JUNE, 1949 VOL. VIII No.4 DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET HARMONY Published By 1 1 T H BUFFALO flEe SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT ANNUAL JUNE 10,11,12 OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, INC, CONVE TlON Join the FUN on the Special . BARBER SHOP QUARTET CRUISE from CHICAGO aboard the s. S. NORTH AMERICAN to the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. .. " ,, , " r It 1/ I r '1-' at BUFFALO JUNE 7 to 14, 1949 Five Days on*the Great Lakes • Two Days at Buffalo HERE'S your chance for the biggest one-week vocation then the return cruise from Buffalo to Chicago. In addi­ you ever hod! Think of it ... a fun-pocked cruise around tion, there will be a visit to Mackinac Island just at the the Great Lakes to Buffalo .•. two exciting days and time when this magic isle is at the height of its early nights at the International Convention in Buffalo ... and summer beauty. Don't miss this great event! The good ship 5.S. North American soils from All convention activities. While in Buffalo, BARBER SHOP QUARTET Chicago on Tuesday, June 7, at 4:00 P.M. Barbershoppers will live aboard ship, which CRUISE SCHEDULE Dinner will be served aboard and a gay will be docked just a short distance from the evening is planned ... just Borbershoppers Lv. Chicago ... Tue. June 7 ... 4:00 PM Auditorium where the contests will be held. and their friends. Wednesday afternoon No extra expense for hotel lodgings. All Ar. Mackinac you will hove two and one-holf hours ashore meals are included in the trip, including Island .........Wed. June 8.... 2:30 PM at historic Mackinac Island ... time to take Lv. Mackinac (] carriage ride around the island, visit the meals while in Buffalo. The 5.S. North Ameri­ Island Wed.June 8 5:00PM old fort, see the historic and scenic spots. can sails from Buffalo Sunday, June 12, at Ar. Detroil.. Thu. June 9 3:30 PM Then will come another evening of fun and 2:00 A.M. Buffalo Time. No telling when we Lv. Detroit Thu. June 9 4:00 PM frolic and the fascinating cruise down the will have a chance again like this to visit a Ar. 8uffalo Fri. June 10 9:00 AM St. Clair River, across lake Sf. Clair, and a convention city on the lakes. All Barber­ (lodging. breakfast, luncheon and dinner included short visit at Detroit. We arrive in Buffalo shoppers from any district are invited to aboard shi, In Buffalo) Friday morning at 9:00 o'clock in time for join this gay cruise. Lv. Bnffalo Sun. June 12 1:00 AM Ar. Chicago Tue. June 14 11:45 AM Make Reservations Now All lim. Chleag, Daylighl Saving nm. All-EXPENSE, including transportation, Deck C, $130.00; Deck B, $142.50, or (same as Eastern Standard Time) federal tax, all meals, entertainment and Deck A, $150.00 (basis. of two to 0 stale- berth in Outside stateroom, per person: room). Bedrooms. $225.00 per person. I If you cannot ~o;1 on this special crui~e, Telephone or Write Today ENJOY A GREAT LAKES CRUISE THIS SUMMER Make this summer one to remember .•. soil on the 5.5. North American GEORGIAN BAY LINE or 5.S. South American, Sister Queens of the Great lakes, for 7 days of 128 W. Monroe Street great fun, 2,000 miles of goy cruising, sight·seeing, entertainment. Sail from any port of call. Shorter cruises available from Detroit. CHICAGO 3, ILL. Write today for cruise hooklet Phone: RAndolph 6-2960 THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBER SHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA.. INC. CONVENTION NUMBER SEE YOU IN BUFFAL.O VOL.U ME VIII NO. 4 JUNE. 1949 BILL OF FARE FOR BUFFALO E'l'ent Date and Hour Founder O. C. Cash, at the end of his column, this issue, pleasantly antici­ Meeting of Executive Committee 8:00 P. M. Tuesday, June 7 King Cole's Room. Statler Hotel. pates Uthe reunion of the most ami· able grouD of friends that ever ~ath­ Meeting of Executive Committee 9:00 A. M_ Wednesday, June 8 King Cole's Room, Statler Hotel. ered at a convention ,._ ThE're is 1:0 doubt that the re-seeing of old freinds Meeting of Executive Committee 2 :00 P. M, Wednesday, June 8 King COle's Room, Statler Hotel. is enough reason of itself to bring many hundreds to Buffalo in June. All other International Standing Committees are to meet Wednesday forenoon Rating almost equally is the oppor­ and Wednesday afternoon at the call of the Chairman, notice of location tunity to make new ones. The Har­ and time of meetings to be issued br them. monizer knows several cases where Meeting of International Board 8:00 P. M. Wednesday, June 8 men who were slightly acquainted or Iroquois Room. Statler Hotel. have kno'\vn each other only through Meeting of International Board 9:00 A. M. Thursday, June 9 correspondence already have dates Iroquois Room, Statler Hotel. to rub noses and mutually inspect Meeting of International Board 2 :00 P. M, Thursday, June 9 Iroquois Room, Statler Rotel. tonsils, while looking down each others throats on the climax of 1949-50 International Board meets for .. Adeline". organization 8:00 P. M. Thursday, June 9 IroquOIs Room. Statler Hotel. International Semi-Final No.1 10 :00 A. M. Friday, June 10 Contests Kleinhans Music Hall. Throughout this issue are more com­ International Semi.Final No.2 2:30 P. M. Friday, June 10 plete reports on the many phases. The Kleinhans Music: Hall. schedule itself is the most potent International Finals 8:00 P. M. Friday, June 10 invitation of all. The Executive Com­ Kleinhans Music: Hall. mittee and Board start their grind Capt. Campbell's Class for Community as early as Tuesday. Members who Song leaders 9:00 A. M, Saturday, June 11 are not in that confining harness .nUmore Room, Statler Hotel, need not report until Friday, when Conference of Chapter Officers 9 :00 A. M. Saturday, June 11 the first Semi-final starts at K!ein~ Niagara Room. Statler Hotel. hans Music Hall at 10 in the morning, School for Judges (and Candidates) 9:00 A. M. Saturday, June 11 followed by the second section of the Iroquois Room. Statler Hote1. 40 semi-finalists at 2:30 in the after­ Luncheon of Members of ADDSPEBSQSA­ noon. That night, at 8 o'clock the BDWVWP 11 :30 A. M. Saturday, June 11 15 surviving quartets will be pared Statler Hotel down to the five Medalists, all these Conference of District Officers 2 :00 P. M. Saturday, June 11 events at Kleinhans. Fillmore Room. Stilltler Hotel. Class for Chorus Directors 2:00 P. M. Saturday. June 11 Classes and Such Iroquois Room. Staller Hotel. On Saturday there are all sorts of Jamboree (The 25 quartets eliminated choices during the day, the Commun­ the previous day will sing) 2 :30 P. M. Saturday, June 11 ity Class for Song Leaders, Confer­ Kleinhans Music Hall. ence of chapter officers, School of International Medalist Contest 8:00 P. M. Saturday, June 11 Judges and Candidates, Conference Memori.al Auditorium, of District Officers, Class for Chorus Morning Glow-15 Finalists and 7 Past I1irectors, or the glorious Jamboree, Champions- 10 :00 A. M. Sunday, June 12, again at Kleinhans, of the 25 quartets Ball Room. Statler Hotel. eliminated on the previous day. Many Buffalo Chapter Reception Room Friday and Saturday all da~! Chinese Room. Statler Hotel. consider this the big show of the Official "Woodshed" Friday and Saturday all day year. Georgian Room, Statler Hotel. (unri1ltmJ "n nix, P~!.I) Barbershop AI·rangement.$ (list of) ._____ .. _28, 32 I See by the Papers ._.. _.. __ ~ . .. _._. .__ 42 Barbershop Recordings (list of) _._ _ 33 Judges-Regional Preliminaries _ . .__ ...._ 6 Barbershop Bafflers by Charles M. Merrill .. ._ _ 21 Keep America Singing-George W. Campbell 57 Barbershop Bafflers (Ans'\vers to) __ . 22 Keep Posted __ ... ... 27, 28 Corning Events .._.. _.. 15 New Chapters Chartered _.... __ . __ .... .. .__ __ ... 12 Community Service Page _.._._.. .. ._ 29 Old Songsters, The--Sigmund Spaeth .._.... _ .23. 24 Dil'eetOl'Y of Advertisers .. .~~ __ 56 Over the Editor's Shoulder .... .__ .. _. .__.. .. .. 35, 36 Do You Remember?--J. George O'Brien .. 40 Pioneer Reeording Quartets-"Curly" Crosset ......... 36 Directory of Int'!. Officers and Board Members .... 16 President's Column-O. H. King Cole ~.. _. __ .__ ._.._10, 11 Editorial Pages .. _ __~ __ ._~ .. ~_ .. _.__ _16, 17 Quartets Participating in 1949 Contests ..... 8-9 Efer Ifer-W. Welsh Pierce .. 58 Spark Plugs-Frank H. 'Thorne _ •............ 43 Founder's Column __ .__ . ...,._ .. __ 13 S'\vipes-Fl'om the Chapters __ ._ ....._.__... _._ ... _. __ .44, etc. Information You Want (about songs) 41 The Way I See It-Deac Martin . 38 Inter-Chapter Relations-Ted Haberkorn _ 22 Wit.h the Int'l. Champions ~ .._.. ~_. ._. 37 JUNE, 1949 J 4 The Harmonrzer ------------------- KOBOLD PICKS THE promoter; and if there is a loose pro­ INDISPENSABLE MAN IN A moter around he will round up his FOURSOME own quartet including trapping a top • By Jean M. Boardman tenor without any help from anybody. lnt'l. Ed. Member You are never going to have any more quartets than you have quartet "Listen/' shouted Koby, the barber­ promoters. shopping kobold, as he dropped down the chimney and darted out of the "What are the qu.alifications of a fireplace: "1 have composed another quartet promoter?/I I queried.