't all peaches'n cream, how­ sacrifices. Ask an}' member of an}' past champion quartet. No ever. There were times when thc going (and coming) was reaII)' experience in the world can compare with that of a rear as Inter­ rough. Ole :Man \'{Ieathet was more than mean to us en several national Champions of SPEBSQSA. occasions. \Vle had trouble getting home, for three weekends in a \'(Iith this thought in mind, we'd like to thank even'one who row, during the month of December. At Columbus, Ohio, we had a hand in helping make our year so ver)' wonderful, reward· spent seven hours at the air terminal on Sunday morning, after a ing, and memorable. You're the greatest!! See }'eu all at Kansas heckuva good time at the after-glow and ever-glow, which lasted all City!

8 THIi HARMONIZBR-lv!AY-JUNE, 1962 YOURS FOR A SONG

BY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT LOU LAUREL 4617 Walter Lane EI Paso, TeXQS

"l\'fusic is a language which conveys ideas and feelings that entries in our Inremational Preliminaries this spring. It has words cannot. Music is rhe mOSt clemental of rhe ans. Speaking been my privilege to attend some of these District Conventions and reading must be learned, but the essence of music is in­ and in each case the number of comeSlants has exceeded even herem in all human beings." my most optimistic predictions. "!\·IlISic, evcn 1110re chan speech, can soothe, and even more than speech, can stir the cmorions. l\'lusic is a definhe avenuc lO happiness because it gives us a wide horizon. \V/e need music ADMINISTRATION because it is a form of beaut}'." Bur now let's take a quick look at our Administration Pro­ And so music continues to take an even morc important role br~l11s at the Chapter and District level. Are they keeping pacc in our AClioll program this year. \'(fe arc intensifying our Har­ with our ~·lusical Program? As a singing, working "team", have mony Education Program as never before. Oll[ Direcro[ of we paused to reflect on our basic gonls or to point definitely Ivfusical Acrivities Dob Johnson, and I have had several meetings from time co time tOward progressive realization of what we and as a result, Bob has developed a workable plan co bring co pledged to achieve when we joined an org.mization which each I3arbcrshoppcr new learning and performance techniques. adopted such worthy and purposeful objectives? Arc we dc­ \'<'e have had tremendously enthusiastic response to our an­ veloping a balaNced approach to the variolls factors involved nOlUlCement of our 1962 Harmony Education Program, whereby in making your Chapter, yOUI' District, and in turn your Society, we have scheduled nor one, but five HEP Schools this summer grow? If you feci that your Chaptcr, maybe even your District, throughout the couno)', staffed by the very best faculty avail­ is not taking its place alongside some of our highly successful .\ble, to bring our .Musical Program closer to each and everyone Chapters and Districts, then maybe an analysis of your present of our members. I urge each Chapter to arrange co send rcpre­ health will show lip this "inbalance" of Barbershop emphasis. sCll[ation to whichever HEP School is best located to it, and let's del/clop aN tlwarcncss 0/ o"r need lor cacb o/ber, and in­ avail itself of the wonderful Education Pl'Ogram that will help \'estigare the operations of those successful segnlenrs of our us all to sing and to listen better and to enjoy to the fullest Society and see if possibly these tried and proven activities (his wonderful hobby of ours. could bc applied to }'our own needs.

SONG ARRANGEMENTS BALANCE IS THE ANSWER As a result of reccll[ aCtions by }fOlU International Board and A balanced) harmonious approach is what we want. \Vle want due to planning sessions held since their meeting in Januar)' of to sing well, bur we must also administratc well. So once aga-in) this year, we have cleared the way for an acceleration of our please review our Ac/ion Program this year. ''<'ith our music .Music Publishing Program and will now be able to give to you, being given the emphasis ir has to date, with the spirit of team­ our members) more of the type of music you want to sing, ar­ work at its highest, we will realize more productive activity ranged by tOp-notch qualified arrangers, fnany who have con­ through high performance standards nor only musically bur tribmed most generousl}' of their talents over the years, and adnlinistrativel}f_ many who have been overlooked far toO long for various reasons. J\S a result of face-ro-face Ineetings of our new International C & J Committee and our newly formed lvlusical Activities CU IN K.c.? Planning Commitcee we are tackling, and intend to solve, the l\,'ly travels this year have given me an opportunit}, to meet problem of clarification and better standardization of the "Ar­ :md sing with many of you-this has certainl}' boeen a great rangement" categor}'. \'(,Ie are making ever)' effort, and are thrill for me! There arc so many I still would like to know making good progress) to unify and develop a spirit of team­ better. How about looking me up in Kansas City? B}' the way, work among our Society arrangers. have }fOU made your reservation yet for this year's International All of this points ro a great improvement in our Inusic, and COntcSt, which alread)f promises to be the "hottest" Quartet and this is what we all want. Our quartets aod man}f members of Chorus Comest )'et? If you haven't, please do me a favor. To­ Ouf choruses have alread}f expressed themselves in gratefUl terms night talk it over with the family nod make definite plans to that we have recognized the problems facing us musically and bc in the "Heart of America" this June, nnd send in your ticket ace taking corrective measures. Our Districts are placing greater request immediately. Please don't pm it off any longcr. \'<'ill clnphasis ol.l'this, as evidenced by the record number of quartet you do that for me? Thanks so much.

THE HARMONIZBR-:MAY-JUNH, 1962 9 Columnist Reports Spangenberg's Departure From Buffalo Bills

By Howard Preston, Staff Columnist - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

Meredith \VilIson, the incomparable author of musical shows, Shop Quarter Singing In America, Inc., competHton staked related here one night the long story of "Music Mao," its pro­ everything on their ability to act as well as to sing. "Music gress from a first idea to a final Broadway and road show suc­ Man" became one of our greatest all-time hit shows and brought cess. Everybody takes risks in such a production but the gamble fame and fonune to the entire cast. Players came and went in which the male quartet took) a cop, a truck driver, rwo salesmen, the lead roles but the Bills 'Jtayed on. They left, finally, to make stood our in \X/ilison's estimation above all. Their story is a the moving picture of the show in Hollywood. unique one in American entertainment history. NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BIZ Most performers who reach the top either are born backstage The movie having been made, they were at another cross­ or begin careers while tecn·agers. The Buffalo Bills, the nation's roads. They decided to stay in the entertainment field. Their most prominent foursome of at least the last three decades, re­ act has been booked into hotels and night clubs and on week­ versed the procedure. They came into show biz as adults with ends they have been appearing, as in the old days, on 17 children among them and several grandchildren. It is peni­ SPEBSQSA shows. They have become, also, regulars on Arthur nent to mention them at this time because they will be here in Godfrey's morning radio program. concert at Severance There is, as they say, no business like show business. In what Hall next n10nth. other line could four (let's face it) middle-aged men gamble The second reason so on their own talent and ability to be artistic successes? And for the timeliness is as thousands of Greater Clevelanders who have heard Bill ( not pleasant. III Spangenberg sing the songs must wonder, what will Minnie the health is doing what .Mermaid do without him in her seaweed bungalow and how wedding bells (ac­ about those many brave heans asleep in the deep? cording to the old Reprinted by Jpeciat permission of The eler/eland Plain Dealer \ song) couldn't do. It and Howard PreJlon. is breaking up that old gang of mine­ "mine" in the sense S/taHgeHdelt-9 Lettelt- Safl4 S

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Dan says: Q Share<;>,=>.I the wealth o CARE FOR A LITHE INTRIGUE? I?? initiative, eye appeal, professional layout with much reader appeal "Let's get rid of your Chapter President before his term is over!" and retention. So states the opening line of a vcc}' interesting item devised by In November 1960 and Februar)' 1962 dlC)' combined their chap­ subtle Stu Vaughn in the Cemeal States Serenade. fer's monthl)' magazine, Channel Tones, (one of the most widel)' "If you like the idea as I do, here are 5 plOlS to accomplish this. acclaimed in rhe Society today), AND their show program and 1. Look him straight in the C)'C when he opens the chapter meet­ came up willl rwo of the cleverest double dut), formats it has ings, and remain attentive throughout. He'll have a stroke (oc sure! been my privilege to read. 2. Pat him on the back and brag about his good points (if you Man)' of the ads were of the business card variety. Among the can think of any). He'll work himself to death! man)' features were short anicles on, "\'For the second time in chairman of the Far \Ves[ern District Public Relations Committee. as many years, the Sama Barbara, California Chapter has pre­ sented what I consider to be an excellent example of imagination, Continued on next page

THE HARMONIZllR-MAY-JUNB, 1962 11 SHARE THE WEALTH- ALL QUARTETS ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS ­ or - THE TRUTH ABOUT TENORS Continued from page 1L INTI;RNATlONAL IS LOOKING FOR "THE OLD Hc's frequently referred to as the "Top" .... because he often SONGS" .... blows his tOp on the high notes. Tenors add lightness and counter­ act the coarse rumble of the threc other parts. Good Tenors are as Search all rhe nooks and crannies, music cabinets, piano benches, hard to locate as a quart of Old Crow at a church convention. old music stOres, grannr's auie, grandpa's basement for the old The~' have to be handled with silk gloves (a stout lwo-by-four song sheets. Ask your friends to do likewise. \Y/e have been re­ will do also). quested to ask music instructors, schools, colleges, libraries BARBERSHOP QUARTET 3. The following meeting night have them attend carl)' and GREAT .... report to the section captain to practice the changes, thus al­ leviating the chorus director of repetitious instructions-that JOE SALZ of the DESERT KNIGHTS from Phoeniz, Arizona who gentlemen, is Barbershop Progress! has been the quartet manager for some time, states that compata­ If yOtlr chapter has not so appointed lhese "volunteers", Now is bilit)' is essential; that a quanet is a unit, and not four individuals. the time! One man is the contact man and manager; another is the treasurer; Chorus Director Lew Tebute of \'(/ooduock, Ontario Chapter's another the uniform man; another selects the songs to be sung. "Harmony Hi-Liters" offered much the same thinking in \Xlood­ Certain dUlies were assigned to certain men in the quart~t, and stock's Harmonews. these men had complete control over their assignments, and the)' "3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING" IS A FINE SONG, dictated the policy concerning their assignments. HOWEVER .... \'(I'ilhout complete control of each man over his department, the quattet would not be a smooth running machine. Man)' rcaders seem to feel that 2 o'clock in the morning should be the absolute cutoff time for all woodshedding and close har­ (Having listened to this extremeJ), popular foursome time and mon)' foursomes at fill types of conventions. Some foursomes have again, I can vouch for their eHidenc)' and their smooth operation. been known to keep tr}'ing to find thaI one cbord until 4 a)'em. It is tdso reflected in their overall demeanor both on and off stage.) This should be discouraged! JUDGES ARE "CERTII'IED", BUT BARBERSHOPPERS \'V'hat opinions d~ 111)' readers have on this )'awn to dawn subject? ARE "CLASSIFIED" .... TIME IS PRECIOUS AND FLEES SO QUICKLY .... \'V'hich class are )'ou in? A good wa), to kill three months of extra pranice time per year is l. THE GOOD SINGERS (or honestl)' working toward becoming ~o adhere to the following: one) I. Come in 10 minutes late evef)' week. 2. \'(Iaste 10 minutes each meeting by horsing around ;lOd b)' being 2. THE GOOD \'V'ORKERS (committee, volunteer, board, etc.) inattentive to the chorus director. 3. THE GOOD SALESMAN (constantl)' promoting harmon)' 3. Allow the chapter officers to take 10 minutes to plead for dues everywhere) or to allSwer questions intelllbi only to be argument;uivc and not 4. THE GOLDEN BARBERSHOPPERS (qualif}'ing in "II three conStfllcti"e. categories)

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~ • It is hard to imagine anyone with a pecmanenc posicion The Empire Statersl (\'{'estchester, N.Y.) arc keeping with "The Oriole Four" (Dunch'lk, Maryland) giving up that plent}' busy these days with man}' singing dates scheduled for spor. However, we have received word that Bob \Xlelzenbach, thc ncar fmure. The)' will be appearing on the Ivfanharran ttnor in that International Finalist quartet has "chosen" the Chapter show; at the New York School for Nurses; Tarrytown Arm}' and is currently doing his singing at Forr Knox! No Lions Club; Harvey School; Chappaqua; St. John's Church; and further word regarding the future of The Oriole Four has been \'(Ihite Plains. received. • The Pops-A-Chords, a new quartet from \'(Iayne, Michigan, • The Jones Boys of ,he Omaha (Nebraska) Ak-Sar-Ben organized CHI}' last fall, have been singing a good Illany church Chapter have returned to \Xlest Side High School, bur chis time jobs as well as othcr noreworrhy "service" projects. Personnel as teachers appearing before the school's music students. George includes John Purcel, tenor; Bill Bailey, lead; Jim Alexander, Boand (Chapter Chorus Director; bari for The Jones Boys) bad; and .Mike Mudgett, bass. explained the difference between conventional and Barbershop • The "4 Fits" (Grosse Point, Mich_) had an interesting en­ Harmony, and caught the students "Down Our \Xlay" b}' "rotC". gagement recently. They sang for a Ineeting of the F. B. I. Nor happ}' in their roles as teachcrs, the quanet also took pan The)' \Vere introduced as: Marv (Killer) Burke, Ray (Nitti) in a play-"Alone in New York"- presented b}' The Kings­ McC,lpin. John (Capone) Prost, and Russ (Baby Face) Seely. mark Players. The play ran for a week and the quartet sang The}' also appeared on the Bud Guest Show Thursday Feb. 8 three numbers which were vcr}' well received. over \XlJR in Detroit. • It i, mighty cough to be District Champions and not even • The Shreveport, La. Chapter has three quartets of whom be listed in the current District Directory. The STA·LATERS they can be very proud. The "Aire Dales", "Caddo Chordsmcn" (Painesville, Ohio) have found themselves in this parricular and the "Sourhernaires" have gottcn together to work up a three· dilemma. It seems the Painesville, Ohio Chapter inadvertently quartet package show program for local consumption. This will failed to list them in their Chapter report for the Directory, and succi}' take some of the pressure off the "Planters Chorus", as consequently rhe quaner is in the peculiar position of being in well as present a varier}' of quarrets on one prognun. demand as District Champs, and yet no one knows how to con­ tact them. Contact man for rhe STA-LATERS is \Xlm. B1easdale, Continued on next page 155 Grant St., Conneaut, Ohio, and we sincerely hope rhis helps clear up the quarret's difficulty. • Former "Confederate" George Evans has taken over as tenor of the Eastemaires ("Music Man" road show) relieving Edd}' Ryan, who was forced to leave the quartet on March 1st wirh a physical ail­ ment demanding immediate attention. Evans, after watching the quarret's final performance with Eddy, joined rhe East­ ernaires in the production [he following day. By the end of the week, George was a veteran of seven shows, and "erfonning like a veteran of a great many more. In­ cidentl}', we have been informed that pre­ ViOllS committmenrs b}' the "Confcder* ates" to do reunion shows at Da}'tona Beach and Fort :Meyers Chapters, will be kept. Tom Schroeder has replaced George Evans as Daytona Beach Chorus Director •'~'.""'''fl'f'"'" ., . ..;.... rf1I : for the three momh period Evans will be 1· gone. t;~ . ~'!..... o Also raking over as teachers, the BIlle ~: Bt/ro1lJ (Baltimore, Md., Chapter # 1) <.~.- recently gave an instruction session co a - group of male "teen agers" in Baltimore. The Gold Coasr Four arc picllll'cd above as the)' sang thdr way out o[ jail as a part oC the 60lh birthdar cdebratioll oC Judge Anthony llraziJ,-Supcrim- Com( Judge o[ "Iolltcre)' (Calif.) The Blue Barons are planning additional Coullty. The quarter donllcd prison uniforms, llsed pholl)' names, and wcrc handcuffed, a.'l sessions of this type in the future. they appeared beforc the Judge as a part o( " hoax planlled to surprise !lim 011 his birtlul,,)',

THLi HARMONIZHR-MAY-JUNH, 1962 13 • Thc San Diego (Calif.) Chapter boasts a new quarret! The 4 ParI-Nets! who recentl}' captured the Novice quarrer cham­ pionship in rhar area. The newly registercd group is made up of: Bill Kirk. lead; An Brown, tenor; Russ Thompson, bass; and Willie Randel, bari. • Can you imagine four of the top 10 quarrets, Jiving in rwo coulltries and sepatatcd from coast to coasr, running in to one anorlle~' on ~ weekend! Sounds unbelievable, but it actually hap­ pened JI1 rhls rather small world of barbershopping. The Four-Do-Matics, (Seattle, Wash.) [961 eighth place finalisr quartet, flew from Seattle, \Xlash. to Monrclair, N.J. for the Montclair Chapter's annual parade. Feb. 2 and 3. Because of slight rate difference in air fares betwcen Canada and the U. S., the "furds" clected to fJ}' across Canada to save Montclair some of the transportation expense. The show was a huge Sllccess. The Play Tonics from Teaneck, N.J., 1961 tenth place finalists quarret appeared also and both rhe Fords and Playronics enjoyed watching the other's show) having ani}' seen each ocher at contests previously. However, all good things end) and Sunday morning the Fo"r-Do-Malics went to the Newark Airport ro catch their flight to Toromo. \Xlhile having a quick Clip of coffee before boarding the plane. in walked the Toum & Coulltry FOllr, 1961 sccond place medalist quartet, who were returning to Pittsburgh from the Summir, N.J., show. Of course it was "old home week" all over again for a few minutes, and the Fords at this The Ham Sistcl"S,

14 'rHB HARMONlZBR-MAY-JUNE, 1962 STATUS QUOTES ROBERT G. HAFER

and their quartets and to the barhershopping movement in g~neral. Mailing of Music Man Quartet Contest promotion kits began March 21st. The kits contain a full explanation of this promotion co-sponsored b)' SPEBSQSA and \Varner .Brothers Pictures, Inc. in connection with premiere show. IIlgs of the sound/color movie of "The Music Man" fea­ turing the Buffalo Bills, our 1950 International Cham. pion Quartet. The kits also contain sample copies of the following Music Man songs: "Lida Rose" arranged b}' Floyd Connett, "Til There \Vas You" arranged b)' Bill Diekema and "Sincere" arranged by Phil Embur)'; quartet entry blanks and a contest report form to be furnished to our Public Relations Deparrment to have award certificates signed b)' the author and composer of the musical, Honor­ If J had rhe opportunir)' (0 discuss with you personall)' the So­ ary Member of our Society Meredith Willson. See your ciety', present status and plans for the immediate future, I am sure chapter bulletin hoard or your President lor details. Public that the subject of "expanded services" would be one of our main Relations Director Curt Hockett and Dirc<:tor of Musical topics of conversation. Therefore, this column is being devoted Activities Bob Johnson have been invited to represent our in this issue to a progress report on new personnel added to our Societ}: at the world premiere of the movie at Mason City, Headquarters Staff as a result of the per capita dues increase which Iowa, fuesday, June 19th. Mason City is the "River City" became effective January 1, 1962, and on the work they arc doing. which is the locale of the play. PUBLIC RELATIONS-seems to be a good place to start be­ D. RECOGNITION-is a very vital ingredient in any activity cause you have already seen evidence of stepped up activity in this (except spying! ). Another benefit of the Society's enlarged important area of operations. Here is a list of currem and amici­ public relations program has been the development of six pated projccts in this field: new presentation award certificates for chapters and in­ A. The public relations theme for 1962 "Songs of Service" dividual Darbershoppers (or recognition of oustanding ac­ was introduced (0 the Presidems of our IS Districts at their complishments. Full details have been furnished to the educational Forum held here at Harmony Hall last De­ Districts and Chapters. cember and to the current Imernational Board of Directors E. OUTSTANDING CHAPTER PUBLIC RELATIONS EF­ at their Assembly in January. The theme was presenred to FORTS-will also be given special recognition at the In­ the members on page 25 of the January-Februaf)' issue ternational level including the furnishing of 100 free of the HARMONIZER and the outside back cover carried copies of the promOtional booklet tided "\X'h)' It's Great an original composition "Service Through Song" written To Be A Barbershopper" to an)' chapter reporting a large and arranged b)' Inrernational ComeS[ & Judging Com­ scale public relations effort such as the \X'oodstock, Ontario mittee Arrangemem Categoq' Specialist Val Hicks of Salt Chapter's "Operation Bus" project wriHen up in the Lake City, Utah. It is hoped that choruses and quartets March-April issue of the Harmonizer this rear; state fair throughom rhe Society will add this number to their repcr­ and other exhibition appearances where the Societ)"s acti­ wires and feature it. vities will be publicized. B. HARMONY \X'EEK - As a result of Public Relations F. REGISTERED QUARTETS-arc being supplied with an Dircc(Or Curt Hockett's being relieved of some of his exclusive "Harmon)' Datc Book" with 1962 and 1963 editorial responsibilities b), the hiring of Associatc Har­ calendars and pages for listing of confirmed bookings, monizer EditOr Leo Fobart and through being given a more contact information, etc. generous public relations budget through the dues increase, G. DISK JOCKEYS-in ke)' listening areas selected br Decca Harmon}' \X/eek is receiving special emphasis. An en­ Records officials and the Society's professional public rc­ larged Harmony \'(.Ieek promotion kit containing detailed lations counsel, will receive 45 rpm recordings of singing case studies on outstandingly successful Harmon)' \'\Teek b)' our 1962 International Medalist Quartets and Choruses promotions developed br some of our chapters last }'ear, for the first time. Recordings of individual songs are more was distributed to all chapters. This }'ear, it was also convenient for most disk jocke~'s to handle than picking possible to prepare a special Harmon}' \'(Ieek press kit for out certain bands on our album records containing 12 Canadian chapters. Added to the kits this year were Har­ selections. i\'faking records available in this convenient mon)' \X'eek buttons to be worn b)' all members and form and on a complimentary basis is expected to greatl)' banners to be: displayed hr chapters. National Barbershop increase the "air time" given to barbershop harmon~', Harmon)' \X'eek in the United States and Canada offers our H. P.R. FORMULA CARDS--outlining successful publicitr chapters an excellent opportunit), for special publicity, and public relations programs were furnished to all public relations and membership promotion efforts. Chapters earlr this rear. C. A MUSIC MAN QUARTET CONTEST PROMOTION ]. PROBE-The Societ)"s Public Relations Officers and Bul­ -Approved b~, the International Board of Directors at leting Editors organization continues to grow and now has their January meeting, offered a "once in a lifetime" op· its own distinctive letterhead selected through a spirited portllnit~, for bringing special recognition to our chapters Continued on next page

THll HARMONIZ13R-1IAY-JUNE, 1962 1411 Continued from page 14A interest is the fact that for the first time in the Societ),'s music education program, advanced. classes arc being of­ Dcsign COlHest (won b)': John G. Criss, Brunswick fered to appeal to thc many trained musicians we have in Chapler, Milhown, New Jersey) the Society plus men who have faith full)' participated in • earlier training programs of Ihis type sponsored by Ihe Severoll other publicity and public relations projens arc "in Society. the mill" and dcr'lils will be published to chapters as soon as E. QUARTET AND CHORUS DEVELOPMENT-demon· possibl~. Of special interest are proposed network television ap­ strations arc being presentcd at three Disrrict Conventions pearances of WI' Socicty quanets. this Spring in connecrion with the International Prelimi­ MUSICAL ACTIVITIES-Bob Johnson, Director of Musical nary Contests by Bob Johnson. Bob will also plan to attend Activities, and Bob Me}'er, Adminis[(:uive Assistant, have been de­ as many of the fall District Conventions as possible to pre­ vming much time since Bob J. joined the staff Februar)' 1st in sent similar demonstrations wherever invited to do so and funher developing the Societ)"s- to obsen'e District progress along the lines of music edu­ cation. Through the Harmon}' Education Program Summer A. MUSIC PUBLISHING PROGRAM. Personal contacts with Schools and the District ConventiC3n programs, Bob plans music publishers in New York Cit), during the past several to develop an educational formal to be used by the Dislricts years by Fiord Connett, Rud)' Han and Bob Merer which in presenting HEP Schools at District, Area and Chaptcr are being followed UJD br Bob Johnson have resulted in levels. more than 200 popular, copyrighted "barbershop" titles SPECIAL EVENTS being made available for publication, as arranged br Followin,t is ;1 list of projects on which ~fanager 0f Special Socieq' arran~ers and published and offered for sale by the Events Chuck Snyder has been working: commercial publishers. Some 46 new arrangements (in­ A. CONfIRMED CONVENTIONS-Several meetings have cluding another 34 song Moccis foli0 of Hit Parade Songs been held with the Steering Committee for the 1962 Con­ arranged and edited b)' our men) arc expened (0 be re­ vention which promised to be gre:H as usual. Chuck will leased in 'el2. \'(Iatch subsequent Harmonizers for announce­ be moving to Kansas Citr either in Mayor earlr June to ments. set up a convention office. Much advance planning has also B. KANSAS CITY-Here is the place (0 be June 20-2-1 this been done 011 the 25th Anniversarr Convention which will summer if )'OU want to rake part in or witness some highly be held in Toronto, Ontario and the '64 Convention which unusual special musical activities. One of the highlights will be held in San Antonio (having been moved br of our Convention this year will be a judging demonstra­ action of the Board from Memphis, Tennessee, to the tion at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 23rd, in the Kansas Cit)' home of our 1960 International Champion Chorus, "The Music Hall (2500 scats available on a first come, fim Chordsmen") . served basis) presided over by Bob Johnson. The Inter­ B. CONVENTION SITE SURVEYS-have been conducted in national Contest & Judging Committee has authorized Bob citics interested in bidding for the 1966 Convention which to line up a panel of Certified Judges and Past Intcrna­ will be awarded at Kansas City this June and '67 which will tional Champion and other non-competing quartcts to be decided upon by rhe Inrcrnational Board in June Cilf '63. present the demonstration. Plans call for overhead pro­ At the International Board Assembly Chuck passed out to jectors to be used to permit the audience to see the judges' the Board Members a convemion site selection critcria anual scoring as a quartet performs. Each judge will then questionnaire to help in compiling criteria to be used in explain his scoring and "critique" the quartet. The audi­ evaluating convention locations. ence will also be invited to judge the vuious categories in C. ·'CONVENTIONALLY SPEAKING"-is the title of the an effort to broaden understanding of our contest judging Society's convention manual available in two pans to system and what it is endflavoring to accomplish in con­ chapters interested in hosting an International Convention. tinuaJly helping our quanets to improve their presentations Chuck is involved in re-writing of the manual to make it and to receive more enjoyment from their barbershopping more comprehensive and more useful to host chapters. activities. In addition, Ihe International Contest & Judging D. DISTRICT CONVENTION ASSISTANCE-is anorher of Committee has commissioned Bob to supervise operation of Chuck's key responsibiliries assigned to him by the Inter­ a "Swndby Panel" of voice categoq' judges testing stcreo­ national BoarJ of Directors. He will attend as many Spring phonic earphones during the quartet contest <1S a pan of the and Fall Districr Convenrions as possible to make obser­ Contest & Judging Committee's stud)' of this mechanical vations to supplement a questionnaire completed by each means of assisting voice catcgoq' judges to hear quartets of the 15 Districts regarding their convcntion planning with the sound from the public address system being methods wjth all data compiled to be used ill developing muffled as completel)' as possible. recommended formats and procedures for guidance of Dis· C. FACE·TO·FACE MEETINGS----

14B THE HARMONIZ£R-l\.·{AY·JUNE, 1962 WEATHER FORECAST Pedect COl' nil Harmony galorc in store harmonizing by {or jazz) unfortunately did not know him to the site of the quartet and bust" Into a blaze o{ song the personally, will have the op· chorus contests will provide of the contests will be next to positive insurance against any likes oC which this city has never impossible, as the majority of portunity to examine closely seen, while 45 quartets and 15 his highly imaginative writings. Inclement weather which has at tickets will be gobbled up by times proved to be a "thorll in choruses are seriously vying for visiting Society members and Coincident with the Conven· tion and selling the pace {or the the side" of convention goers. the top honor positions in the their families. My press pass week end, the Kansas City Kansas City citizens are anxi­ Society {or 1962, ,the world's will get me into the parking lot, champions o{ four.part harmony. Chapter presents its annual show ous, rcady nud are eagerly look­ but does anyone know where I at the Kansas City Music Hall on ing forward to the Homecoming Kansas City has been the can pUl'clHlse a couple of "hot" Wednesday, June 20. Barbel'shop visit o{ this grent Society, the honored host to a great many tickets? Harmony devotees will have the week end of June 19·23. . OFFICIAl: COr\mST SCHEDULE, HOUSING AND REGISTRATION FORMS WILL BE FOUND ON . PAGES 16, 17 AND 18 OF THIS SPECIAL CONVENTION EDITION . . 1962 CONVENTION AND CONTESTS REGISTRATION BLANK

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OFF·COLOR BLINDNESS CONTAGIOUS tries to top the first one. The results progressiveI)' can constitute Compl3ims about the usc of off-color jokes or implications by a deluge. Some of the spoken material used before mixed audiences quartet spokesmen and M.C:s in public performance, including of ),oung and old is so low that it implies thac our entire audience afterglows, seem (0 come this direction in waves. Of late, they've is high, high as sophisticates in a second-rate nightclub at 2 a.m. run high. MY ADVICE TO YOU, SIR: Usually the protest includes a request to "do somcthin~ 3hom it To improve our public relations, stories should be held to the in dlC column". The implied compliment, that this col has a minimum, related to the quartet, the chapter, or the Societ)·. Unre­ few readers, alwa}'s comes as a pleasant surprise. Just now the leaks lated stories just don't belong. Great numbers sa)' in effect: Cut in our dike, through which material unfit for public consumption the stories, give the public what it came to hear, barbershop trickles, appear 10 presage a flood that can damage our structure harmon)'. immeasurably. \,(/hat can be done abti.Hll it? Ever)' member can be a Screening Committee of One who d0esn'c hesitate (0 tell the off-color jokester PUBLIC RELATIONS THROUGH COLORED GLASSES? about his off-color-blindness. Inform M,e.'s and quartets, when To greater extent than in any other activit)', our public shows they're hired for a show, about the chapter's Attitude toward spoken mould our public relations, since the public presumes that our lines. If the)' use smogg), humor tell them "Goodbye Forever", shows represent the aims, objectives, and character of the Societ)'. No member wants us to become a \X!atch and \X!ard Societ)'. It is a long considered, and ofr-repeated belief that the individual \,(/hat h:ls been wriuen here is toward maintaining our status as a who uses off-color-purple material in our public performances is four-part harmony l!:lrganization with a reputation and character to ( I) Color-blind llnd toO stupid to recognize the fact or realize be guarded zealousl)'. It's no fun to write seriously, and this col's what he's doing to the local chapter and the Society; or (2) He is concept of the Society is still eh?t of singing for filII, intelligent bur hasn't recognized his responsibilit)' in representing the Societ)' in the public, and ho\\' his spoken words can smear this singing organization; or (3) He knows bur doesn't Care. His NOW . .. You, too, can be the Life of the Party slogan: "Anything for a I"ugh". (Cash and Hall organized the Societr for 4 p;lrt a capella btll'/l/OIlY.) In Cue No.1 he needs to be informed and ordered to cease and IT IS SO SIMPLE with the NEW desist in terms that e\'en he can understand and will abc}'. In Ctue No.2 the reasonable, intelligent, quartet spokesman or .M.e. will send his material to the cleaners at once, and thank his informant. In Ctue No.3, where another minute in the spotlight is more im­ ponant to dIe exhibitionist than the Societr's reputation, great ... numbers would accept the distasteful assignment of drumming the "''Pa't((; S~ H offender out of the organization, to the accompaniment of cheers from the majoril)'. Our International rules make that possible and legal. Just What You Need, To !HALLY Put it is unlikel)' that an)' of [he three recognize the long demon­ strated fact that audiences laugh just as spontaneousI)', as loudI)', It 0 ver Big At You r Next G~·t.together! and as long at the ludicrolls as the)' do at the lewd, Nor do the)' realize that, usuall)', it is the third-rate performer who uses dirt to The PARTY SONGSTER is a 16 page pocket size book­ cover his lack of abilit)" Audiences ate under tension. Laughter let containing the words of 103 old favori tes ... the can mask embarrassmem. kind of songs that everyone loves to sing. It was com­ TROUBLE STARTS AT CHAPTER LEVEL piled by an experienced entertainer ESPECIALLY for Blindness to off-color jokes is not confined to the would-be parties. comedian. t\ chapter lets ~ln individual get away with it, without a This is the FIRST and ONLY Songster EVER published reprimand and decision to keep him out of the spotlight on future strictly for party use. Now, your audience can join in chapter shows. That indicates wider spread off-color-blindness. the fun! Ask them to call out their favorites and Typical of many leuers and comments that come Illy way is this: "W'hen off-color, rotten jokes are told b)' quartet members and SINe. AI.ONe. '.'1'1'11 YO(J! i\·LC.'s they arc adding to juvenile delinquenq' by having )'Ollllg Send IDc (or a sample copy, and special price to and old in the audience regard infidelit)', for example, as some­ SPEBSQSA members. thing funn}'," He mentions bathrooms, cow pastures, and more that add nothing "to the moral tone" of the Societ)'. He cites a Sweet PLEASE NOTE-Also available. a 64 page pocket size Adelines' performance, emceed b}' one of our members, in which music book printed in single line melody form with the Me "told stuff that was inexcusable and disgusting". He chord symbols, playable on any instrument (plus FREE comments: "The barbershop harmon)' revival can get a black c~'e Songster I only $1.00 from this effort of individual singers to be comedians". Off,color-blindness is contagious, A quartet member hears an­ S~II z,e.t Box 49-M, New York 19, N, y, other member usc sllch material withom protest, so the second one

THE HAItMONIZEH.-MAY-jUNll, 1962 19 Reeve of Orillia. (A Reevc, according to \Vebster, is a [QWh Ontario District Separates administrator represendng the crown.) Obviously, the word is of English origin. In this case, Mr. McDonald was representing the Mayor, Business From Pleasure At roll·call, 22 of 2S eligible Chapter Delegates answered! Of a tOtal of 47 eligible vorel'S, only 8 were absent! How many Districts can field that high a percentage at any time? Successfull4 TIME FOR COMPLETE AIRING The meeting was smoothly h:lOdled by President McKay and necessary business matters were quickly disposed of. After a By Wayne Foor shOft coffee and doughnut break the group reassembled and for International First Vice-President a period of about an hour anyone was welcome and encouraged to say whatever he wanted to say. This "gripe", "get-it-off-the Rochester, New York chest" "why don't we" session was teldfic. No one was hurried or hushed. Interestingly enough, many of the remarks were countered and answered by fellow delegates and members, not "Ed, you gone goofus?" by the "brass", The delegates loved it and used it. A number While the words were not so blunt, the reaction was the of misunderstandings were cleared and many good questions .same when Ed McKay, Ontario District Presidem. announced asked and answered. More oppornmities must be given for this to the Other Disrrkr Presidenrs that the Omario District was type of "training" meeting. It can be a very healthy thing and going to hold a District House of Delegates' Meeting separate can create a most wholesome atmosphere. from their Spring Convention and Conteses. Comments ranged TRAINING SESSIONS from "It'll never work" to "Rots of Ruck". After lunch, held back at the ranch---oops!!! I mean at the Ontario Barbershoppers, like Barbershoppers from all mher Hotel Champlain-a Chapter Officers' training Forum was held Districts, have long complained about the shoerness of time. at the Club Pavalon. Subjects covered included International the rushing from meals co conteses, to meetings, etc. at our Organization, District and Convention financing, PROBE and District Conventions. No time to properly conduct meetings, Bulletins, Crafts, Quartet Promotion, Public Relations, Contest to have seminars 4\od training sessions, to socialize and get and Judging, Membership and Extension, Convention Planning. better acquainted with other Barbershoppers. So Omario did Each formal presentation was followed by a question and answer something about it. On January 12, 13, 1962, in Orillia, On­ period with the questions being presented in writing. Not all tario, they had a House of Delegates' questions could be answered on thc floor because of the time Meeting and Chapter OfficeI~' Forum limitations, bur all questioners were promised answers either without benefit of COntests or show, with before leaving Orillia or by mail. All presentations were well no particular attraction other than the done, well received and very informative. business rneerings and training sessions. Upon conclusion of the Officers' Forum a shon cocktail hour HERE'S HOW! was held followed by a formal dinner served right at the Club In order to help Other Districts plan Pavalon. The usual formalities were observed. After dinner, similar cvems, we shall attempt to de­ everybody returned to the Hotel Champlain for a Chapter Pro­ scribe the week-end. Now sit back, close gramming demonstration, more singing, fraternizing and your eyes, and put yourself into this pic­ fellowship, ture. See if you would like to enjo}1 such A COMPLETE SUCCESS a week-end. Picture a small hotel in a All those present demanded that this event must be an annual small, snow-covered town. Also a neat, occurrence, preferably in Orillia. They had fun, met many other wcll kept dance pavillion facing on an Barbershoppers, did lots of singing. Most imponant, they had ice-covered lake. \Vaync Foor time to chat, relax, enjoy themselves, to conduct their business The delegates staned arriving at the Hotel Champlain in properly, to say a few words themselves. They found that "Joe" Orillia about 6:00 PM on Friday, January 12 and by 8:00 PM Barbershopper from London, or Simcoe. or Sarnia is JUSt the abour 100 mcn had registered. Friday night was devOted to an same SOrt of fellow as "Joe" Barbershopper from Toromo, or informal get-tOgether with impromptu quancts, (usually six Orillia, or Belleville. In shoft, they experienced Barbcrshopping or eight :t[ a time in various corners and rooms) organized at ils best. They discovered what Barbershopping is really quartels, gang singing, getting acquainted. It was a wonderful intended to be. evening of fun and fellowship, thoroughly cnjo}lcd by all. The l\'Iuch, vcr}' much, of the success of this experimem is due to Disrrict Board of DirectOrs had a ver)' brief meeting but soon the personal effofts, in the way of letters, telephone calls, tele­ adjourned in favor of the fun. They did accomplish the purpose grams, etc. of Ed McKa}" The experiment has gotten the On~ of their meeting. At midnight a buffet luncheon was served cario District off to a running staft in 1962. Instead of losing and most of the boys were in the sack by 1:00 A.i"I. some of their momentum waiting for the Spring Convention, THEN CAME THE DAWN they are now whipped up with emhusiasm, their Chapter Of­ Sarurda}1 morning dawned bright and sunshiny with breakfast ficers fully aware of their responsibilities, and should make at 7: 30 AM. Egad!! \'XIhat a shan night and that was a good a tremendous showing this year. bed, too. Buses were provided to transport the men to the Club WHO'S NEXT? PavaJon where the meeting got underwa}' at 9: 30 AM. The There JUSt is no mom for doubt that evef)' District should usual schedule was followed with Reverend James Thompson do the same son of thing. \\lhoa!!! Now don't back off and giving the invocation. Reverend Thompson prefaced his prayer say it can't and won't work. That's what was said about Ontario, with an excellent but brief talk in which he called attention bur Omario showed that it can be done. Try it once. You're to our taking our health and talents toO much for granted and gonna have a big surprise. Don't go at it half-hearcedly. Convince that as true Barbershoppers we should make our singing abilities yourself that it will work and then go Ollt and make it work. more readily and willingly available. It made an excellent "key­ Ontario did and so can YOll. It can be the biggest thing that note" address, The glOup was welcomed by Jack McDonald, evcr happened to your District.

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THE HARMONJZBR-MAY·JUNIJ, 1962 21 Schedule of Events KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. 24th International Convention and Contests June 19·23, 1962 GENERAL DATE &: TIME OF LOCATION* DOS AND DON'TS INFORMATION SERVICE OR EVENT ConHntion Office Mon. morning, June 18 Parlor C FOR CONVENTION GOERS (hru. SUIl. ah('rllool1, June 2'- DO subnlh your ideas in advance [Q negi.~tntion Tues" June 19, 7 PM Trianon Room those who arc on the Convention Plan­ Head

22 THE HARMONIZER-MAY·JUNE, 1962 U:lSS, Bob lliasi, :l1'~lles that the le\'el is How to get a club h:lll-[ree labor, o[ 1962 District l~residellt, Bill Hanscll, works 0[[, 1I0t him. The Chorditorilllll is [:lit-Ir course. Members o[ the Fruit Belt Ch:lpter up muscle tonc mixing mortal' for block le\'el despite 1962 :Fl'llit Hell Ch:lpter Presi· hC:l\'c to with a will on Chorditoriulll COII­ foundation W:lll of Chordicorium in July, dent Ui:lsi's m:lSOlll"r talents. Mort:ll' d:lllber strllction in SlIlIlmer, 1961. 1961. Idler on left super\'ising "Mortar Bill" on le(( is lead G~i1 Russel. is tenol', Jim Merrifield. SOLID CHORDS FOUNDATION FOR BENTON HARBOR CHORDITORIUM By Dick Barrie, Fruit Belt Chapter, Benton Harbor, Nlichigan

Once upon a time, not so form a committee. Fruit very long ago by crack)', there Deiters arc no exception, and were a flock of happy harber­ it wasn't long thereafrer that shoppers happil)' ensconced the dream commenced to rake in their not-so-ivor)' third shape. It JUSt so happened floor cower clubroom in St. that Providence was waiting Joseph, l...lichigan, when for this historic moment, and along came a wrecking crew there and then delivered a and, first thing you know­ new member whose quiet, but no more third floor. This was spectacular talents were nor­ somewhat dismaying to our mall}' utilized by one of the songbirds who really felt, in world's great appliance manu­ barbershopping, there's no ~ -,:-":rJ~'--- ...... facturers as chief of advanced place like home. indusrrial design. B)' jimminy, NECESSITY: MOTHER you wouldn't think that an OF INVENTION Dedication of the new FmiC Belt (Denton Harbor, Mich.) Chapter's artist could be an architect During the next three ChOlditoriulll, pictllted abOle, took place 011 April 29th, as part of the (and singer), but this one years, the}' scratched their col­ Michigan District COIHl."ntion actilitics held that 'leek end. was. A few hot nights at his lective craniums over this drawing board, and, whad­ perplexing problem, a durnea dilemma demanding diverse and dara know-a complete set of Chorditorium blueprints evolved. devoted digging within their wide-ranging desires for a suitable They were so good, mind you, that when the time came to submit solution. l\'latter of face, while they were enjo)'ing the hospital it}, of {hem for a registered engineer's approval (little matter of the the Benton Harbor Elks during this time, the~' thunk up some of huilding code, y'know) the}' were accepted with hard I}' a change. the dangdest ideas you ever did hear. Then, br gollr, somebod)' EVERYBODY GOES TO WORK rcmembered that, way back thl'll the yesteryears, some of the ancient Lemme see-oh yes, when did construction start. Musta been and respectcd early-da}' members of the chapter had bought a lot. long about late April or !vla}' that these mer!)' warblers converted Not just a dinky, two-bit hunk of old Mother E. mind you, but an themselves into surve}'ors, rod men, stump pullers, ditchdiggers and honest to goodness chunk of terre firma 200 feet by 400 feet long. such. There wasn't an}'rhing this gang wouldn't tackle. No sir­ \o/ell sir, there was onl}' one thing these chord-beitel'S could do need a ditch? Dig it, Need a footing? Build the form and pour it. with a piece of real eState like that Yep, you Need a foundation wall? That's cas}' (it sez here )---juSt order guessed. up a flock of blocks, mOrtar and sand and go to work. WHATS IN A NAME? Come the hot nights of summer, and guess what the crew was Now, the firsr problem in having a building of your own, doing. One of 'em borrowed a consarned contraption that packs natcherl}', is to have a name. Afrer all, what's a dream without a sand, and just about vibrates the teeth outen }'our head co boot. name? "Harmony Hall" was a nAtural, but---some Kenosha For weeks, it seemed, they was a'sloshing in the mud but when Karolers had already seen the alliterative beaut}' of this cognomen, the job was done, the}' had the hardest packed sand base ever and of course used it. \o/e ..., the name had to fit: it had to was for a cement slab floor. And, when the pour da)' finally arrived relate to its purpose, it just had to reflect Darbershopping, and hue in July, sixteen yards of Prime Portland became the Chord i­ soooooo the Fruit Belt Chorditorium was born. torium floor. The second of September saw the sticks go up. Vh huh, on that "EVER SEE A DREAM 'WORKING'" da}' the first wall frame was erected. \o/al, things reall}' got moving Now, you know that, in democratic societies such as ours, there's then, I'll tell yOll. The sheeting went on, then the pre-built trusses, anI}' one way to accomplish the business at ham!. Yep~--- Continued on page 32

THE HhRMONIZER-MAY-JUNB, 1962 23 "I am really thrilled to report that the QWEP (Quartet Workshop and Education Program) was a howling success!" This was the opening paragraph of my report to International President Lou Laurel on what I think is olle of the finest promotion activities the Fat \'<'est­ ern District has ever undertaken. Due co the collaboration of Don Gal­ vin our District vice-presidenr in charge of qU;lncr promotion, and Emmett Boss­ ing om Disrricr contest and judging chairman, and after weeks of advance preparation, the entire program came off Arrangement Judges' coordinating talks-(Iert to right) Dill Cook, Burt Staffell, Les Woodson. without a hitch. didn't we do this yeats ago?". I agree!!! The weekend meeting, devoted to the "promotion and en­ On Sunday afternoon we had a "Quanet Jamboree" under the couragement of quartet singing", commenced with a meeting of direction of Don Galvin, which had rhe South Da)' District the 16 registered quartets and three judges in each category .n finalist Chorus, then Ii top Districr quartets (no talking al· 7 I'll on Frida}' evening. The general purpose of this gathering lowed-each quartet sang only twO songs) with the Downey was to have a meeting of the minds, and agreement on the chorus, third place International Medalists, closing the show. format to be used in the coaching sessions. At 8 Pl\I each Cate­ The proceeds from the Jamboree were used to pay back to the gory specialist gave a 30-minute talk on his particular categor)', District. the $639 which had been "borrowed" to pay theit using tape recordings or whatever visual aids he wished. Each Expansion FlUld payn1.enr balance. The entire Q\VEP session was held in the Hermosa Biltmore Hotel in Manhattan Beach, California. \Vle had the run of the entire hOtel, and used the ballroom for general sessions. Low room rates were made available, much to the delight of the participating quartets. The hOtel supplied a buffet luncheon on Saturday and a buffet dinner on Saturday evening. Each quartet was charged $10 to cover the COSt of the judges' travel ex­ penses and other accommodations. Expense not covered by the entrance fees will come out of our C&J quartet promotion budget. The following cerrified judges participated in the pro­ gram, acting as category specialists! Harmony Accuracy-\Vles Meier; Arrangement-Les \Voodson; Balance and Blend-1vfarv Far 'Western District President, llarrie Dest, works Harmon)' Yerkey; Voice Expression-Hap Dailey; Stage Presence-Bob AccuraC)' with "Valleraires" from Pomona Vallc)' Chapter. Bisio. Other certified judges and their categories were as fol­ lows: Balance and Blend-Ves Sansing and Bob Oenel; Voice specialist ended his particular sessions with a question and Expression-Jerry Nyhan. The balance of the men making up answer period. Prompcl)' at 9 AM the next morning each quartet the three-men teams were as follows: Harmony Accuracy­ had a one-and-a-half hour session with a judge in each category. Barrie Best and Gene Smith; Arrangement-Burr Staffen and The quaners stayed in their rooms and the judges moved from Bill Cook; Voice Expression-Jim Powell; Stage Presence­ room to room (per an assigned schedule) placing a sign on the Dick Montgomery and Jack Hines. ourside of the door showing what category was in session in I sincerely feel that QWEP. on a Society-wide basis could that particular room. There was an hour break for lunch and a really do wonders for quaner promotion. It surely gives the two-hour break for dinner and otherwise the sessions cominued quartets a better opponunity to become acquainted with the through unci! 10:30 PM at night. Continuing on Sunday morn­ Contest Judging Program. As to anyone who might Statt yelling ing at 9 AM there was another general question and answer "pre-judging" all I Can say is "string 'em up by the thumbs"! period, or as one of the judges called it "a nail the judge to the This is an adult Society-let's act like it. wall session"! Apparently the judges performed well because We have already made plans to hold a second QWEP session there was a surprising lack of "he said this and you said that­ for the norrhern California division on May 19, with others who's right?". The concensus of opinion from over 90% of the to follow elsewhere in the District. I believe these programs quanets (from what I could figure in asking quanets) was will become annual affairs in the Far \Vestern District and hope that the entire program was an overwhelming success and "why that the movement will spread Society-wide before too long. HEP - QWEP - F\AJD

Means Better Quartets For You and IVle

By Barrie Best, President, Far \Vestern District

24 THB HARMONIZHR-MAY-]UNB, 1962 coronary attack just moments before curtain time of their annual Parade, wants to use this means of expressing his thanks to Barbershoppers everywhere for their calds, letters, and notes of good wishes which came to him from ever}' corner of the United States following his recent seizure. Ken is back to work now, bur it will be a year before he can resume a full schedule. • Sam Stahl, Sunshine District President, lined up a special Barbershop show on Easter Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Great Masterpiece in Lake \'<'ales, Florida. At this writing the Ring­ masters, C Sharps, and Gladesmen, plus the Orlando Chorus are signed up. The show was composed of completely religious numbers. The District got state wide publicicy and surely By lEO FOBART unusual exposure. • \'<'hat a wa}' to celebrate Barbershop Harmon}' \'(Ieek! The Associate Editor Singing Saints of Saine C'ltharines, Ontario Chapter flew to Cleveland in a 54-seat Viscount for a combined meeting with that Chapter. The Chapter made the trip in uniform with .--..... -..:::J a number of quanets from around the Ontario DistriCt accom­ panying them. \'<'ith only three hours in town between flights, • \Y./e arc happy [Q know that a great Inany Ba~bers~lopPC~S a huge meeting room was arranged for at the Cleveland would Jikc to include some form of Barbershoppmg III their Hopkins Airport :Mocel, and there was a friendly challenge vacation plans. Numerous requests are rec~ived for an ,all­ of competitive singing, chit-chat, singing, eating and singing, chapter direc[QC)'. and even though we have d,~contlnued pClnt· all a pan- of the observance of the founding of our Imemadonal ing it in the Harmonizer, we do have such a directory available, Society. and it \viII be mailed free of charge co anyone requesting it. • The state of Rhode Island is issuing auto plates with the • \'(,Ie arc sure th.n Barbcl'shoppers everywhere will want to letters in place of numbers (4) for an additional COSt to car share in the success of one of our "nm so typical" members. owneJ:$. The selection of letters is up to the discretion of the The recent record smashing flight of the Four Jet B-58 Hustler individual. Two of the Neptuners quartet had the foHowing Bomber (rOin Los Angeles to New York and back in 4 hours letters pur on their plates: "SPED" was issued to Al Maino and and 42 minutes was surely eventful for Captain Bob 1\'lcDonald, "SQSA" was issued to Frank Lanza. The Chapter is waiting to navigator of the crew making the trip. Bob is a member of the sec who the next member will be to obtain the letters "INC.". Fort \'

THB HARMONIZIlR-MAY-JUNl1. 1962 FROM WHERE I SIT- s[arte~. 1961 with 80 memb~rs aftcr liccnsing with 60; ended up L96L with 92 men and have eight to go for the Centllry Club. Continued from page 2S They have an excellently written Chapter Bulletin, and have Rock Falls, Illinois Chapter heartily responded to the call of a attended everr District function, plus Incern:Hional Conventions. local woman for 30 pints of blood for her son. I\'Ies. Mary Py~c Tell me, where do you go from there? of Rock Falls needed this blood for her 15 year old son, lOUIS, $ \'<'e have heard repons from a good many disgfllnrled Bar­ who was to have open heart smgery in Chicago the latter parr bershoppers regarding the January 14, NBC-TV program "Car of Febrwu)'. Congratulations fellows, for your fine effort and 54 \'<'here Are You?" The program was built around a Barber­ civic spirit. \'

when the}' handed .J. "_""J fine Barbershop spirit of the Rebels Quartet from Bakersfield, oue 248 gifts to in- ... \"', ...,- '. who appeared on the Palomar-Pacific show rhe night before and coming tourist chil· r..,,:,?' .-..,.. waited until Sunday night to appear on the hospital benefit elren at the Baggecr show. Inspection Station.

26 THE: HARMONIZER-:MAY-,lUNE, 1962 .***********¥ I * DON'T MISS THIS * Show Of Shows * ~STANNmL * * A. P. I. c. * (ASSOCIATION OF PAST INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS) * PARADE * * * * * *" SIX GREAT QUARTETS - ALL CHAMPIONS *" * ·MID-STATES FOUR • SCHMITT BROTHERS *" ~ • GAY NOTES • FOUR PITCHIKERS ~ ~ • EVANS QUARTET • SUN TONES ~ ~ PLUS THE KANSAS CITY CHAPTER CHORUS * ~ Wednesday June 20,1962-8 p.m. ~ MUSIC HALL. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ~ ~ ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW! ~ PRICES - $3.50. $3.00 and $2.00 ~ (ONLY 2568 SEATS - ALL RESERVED) * ~ Notice: Tickets to this Show are tJot included in your All-Events Convention Registration Write To: Start the 1962 Convention with this, the greatest E. Nile Abbott Quartet Show ever staged! An All-Champion * 609 East 67th Place line up in the acoustically perfect Music Hall. iC Gladstone, Missouri ***********iC noartl or Tru~lee~ March 23, I\lli2 H"rmon)' Foundation, ITlc. • Kenosha. \Visconsin Gentlemen: • \Ve ha"e exIll1lln ....tl the bal:l'Ice sheet or the Harmony FOlllldation. Inc.. as or DccemLer 31. 1961 and the relatctl stalement or income and expense ror the year then .:mdell. Our examination • Willi made In accortlnnce with general!)' accepted audltln~ standards, and accordingly included such • test.s oC the necounting record~ and ~ueh other auditing pr.lcedurc8 nll we considered nece9snry ill the circumstances. • In our opinion the accompanying balance sheet Rnd l;tnternenl or income and eXIIense • pr~ent lairly the rlnanclal position oC the Harmon~' Foundation. Inc. at Decemloer 31. Hl61 and the result8 oC ita opel'Rtions lor the )'ear then ended in contormih' with generally accellted ac· • countin/{ principles fll)lllied on a basis consistent with that 01 the preceeding year. We wish to thank )'our oHicer

SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARDER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INCORPORATED SCHEDULE II Continued SCHEDULE OF INCOME Miscellaneous expense , .. 1,868.4. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 3t. 1961 Total general and administrative SCHEDULE expenSe (Exhibit D) .. DUt:s Al'D FI;L.S: 8111,204.42 Members' per capita duclI . $97.976.60 HAH~IONIZF.II EXPF.NSE: Enrollnlent teell ...... •....•..•...... 24.776.60 Editorial starr salilries . $14,687.70 Quartet reKlstrntlon rees . 4.420.00 Production and mailing . 24.810.66 Reinstatement tees ...... •...... 3.300.00 Totlll Harmonher expC!nse (Exhibit B) .. $ 39,398.35 Dues-ChnlHen at large . 330.60 Totol duell nud leell (Exhibit B) . $130.803.60 SI'l::.... IAL St:R\'ICt:S DIKl::CT TO DISTRICTS. CIlAPT8RS AND Mf:loIIUiRS: $ 2,117.40 COl'\'ENTION INCO)!E: ~~i~~f~: ~~I.a.~)~.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3.828.31 Proc«>tls Crolll onnual COn\'ention $47.761.68 Supplies ...... •.. , ...... •,.,. 3.821.26 Proceeds from Mld·Winter convention...... 1.607.18 Special sen·ices. music, etc...... •....• , ••..... '.073.89 Total com'entlon incomc (Exhibit D) .... S 49.368.16 Enrollment supplies and expense .....•..•..... 13.212.80 Postage and IIhippin&, . 8,616.86 SUBSCRIPTION AND AO\·F.RTlSING INCO;\IE: Chapter operations maDunl , .•...... 3,036.76 HarOlonl'ter Income-Subllcri)Hion ...•...... $42.622.50 Schools and sC!minaN ...... • , . 4.695.77 Ilarlllonl'ter Income-Advertising Tolnl special sen'ices direct to districts. lind miscellaneous . 4.671.66 chapteN and membeN (Exhibit D) .... Total subllcriptlon and advertising income (Exhibit B) . S 47.200.16 PROCEEDS I'RO~1 SAI.£ OF MUSIC AND SUPPLIES (Exhibit D) ...... 8 22.33U;' OFFI .... ERS. INTEHNATIONAI. BOARD AND CO)!)JITTt:E EXPENSE: EXI'ANSION FUND INCO~IE: OCliceN' travel expense-- Expansion Fund receipts-Pledges $30,662.31 Other than Executive Director ...... • ,. 8.617.72 EXllanslon Fund receipts-Miscellaneous 186.00 Meeting travel and e'ltpense-- Totnl Expansion Fund income Intl,'rnational Board ...... •..•...... 3.972.1G (Exhibit D) . S 80.737.37 Ml,'eting tra\'el and expense--Dlstl'icl Pr<'Sidentli' Corum ...... •...... • ,. 3.083.19 OTIIER ll'co;\If:: i\1i5cellaneous committee eXllense . 4.668.27 Interest . 8 3,661.04 Special ser\'icei . 889.10 Total oHicers. international board RO)'altles and misct"lIaneous . 1.911.11 and committee expense (Exhibit D) $ 20,141.34 Totnl other incollle (Exhibit B) . 8 6.461.31 PUOl'E1:T\' i\IAIXTENANCl: EXPENSE: Salary-Custodian and caretaker , .. 4.185.00 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSE Uuilding maintenance . •3.693.64 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31. 19GI Equipment maintenance . 1.42Ul S::HEDULE II Insurance ...... •.... 1.387.66 Rent-Harmony Foundation. Inc ,. 4.865.62 GENEHAI, AND AOMINISTHATI\'f: }o;XI'ENSE: Depreciation-Jo~l1rnlture nnd equipment . 4.939.31 Executive and supervisory salnries . $3-I,74G.~G Dellrecintlon-Automnblle .. , . l,233.!l6 General solariC!! ...... •...... j:t1,1:1.1 0 })ostage and shipping . H.642.01 Total property mnintennllce Prlntln" ., .. , .. , . :1,0.16.72 expense (Exhibit D) , . $ 21,ilG."1I SuppliC'S . 2.178.12 EXI'Al'SION Fuxo PRO}IOTION EXI'ENSI~: TC!lellhone and teleKraph . 3.0127.0U SnlnriE'

28 THB l-IARMONIZER-~L""Y-JUNE, 1962 ~ BOll.rd of Dirccto", March 23. 196~ Socicty (or th~ P~ervll.tion ;,nd Encoural:"c-ment of Rarbc-r Shop QU3rt~t Singin~ in Amc:riCll. Incorpor3ted .... cn08ha. Wi~conllin GentJ~men:

W~ havc ~".lImined the baancc- "h~t or the Society (or the: PN!lIervation nnd EncOUr:l.J::clllent or Barber Shop Quartet SinJ::ins: in America. Incorpor::lted. a~ of Dccem\)er 31. 1961. and the rc1:Lted "tatementll oC income and expen:l(" for the year then .nd~d. Our examination was made in accordance with Jtcnerally acccpted auditinJ:: st:l.nd3rds. and according-Iy included such ~ts of the 3ccountinJ,:' "ceord!! and such other :luditinr procedu.rftl 3S we con!!idercd nec~ry in the circumstances. In our opinion. the aceomp3nyinr bal3nce sheet and statementi' of income nnd expense pre;;ent Cairly thc Cin:.lncbl J)OtIition oC the Society ft'r the Preserv3tion nnd Encour::lrement oC Bnrbcr Shop Quartet Sinldnr in Amerien. Incorporated at D«ember 31. 1961 nnd the r~uJt:l: of il$ operation!! (or the ;','<:::11' then ended in conCormity with rener:l.lJy neceptcd nceountins: principles. :l:pplicd "n :\ b:ulh ...... •....•....•.... 97.4; LIABILITIES. RESERVES AND NET WORTH Ca.~h in bank:r-Snvinl:S accounQi ...... •....•....•.... 52.806.74 CUIWV.NT LIAUII.ITIt:S: Accountll receivahle--Per capita duel' ...... •....•.... 53.419.50 Account>< paY3ble--Trade . $ 13.739.64 AeeountN receivable-Trnde ...... •.•...... $ G.2';8.33 Account:l: payable--Di",trict per C3pit."1. dues rc~te . 1.154.50 L~RCl:lerve for doubtful accounts ...... •...... GOO.OO 4.778.33 Account8 p3Y3ble--H:lrmony Foundation. Inc...... • 5.857.20 InventoriCl'l-SuppliC'l' and music :It cost ...... •.... 42.563.52 Employe<: witbholdinJ( tax~ ...... • 1.395.20 Total current ns!!ct:l: ...... •. $180.869.43 Employee dL'UUetions-Other ...... •..• 675.00 l:-;vF,STMI::NT$: Accrued p3yroll taxe;; ...... •.. 934.82 United StatCl:( Government ,;ecuritie>l TOL'l1 current liabilities ...... •.. $ 23.756.36 (Market v:llue $15.697.90) ...... •...... •.. $15.380.G9 R~;Sl'.ltVES "NO D~:"'~:lm~:D INCOME: Note receivable-Due October 10. 1963 . l.200.00 Rellcrvc for eontinrent ch:l.pter Iicen::le fees . 1.855.00 Total invC!:ltment:l: ...... •... 16.580.09 RCl:Ierve for' 1962 annual convention . 13.410.00 Rel\erve for Depre<:bted R~crve Cor ndvnnce reporting 1962 pcr capiU du~ . 35,499.75 FIX":!) A:;:;lo:'T:;: Cost Depreciation Vnluc Re'I:lerve CQr continJ;ent ~chol:lnlhip fund ...... •... 200.00 Furniture 3nd equipment "'" $77.433.49 $26.116.77 $61.316.72 Tot.nl rC'!lerve;; 3nd deferred income . 50.964.76 AutomobilC!:l ...... •..•. 3.084.90 1.233.96 1.850.94 Nt;T \VonTII: Equity of membel'lf- TotlLls ...•...... •...... $80.518.39 $27.350.73 $53.16';.66 G3.167.66 B'llanee. December 31. 1960 . $135.471.25 Pr:F,I'AIl> Exl'v.sSv. ASD Dy,YI'.KREl) CJlAllCt:S: Add-Excess o( income over expense Cor the ye3r ended December 31. 1961 (Exhibit B) 46.148.32 Trnvel . S 525.00 InMuranee . 2.749.;7 Tot."1.1 CQuity oC members. December 31. 1961.. 181.619.67 1962 Convention ...... •....•....•.... 444.94 1963 Convention ...... •....•....•.... 1.571.19 1964 Convention ...... •....•.. ,. 97.00 1965 Convention . 243.54 Annunl eonvention",-Unnllocated . 92.06 Tot:l.1 prcp3id expenliC nnd deferred chars:'ClI . 5.723.50 TOTAL LIABILITIES. RESERVES TOTAL ASSETS ...... •....• $25~ AND NET WORTH ...... • $266.340.68

EXHIBIT B SOCIETY FOR THE P,RESERVATION AND ENCOURACEMENT OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINCING IN AMERICA. INCORPORATED STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1961 ISCOll-n:: (SchO::dule I) WARNING N S130.803.50 'D g~~:e~~~.!~~eo~~·::::.:::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 49.368.76 ;;} Sut» TOTAl, INCOME •••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $286.902.73 QUANTITY, WITHOUT SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXI'I-;:':lll-;: (Schedule III ~ General l\nd adminilStrative expenlSC .....•.••.•....•.•..•.•...... $111.204.42 COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OF SUCH SONGS, OR OTHER MA­ '"' H3rmoniter expense ...... •...... •....•...... 39.398.35 Speci.o.l servicCil direct to district:l:. TERIAL, IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THOSE lAWS AND SUB­ ehaptenl 3nd membE-l"!J ...... •....•....•.•..•....••. 43.462.04 1 OCCicE-rs. lnto!rn3tional Bonrd JECT TO SEVERE PENALTY UNDER THE LAW (AND CONSTI­ and ",pedal committe:c: expenlole ...... •....•....•..... 20.141.34 '"N Property maintennnce expense ...... •...... •....•. , ..•....•... 21.61GA9 TUTES A THREAT TO THE SOCIETY'S RELATIONS WITH MUSIC ~ "~xpanllion Fund promotion expell:l of income over expense International Board of Directors, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. :I: (or the )'ear ended December 31. 1961 (Exhibit A) •••••••. $ 46.148.32 ,..."'" STATUS QUOTES- FROM WHERE I SIT- Continued from page 14B Continued from page 26 ommended by the Society's Long Range Planning Committee last year can be (cued with maximum potential for successful achieve­ ment. This will be a pilot program, the success of which will deter­ fits from a package Barbershop Show, approximately $686.00 to mine whether or not additional full-time adminisnative field men the Orthopedic Children's Societ}·. will be emplo}'c(L Several applications (or the position of Field o On Saturday, April 14, the DistriCt of Columbia Chapter Representative (requiring the qualifications of an expen in ad· dividcd itself into 2 choruses and playcd 2 shows 600 miles apart ministration cather than in music) are being considered and addi­ -both out of town and out of state. This dual performance in· tional applications will be welcomed. This employee will be re­ volved a trek by the main troupe to \Vardensville, \'V'est Virginia, quired to establish residence in the District to which he will be for the annual Lions Club show in" that city, Meanwhile, the 25­ assigned and will be furnished with an automobile. He will work man Precisionist chorus played the Town & Countr}· Chapter under the direction of the President of the District, reponing to the show in Chicago, Socict~"s Executive Director. •• • o \'(that's in a name? \Y/e don't know for sure, but apparently As reported in this column in the March-April issue of the the Chont Lords (Cincinnati, Ohio) believe there's plcnty. They've Harmonizer, (Q accommodate the personnel added (Q the Head· officiall)' changed their nallle to the Roaring 20's, and whether or quarters Staff, the caretaker's quarters were remodeled into offices not the name change made an}' difference, the quartet has been in the north wing of Harmony Hall. Our visitors--and we urge might), bus)' of late. ever)' Barbershopper having the opportunity to do so to visit his International Headquarters building-will enjoy a longer (Qur of • Joining the man)' quartets who are "spreading the good Bar­ the building than did the approximately 7,000 visitors to Harmon}' bershop word", the Illinois Plt,immel1, along with Gene McNish, Hall since our occup}.ing the building in June of 1957. 1\1.50, if Champaign-Urbana Chapter chorus director, have been singing you get here at the right time, }'OU will have the opportunity to before a class of l\.·fusic Educators-juniors and seniors-at the meet our new employees, Universit}· of Illinois. The}' have found very attentive audiences Chapter visitations to Harmony Hall are especiall}' urged and willing to learn the basics of barbershopping. The quartet recently chapter officials are requested to contact our Public Relations Di­ appeared as guest artists at a facult), recital for a Music Conserva· rector Curt Hockett at 63 L5 Third Avenue, Kenosha, \Viscomin, toq', where "Quartet from Rigoletto" was the hit of the evening to set a mutually convenient date, (usually Saturday or Sunday performance. when the maximum number of people are available) for a visita­ • Bob Lytle, Director of the Cleveland, Ohio Chapter chorus, had tion. Visitors are welcome any time on weekda}'s between the the misfortune to be involved in an automobile accident on a hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. but special arrangements must be made slick road while on his wa}' to his (Cleveland) Chapter meeting. for a weekend visit to make sure that the officcs will be open. The former lead with the now retired LYTLE BROS. quartet­ \'?'e look forward to playing host to many of you this summer at Johnny Applcsecd District Champs, 1953; International j\-fedalists ,.ollr International Headquarters, in 1954-suffered a broken kneecap, and severe chest and internal injuries which forced him "out of action" for some time. o Have )'ou tried any of these songs in your new Bomb Shelter? "Embraceable U·235", "Boom Ovet :Miami", "California, There You Go", "Alexander's Radiation Band", ''I'll Be with You In Atom Dropping Time", and "Illinois Fell on Alabama". That's the wa)' the),'re sing· ing them in the Sterling-Rock Falls (IlL) Chapter. • An experience rare in the annals of Barber· shopping was recently shared b}' the members of the \Y/estfie1d, New Jersey Chapter with their 15th Annual Harmony Holiday. Having sold out the twO regular performanccs six weeks in ad· vance, ther planned and produced a third per­ the big Department Store at formance (Saturday matinee) bringing their total audiencc to almost 3,000. For a town of 12th and l\tlain cordially In­ 25,000 people, this is living l>roof that Barber­ vites you to hear SPEBSQSA shop Harmon)' is still very much alive. o The Delcornyan, weeki). publication of the quartets Thursday, on our Delco Chaptcr (Delaware County, Penna.), has JUSt completed its sevenrh year of conrinuousl}' 2nd Floor bringing a weekly publication to its Chapter and to members. During this time they have presented 375 issues keeping the membership of their Chapter thoroughly informed. see our Fashions modelled in your • San Antonio's Station WOAI drew cheers from harmony lovers within the station range Fashion Show Saturday, Hotel (reported to be world wide) by playing tapes of the Chordsmen's Christmas repertoire. Joe Mc· Muehlebach Terrace Grill Gunagle, Seuthwestern District Roundup "Along Harmony Trail" editor, suggests they Kansas City, Missouri should have taped that Cuban ballad "Fidel Your Bunk \\1on't Sell to Unk: Feeda to Nikita -He Might Eeta".

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THB HAI\MONIZlll\-MAY·JUNB, 1962 31 Benton Harbor Chorditoriulll I ~~Show Your Colors" Cominued from page 23 then the roof deck; row after row of black shingles followed, then gray and brown SPEBSQSA aluminum siding (doors and windows were already in by then). Every week-end saw tlt least some of the mob on the job. THE FRUIT OF MAN'S LABOR ROAD SIGNS Arc they in there yet, ye ask. \Xlal, not quite, but even as I'm tclling this, the work goes all. Two overhead gas furnaces have been installed and by the time yOll hear this epic, the interior ceiling and 20 Gougo Steel panne1ing wilt have been started. Oh no, don't fret m'fren. They'll be using their DuPont Dulux Enamel COZ\' clubhollse one of these days'---­ 3·Color soo~ too. And guess ",h;\£--. Everr pitch-pipe blowing Joe B:nber­ 30 Inch Diameter shopper in the SOCiC(~l is going to be wel­ Single face With come (0 really put the Chord in Chordi­ Reverse finished corium. I mean it-that's what it's for. Plain Enamel Hmmmm-l spose thOle's about the end Furnished with 12" x 24" of this yarn. I was going to tell you the White Enamel Ponel for M.ode for tough names of the blokes who've made this pro· Chopter Idenlification. outdoor wear in ony c1imote jeer their pee cffore over these long months, Custom lettered if desired. but I reckon you haven't got time to hear Holes punched for mounl· about everr member of Fruit Belt. ing. Post for mounting not {,yoilable. New "j)'Ien of Note" Award PRICE OF SIGN: (including plain panel) $5.50 each Add for custom imprint of panel: Panel. l line $2.00 Panel. 2 line $3.00 Panel. 3 lines $4.00 For each added panel in same order using identical copy...... $' .00 Priced and Shipped F.O.B. Factory (Central Ohio)

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32 THE HARMONIZBR-MAY·JUNB, 1962 Omaha Aires Are Hits of EXPANSION FUND "Songs of Service" Pitch The annual kickoff dinner for the HONOR ROLL Omaha Dodger baseball club has become a rc~ular community service evcnt for the THESE CHAPTERS HAVE Omaha (Nebr.) Chapter. The affair is PAID THEIR QUOTA Bloomington·Richfield, ,Minnesota Boulder, Colorado East Liverpool, Ohio \Vaterloo·Cedar Falls, Iowa

ACTION through ABINGTON (OLD YORK ROAD), PENNSYLVANIA ... Mid-Atlantic Dis­ trict ... Chancred Februaq' 21, 1962 , .. lI'IUSIC· TEAMWORK Sponsored by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... 41 members ... Cecil F. Brantner, Box PERFORMANCE 56, Rt. #2, Do}'lcslOwn, Pennsylvania, Secrcrar}' ... Robert H. Hood, 925 \'(Iood· Los Angeles Dodgers (Omaha is a crest Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, '\'311)' MOOIl, star of the Los Angeles President. Dodgers, was a featured gucst of lhe e\·cning. Dodger farm club) and other guest base· CRISFIELD (SONS OF THE BAY), After lhe dinner he atlended our mcetin~ ball stars. In the past twO ycars the MARYLAND.. Mid-Atlantic Disuin and is pictured below singing lead. Singers Omaha Chapter has helped raise over ... Chartered Fcbcuac)' 27, 1962 ... in the group are from left to riJ;IH: Dob $900.00 for this worthy (ause. Sponsored by Salisbur)'. Macl,jnnd .. .43 Groat, Moon, Chet Stolinski, alld Darr)'1 Couch. Omaha recenrl)/ added a healthy de­ members ... Edwin Riggin, 341 Grace posit to their "Songs of Service" account Secretar~' Streef, Crisfield, Maryland, .. hosted by thc Sponcasters of Omaha to when they concribmcd $1,525.60 to the Fred Cullen, Pear Sneet, Crisfield, i\hq'· raise Inoney for the Mencally Retarded Don Rice-Van Hessche Fund (disabled land. President. . STRATFORD (FESTIVAL CITY), Children in Omaha. The local Chapler policemen's fund). W/e are inforllled this aNTARlO ... Onlario District ... chorus plays an important parr in the en· represems the largest amount evcr do· Chartered ~Jarch 20, 1962 ... Sponsored tenainmem portion of the evening, as nared by all)' Central States District by London, Ontario ... 25 members ... well as the Managers of the Omaha and Chaptcr. John R. \'(fesr, 21 Caledonia Steeer, Strat­ ford, Ontario, Secretac)' ... \'V'illiam R. Switzer, R. R. #2, Stratford, Ontario CD President. in K C? HELP WANTEDl

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34 THE HARMONIZBR-.MAY-JUNB, 1962 Orvol Wilson baritone

George Clonon lead

Nile Abbott tenor

Harold Robinette ban

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