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Curtis P. Hackelf, Edilor

Execlttive Director

Robert G. Hafer

Associflte InterllfltiollfllSecretariesKen BoothW. 1. (Bill) 0uo

Field Represelltflti'veFloyd Connett

I"'er'lIf1tiollfll Office

6315 Third AvenueKenosha, \VjsconsinOlympic 4·9111

Intemfltiollal Officers

President, Joseph B. L('wis. 2912 GastonAvenue, Dallas, 'l'exl\s

Immediate Past President, Rowland 1-'.Davis, Room 1765, 195 Draadw"y, NewYork, N. Y.

1st Vice President, Clarence Jllh·inK'. 36·38East 8th Street, Holland, Michlgn"

2nd Vlee President, L. A. Pomeroy, 400\Vnshlngloll Avenue, DUlllont, N. J.

Vice President, Geol'~e Pranspill, 16 lhook.dale Avenue, Milford, Conll.

Vice President, StnHord Ta)'Jor, 269 Fair­WR)' Uh'd., Columbus 13, Ohio

1'1'('1I5urer. Rud}' Hart, 1112 Ohio Street,Michigan Cit)" Indiana

Exeeuth'e Director, RoberL G. HAfer, G316Third Ave.• Kenosha. Wis.

BO(/I"II of Directors

(Terms eXJ)irhli/ JUlie 30, 19(9)Louis Harrington, 2361 Nntlonal Dallk

Duildlng, Dctroit 26, MlchigallHilton Howe, 33.1 Manor Road Ea~l. To­

I'OlItO 7, Onlario, CanadaLouis LRurel, .1617 Wnlter Wa)', EI Paso.

TexasRichard SWlnoe, 3418 Guilford Roatl, Rock­

(ord, illinoisJohn M. Ward, 3n Bailey Avenue, Pitts­

burgh, Penns)'h'ania(Terms cxpiril.g Jlllle 30, 1960)

1,)'le Cnshion, Uox 46tH. Jackson, Missis­slp),l

James Clarke, P. O. 343, San Jose,Californln

Dr. t:dWflrd Hamlet, 2921 Nicolet A\'cllue,Minncapolis, Minn('sola

J. H. Lcnoo, Route 2, Box 650, Creswcll,Ol'egon

Geor/l:c Shleh.!s, 83 Marjor)' Avenue, To­ronto 8. Ontario, Cnnndn

(Terms eXJJiri'IO JUlie 30, 19G1)John Cullen, Inveslm('nt Building, \\'ash­

Inglon 6, D. C.S. Wnyne Foor, IGG Rehlleade Rond,

Roch~ter 17, New YorkJerry Graham, 1933 Wardell Avenue,

Duarle, CflliforniaC. Herbert Wall, P. O. Dox 1416, SSS,

SIJrinJ,:ricld, Missouri}o~. Stirling Wilson, Rox 1998, Ormon<l

BeMh, Florida

Contributillg Editors

Jeall BonrdmanKen BoolhJim t:wlnRobert G. HaferR. M. HockenbroughW. L. OttoStaffor,l TaylorF. Stirling Wilson

Editorifll C01JJ,"/IIit~ee

R. M. lIockenbrouJ.:h, Chairmpn

THE HARMONIZER Is the official publication of the society for thc PrC.ilcr­\'lltlon and Bncouragement o( Barber Shop Quarl('t Singing in Amerl('a, Inc.It is published bi-monthly in January, March, May, July, September andNon·mber at 100 N. PINE, SEYMOUR. INDIANA, "nd ent('r('d as second-classmalt('r at the POst offke at Seymour, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879.Editorinl and Advertising offic('s are at Intel'national H('nd(luarlers. Notic(' o(change of addl'('U should be submitted to the editorial offices of THE HAR­MONI;lER, 6316 Third Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin, at least thirty dllYS beforethe Ilext publicntlon dnte. SUbSC1'iption llriCC Is $2,00 yeal'ly nnd $.60 nil Igsuc.

Features

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Comment

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Departments

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Miscellaneous

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ON OUR COVER

"Anorher opening. another show .. ," could easily be rhe themeof our January cover. Canoonist Dave Harbaugh has given us a 1m­mocous reminder of rhe beginning of a new year of Barbershopping fun.If your quartet sang "Auld Lang Sync" last year, why not follow our"Three-Cornered Four" and give birth to a new harmon}' fOllCsome in1959. Repeat afrer me, "] resolve in. 1959 to join a quartet and get morefun out of my membership ... _ ."

INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

HARMONY HALL

A-CI-IORD-ING

During this past Chrisuuas season, I have had occasion torecall some of rhe fine comments made by Charlie Merrill

in his June, 1954 Keynme address, relative (Q Communit)'Service. For those who ma)' nor recall, or for those who didnot hear his address-I quote sonl.e of his timely remarks!

"The quarccr activity of a chapter should be more thanpreparation for and presentation of an annual parade and theencouragement and support of the Chapter's contest quartets.\Vle must nor pennie ourselves, so far as quartet activity is can·cerned, to become primarily a society of ticker sellers andlisteners; even though that listening be of the participation type.

Surely in every commlmic)' there are areas of lonely Jiving,of pain and misfortune where our song and harmony wouldbe welcome; where we could share the pleasure of quartetsinging which is nOt show piece, unusual or outsranding, butis simply typical. Every chapter should constitute itself an attackteam or series of attack teams upon such areas of unhappinessand suffering. Every member should enroll as a volunteer mem­ber of one of such teams. Such teams could, for example. becomposed of twelve or sixteen members who could sing as aunit and also break down into twO or three or four quartets; anda modest show is born.

Just the other day I read a leaflet directed to the chapter'scommunity service chairman by International Headquarters.Certainly it deserves the attention and thought of every menl­ber. Here is what it says in part: "If you have ever sung pasta lump in your throat at the bedside of a hospitalized personyou know what a real privilege it is to be a barbershopper."" •• \"<Ie can give what no other organization can: barbershopharmony. Any group can giYe-money;-bunhercan~r provide abarbershop quartet show for a group of wheel chair patients.or a chorus which can sing "Silent Night" and do "''<'ho ThrewThe Overalls In .Mrs. Murphy's Chowder" for an encore. Lineup visits to the old folks' homes, the hospitals, the blood bank.and the many other institutions and agencies which are to befound in )'our community. Present a Christmas party at thechildren's hospiral or the orphange or under-priviledged chil­dren's home. ~·ran the Christmas kettles for the Salvation Army.Make a trip to the veterans' hospjtal within traveling distance.••• Bur at all times. keep the contribmion of b:ubershopharmony foren'JOsr. \'(Ie could never outdo many of our nationalorganizations in financial contributions bur we can give some­thing nobod)' else can .. • ""."

Has )rour Chapter been one that has been active in communityaffairs? Is your Chapter doing its share of work in communityservice? Can the community point with pride to your civicaccomplishments-OR is yours a Chapter that skirts its respon­sibilities and assumes an unconcerned attitude regarding enter­tainment for the less fortunate, and declines the invitation of

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other local civic groups that are striving (Q bring them pleasure.\'(there docs your Chapter srand in [his regard? Pause for amoment and review )'our communit), service record. You andI have heard it said man)' many mao)' times and what welistened to is certainl)' true-"\'<'e arc a fun and singing or­ganization", bur are these the ani)' two principles that are re­sponsible for our growth during these past twenty years. Howmany of our members today joined because, in addition to thefun and singing of a four part chord, the Chapter itself was anintegral parr of the community and was highly respected andloved by the townspeople. Respect and love necessitates thesacrifice of time and the individual pleasures of every Chaptermember.

Sure, we arc a fun and singing Society and because of ourability to sing beautiful four part harmony, we are capable ofentertaining in a professional fashion; 'with these same talentswe have within us the ability to bring joy and cheer ro thosewho are ill or perhaps just lonely. \'<'here docs your chapterstandi-Take a look.

A happy and harmonious New Year to all. \'\fill be seeingyou and singing with yOll in EI Paso.

NOTICEIAll currently registered quartets and prospective

quartets are reminded that effective January I, 1959,the annual quartet registration fee will be increasedfrom $2.50 to 5.00.

Registrations run on a 12·month basis-therefore,a quartet-which registered in December of 1958---willnot be solicited for renewal (at the higher fee) untillate in 1959.

As added services financed by the registration fee,each quartet upon registering or re-registering at the$5.00 fee will receive a complimentary copy of theQuartet Information Book developed by our QuartetEncouragement and Development Committee whichis now being printed at International Headquarters,In addition, four sample copies of each new songarrangement published by the Society (not by com­mercial publishers) for sale will be furnished to eachregistered quartet.

Quartets whose current registration has severalmonths to run and who wish to obtain a copy of theQuartet Information Book before scheduled mailing,may purchase copies-price to be announced in aspecial bulletin to registered quartets which will beissued early in 1959 along with first mailing ofsample of new song arrangemen.ts,

TlIB HARMON1ZBR-)ANUARY. 1959

HOW ARE WE DOING?B" Rowldud P. D(wiJ

hn.medi(lle Past Iulema/jount PresidentCbairman, l11leflldlioJlal EtbicJ Com1J1illee

is to take Preve1Jtit,e Precdillio11J. This suggests a few ruleswhich-for lack of a more fitting title-we shall call:

DO'S1. Do urge MC's and quartets to refrain from unclean jokes

and remarks.2. Do request members at gatherings 1/0/ to harmonize (?)

in the "wee small hours" where they will disturb otherswho wish or need to sleep.

3. Do remember that each of you is a representative of ourSociety which mal' be judged by your actions.

4. Do show your friends and acquaintances JUSt how "swell"a bunch of men we have in the Society.

5. Do discourage vocal or other forms of rowdyism.

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DON'TS1. Don't fail to remind your Show Chairman of his duty to

"cue in" the !vIC's and quartets on conduer.2. Don't be fl. participant in or an exhorter of woodshedding

at times or places disturbing to ochers.3. Don't conduct yourself in a manner which may later cause

you or your kin to be "just a little ashamed."4. Don't forget for one moment that "dle Society" is really

YOIl-individually and collectively.

\'\Ihat a wonderful feeling it is to hear someone say (as theyoften do) "Thar Barbershop Parade last Friday night was oneof the best and cl~nest performances I've ever attended!"Doesn't that make you feel proud? Doesn't it mean that yourChapter has "character" in the speaker's opinion? Isn't it good

advertising? Doesn't ir help to sell ourproduct?

After all Ethics isn't just "acting likegentlemen." It's surrounding our vocalproduer with a aura of attraction whichmeans appealing packaging and clevermerchandising. In these days of increasedcompetition-whether jn aUf· day·by·dayvocations or in avocations and hobbies­keen selling is essential ro cominuedsuccess.

"I HAve An Uncle Who's A GreAt Make-Up Artist .. "

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A s individual members of our Society, charged with the Ie·sponsibility of assuring the continued improvement of

each of us in behavior at Chapter, District and other Socict},affairs, the writer had fondl)· hoped that no articles for theHarmonizer, letters of conscfllCtive criticism to individuals orto Chapters, etc., would be necessary. \Y/e had presumed thatthe members of our Society were sufficenrly imbued with the(rue implications of Barbershop Harmony and of the im­portance of its Preservation and Encouragement to conduce theirvarious activities as Society representatives in such a manner asto enhance 0\1[ prestige as an organization and to increase therespect for each Chapter b}1 the citizens in the communitieswhich the Chapters serve.

This question of behavior secms, howeverJ to be a perennialchallcnge to each Chairman and Committee member-on Ethics-in the Chapters, Districts and at the International Societylevel. \'{Ie have made progress but we need to do a great dealmore if we wish to attain the desired degree of success. Beforetabulating some Do's and Don'ts, it might be interesting to citea couple of items which show the cominued need for the "cleanup" campaign. First-\X/hy did the Chairman of Ethics of oneof our Districts feel it obligatory to write a letter to eachChapter President urging that the lv(C's and quanets be strong!}'admonished before each Parade to refrain fcom tclling uncleanor double·meaning jokes? Second-\'Vhy did an article in alarge city newspaper refer to a Jamboree sponsored by a Chapteras causing complaints from local residents abom "chords ringingat 2 A.lvf.?" You know the answers to these rwo questions aswell as we. The wal' to prevent similar happenings in the future

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Publishing the HARMONIZER on a bi-momhly basis elimi­nates It December issue. Therefore, it seems appropriate in

the January issue ro cxrcnd holiday greetings and sincere bestwishes for It harmonious, healthful and prosperous New Yearto all our members and their families.

Since moving our International Headquarters to Harmon}'Hall abom a year and a half ago, we have had the privilege ofexchanging personal greetings with nearly 2,000 of our memobers, their falnilics and friends, who have toured the premises.W/e hope that in the coming year many more of you will findit possible to smp off in Kenosha to pay a visit to "0111' Inter­national Headquarters building. (Most of our visitors agreethat this is something you have [Q sec to believe. They say thatpictures and aniclcs just can't adequately describe the beauty,practicality and suitability of our building nor the size andcomplexity of om International Headquarters operation).

LOOKING BACK

As we close onc year of harmony and look to a new yearof greater enjoymcnr and accomplishment in our endeavors to"Keep America Singing") it is appropriate to "take inventory"so to speak.

1958 was an extremely busy yc;ar. The participation of slightlymore than 5070 of our chaptcrs and members in the Society'sExpansion Fund project made it possible for more services thanever before to be made available to our entire membership.Here is a parriallisting of services which were provided in 1958.

1. Piehl Service-Expansion Fund dollars not only keptFloyd Connett, the Societis first Field Representative) in thefield most of the year) bur the)' also made it possible for himto spend 'some valuable time at Harmony Hall working onspecial projects. (Further detail on these activities will appearin comments on subsequent items in this listing.)

\'(/ith more than 600 chapters in the United States, Canada,Hawaii and the Canal Z-one, it-would take )'ears for one Field.Man to pay a personal visit to evcry chapter. However, afterreaching members from approximately 75% of the Society'schapters in area meetings in '57 and early 'S8 where he pre·sented Barbershop Craft demonstrations, it has been decidedby the International Headquarters Staff and the InternationalExecutive Committee that Floyd can best help to strengthenthe Society by pa)'ing visits to individual chapters. This he hasbeen doing since earl)' in September. In these visits he coversthe following key points:

a. Interpretation of operation of the International Head­quarters office and relationship of the International Societ)' toits DistriGs) Chapters and members.

b. Exhibition of the promotional and training tools whichhave been made available.

c. Demonstration of a method of teaching a basic barber·shop arrangement. (It has been m), pleasllte to participate inthis dcmonstration in which a new song is taught in 40 minutesor lcss from beginning to end with the final product beinggood enough to include in any public performance.)

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d. Complete review of the Chapter's operations with theChapter's Executive Committee and intcrestcd members. Thisconstitutes a critical anal}'sis of evcr)' phase of activity follow­ing a set of check lists which have been developed at Inter­national Headquarters.

If F1o)'d has not yet visited }Iour chapter. please be patientand realize that one Illan can do onl)' so much and your Ex­pansion Fund dollar must bc spent as carefullly and as wisel)'as possible in setting up Floyd's itinerary. (He can't be jump­ing back and forth across the country in response to specialinvitations. This work will have to be done piece-meal untilwe can put from four to six men in the field.)

2. Chapter Ope"aliollJ MmJl/al-This long-awaited guidefor chapter operations finally became a reality in 1958. Acomplimentaq' copy was furnished to each chapter with arequest thar it be shared among the chapter officers to acquainteach one with his specific duriqs and to show the many helpswhich have been developed to in1prove chapter operations. (Ifyou are a chapter officer and haven't yet seen this importantcompilation of material) we urge yOll to check with your ChapterPresident or Secretary.)

3. Bal'bersbop Craft Mtl11/1t1f,--A manual titled "The Barber­shopper and His Voice" was produced b)' your HeadquartersStaff early in 1958. Following the 1958 Mid-Winter Conven­tion Floyd Connett was brought into Harmony Hall to work onthis project (sec ad on page 20).

4. lI'/oodsbedder's G/lild-This quartet development pro­gram suggested by the Quartet Encouragement and Develop­ment Committee has worked with outstanding success in thosechapters which have tried it.

5. l1Iembersbip Promotion PlallI-Operation Grow with its"-Man of Note" award plan brought the Sociery's record enroll­ment of new members for 1958 well above the previous )Iear.The Society's problem continues to be holding members toCllt down on the marked turnover of members each year (ap­proximatel}' 25%). To help this aspect of--membership-pro­motion activit)•• a membership renewal program for 1959 titled"Re-:Member" was developed. A series of mailings was printedin International Headquarters and was offered free of chargeto chapters. Approximatel)' one-eighth of the Societ}/s chaptershave taken advantage of this service. Their re-enrollment per·{ormance has been outstanding. Other chapters are either usingIcss effective renewal programs of their own or are doing noth·ing to insure that as m'any as possible of our 1958 memberswill be retained on the roles in '59.

This is a repeat of the performance late in '57 on the '58renewal program titled "Operation 100". Consequently OUfmembership for the entire Society stood at 24,848 on November30 compared with 25,585 on the same date in 1957, a loss of737 members. (Actuall)', 6973 members had not renewed in1958 because 5819 of the members represented in the totalfigure were new members.)

6. Choms Directors' School-This event, held at HarmonyHall the first weekend in August (see repon in Septemberissue of the HARMONIZER), was successful beyond all ex-

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pectations. One hundred and forty eight men aUended this firstSummer School for Chorus Directors which shows promise ofbecoming an annual affair.

7. l11doClr;lltl/;on Progmm-A set of flip charts with ascript suitable for acquainting prospective and new memberswith facts and figures regarding the Society was developed thissummer as part of the Society's leadership development program.Sets of the flip chart and script have been made available freeof charge to any interested chapter. Complimentar)' copies werefurnished to each Area Counselor through their Disrrict or­ganizations with the request that insofar as possible the chartsbe demonstrated by the Area Counselors for each chapter undertheir care.

8. 111;I;a/.;on Ceremony-Script for a new initiation cere­mon)' has also been offered to all chapters as pare of the leader­ship development program.

9. More Song Arrrmgemen/J-In addition to the continuedwork of the Music Committee in producing Harmony HeritageSongs, Floyd Connett spent most of the summer at HarmonyHall working on the following additional music projects:

a. Production of a folio to be titled /fIlII/. Pla;n BtirberJboplJdesigned for singing woodshed style or in a chorus. These aresongs which arc familiar to the general public and to our mem­bers which can be learned easily and yet contain many satisf)'ingharmonies. (This compilation is being printed now and itsavailability will be announced soon.)

b. Tbe ,lfllI;c ,)I,m Ser;es-Publisher holding publicationrights to songs from the Broadway show "The Music 11an"starring the BUFFALO BILLS, invited the Society to furnishour own arrangements of the following numbers: "76 Trom­bones", "It's You", "Ucla Rose", "Sincere", "Goodnight 1·lySomeone" and "Till There \~as You", some of which are alreadyavailable from International Headquarters-the others willprobabl)' be off the presses by the time this issue of theHARMONIZER is released.

c. Polio of Cbampiolls' SOllgJ-This folio will include 20songs, two from each of the Past Ten International ChampionQuartets. These will be songs which they sang in the contestin which they won the Incernational Championship. This foliowill be published in collaboration with a commercial publisher

and availability from Incernational Headquarters will beannounced soon.

10. Kinescope 0/ 1958 Internd/iollal COlwe1lJ.;on-Financcdthrough the Expansion Fund in the hope that additional revenuemay be provided for the Fund through rencals, a 90 minutesound film of the 1958 International Convention at Columbus,Ohio was produced. (Contact International Headquarters forbookings at $50 pet showing.)

11. Quarlel Lapel Pin Disks-Upon the recommendation ofthe Quartet Encouragement and Development Committee, theInternational Board of Directors approved production and freedistribution of colored disks recognizing members of quartetscOlnpeting in District and Regional Preliminaty Quanet Can·tests. Presenration of these awards can be made retroactive,therefore, Quartets entitled to such recognition who have notalready received disks arc urged to contact their District officers.

12. Conlesl· & Judg;ng Procedures Handbook-This com­prehensive book which full)' explains the five categories ofjudging, explanation of the Quartet and Chorus Contest Rules,hints for successful contest prOlnotion and training guides forJudges and Judge Caudidates is expected to be off the presseseatly in 1959. Sale price will be $2.50.

13. Quartet. In/ormat;on Book-Another product of theQuarter Encouragement and Development Committee which isexpected to be off the ptesses eatHy in 1959. This valnableguide for prospective and currently organized quarters will bedistributed free of charge to Registered Quartets undet the new$5.00 per year Quartet Registration Fee which will go intoeffect January I, 1959. Interested members may purchase copiesof the book at a price which will be announced in the 1·latchissue of the HARMONIZER and in special bulletins ftorn Intet·national Headquarters.

14. Public Rel(lIioUJ MtI1l11al.-Through the ExpansionFund, Curt Hockett, the Society's Public Relations Director andEditot of the HARMONIZER, who returned to the Head·quarters Staff in December of 1958, was engaged on a projectbasis ro produce a much needed Public Relations l\1anual forthe guidance of all chapters. This projecr, too, is expected tgcome off the presses early in 1959 for introduction at the :Mid­\X1imer Convention at EI Paso.

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AS ONLY THE ELASTIC FOUR COULD SING THEM!

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(All proceeds go to theSociety's Expansion Fund,)

Make checks payable and mail orders10 5.P.E.B.5.Q.5.A., 6315 Third Ave.,

Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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By JIM ElVIN, Chairmall, Barbershop Cra/I Commil/ee

T be /ollo/villg "rliele '/1'''' llIbmilied by VAL HICKS 0/Salt lAke Cit,r, Utah, d member of Ib~ 111Ierna/I01lfti

Barbersbop Craft Commillee; certified Jlldge /11 tbe ca/egor),of Afrtll1gcmcl1t.

:Mosr Barbershoppers express the desire at one time or an·other to explore the mysteries, or the so-called mysteries, of theReagan Clock System of Chord Identificarion.

The Clock System, to most Barbershoppers, presents ~ ratherformidable challenge. A challenge that often ends up III con­fusing the average Barbcrshopper, because we often use rliewrong approach in sntd}'ing the Clock System. It isn't necessac)'to undcrsrand all of the underlying musical and theoretical con­cepts behind the Clock System. We should use the ClockSystem as an aid or a "rool" in our Barbershop singing andlistening experiences.

The most useful and practical purpose of the Clock Systcm,then, is to help us learn to recognize and classify Barbershopchords from a !iltening standpoint.

To help us understand this paine of view, let's examine somcof the degrees or levels of liJtening 1l1etbodl that Barbershoppcrsueilize:.. LiJtening Level # 1: This is the method tha.t the inex~eri­cnced, inancntivc, or apathetic listener uses. It IS characrertzedby just "lisrening to the song." The person ar this level listensfor "sour narcs," "sour chords," voices rhat protrude, lauds andsofts, and arrangement devices. bue can't tell what type of chordsare being sung or who has what note of the chord.

Listening Level #2: This second level is a rather elementaryone also. The person at this level hears a chord and can sOlne­times tell if it's major, minor, or a Barbershop seventh. "Mostof the time. however. this type of listcner associates the chordhe presently hears with chords-in-mher songs. For instancc,"Say, that's the same chord the Gaynotes use in Dye Bye Blues."

Listening level #3: This 3rd level of listening is more ad­vanced and complex. At this level the listener can usually tella major chord from a minor, a sixth from a sevcnth, etc. Ifhis ear is allowed to dwell on the sound for sufficient durationhe can usually classify the chords he hears as a major, minor,seventh, sixth, and sometimes major seventh. This doesn't meanthat he's studied music. It usually means that someone has toldhin) the chord names. and he has had enough interest andmotivation to train his ear to recognize these classifications.

Listening Level #4: Ar this 4th level the Barbershop listenercan recognize and classify most of the chords he hears if the}'are sustained for several seconds. But often the chords aren'theld for a long enough rime to permit this aural inspection,and so the listener recognizes and classifies chords intermittently.

Listening Level #5: A fifth, and fairly advauced level ordegree of Barbershop listening, would be that one where thelistener can recognize and classify mOJt of the chords he hears

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as, for instance, a "2 o'clock 7th," or a "1 o'clock 9th," or an"11 o'clock 6th." However, songs in which the melody modu­lates or moves to rather vague or unrelated chords often inter­fere with the listening skills at this level. This is because, eventhough he can classify the chords according to major, minor,seventh, etc., he isn't J//re what the Clock System designationsare because the melod}' and the chords used to harmonize ithave wandered too far from "home" or the tonic key.

Listening Level #6: This most advanced mode of listeningto chords sung b}' Barbershop quartets and choruses is a vcr}'complex one. At this level the listener not only classifies thechord he hears as major, minor. sixth, seventh, etc., but he also,at the same time. classifies thcm according to their Clock Sys­tem designation~At the same time he does these two things,he also determines which voice parr is singing the root, third,fifth, etc.-Some men in our Society have trained their car 50

keenly that they can not only perform these three complexmental processes. but they can also at the same time analyzethe chord from a harmony accmacy, vowel production, andbalance and blend standpoinr. TbiJ indeed is the epitome ofintelligent find consciollJ II/I1'fll (l11tIlJlztt/ion.

Developing listening skills is not an overnight project. Itrequires persistenr effort and consisrenr practice. Ear trainingcomes easy for lew people. \v/e have to apply ourselves to thetask as often as the opportunity arises. To be a skilled Barber­shop "listener" one has ro do a great deal of fjJlening to quarrctsand choruses on records, at shows. at comests, during wood­shedding, and at rehearsals.

If you have a real desire to develop }'our own Barbershop car,you first of all have to determine at which lelJel you are inyour ability to listen. This initial step is necessary before youcan set up some realistic listening-skill goals. You have to e.sti­mate wbere )'011 fire at the present before yOll can decidewbere ')'011 wflnt to go.

Now if you'vc read this article this far, and if you've decided}'ou're at level one or level twO as defined above, you're prob­ably saying, "This is all fine and good. but bow do I learnto hear chords using the Clock System as an aid?"

\Vithout an awareness of "OIiT ollln Barbershop experienceand background, it's difficult to suggest a specific course forYOll. If we knew what songs ')'0/1- know and what, if any, chordsyou're ablc to recognize, then we could help you plot a courseof "ear training" study to fit }'our own needs. Since this isimpossible to determine. here is a I/(ggested series of steps that}'ou might try in developing }'our listening skills:

STEPS:

l. Learn to recognize by their sound, major triads, minortriads. and Barbershop 7ths. (There is usually at least oneman in a chapter who can help yOll determine when yOll

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These are JUSt twO of many examples. Some other songs chathave well known moves to this 4 o'clock major chord or 4'chord are "Thc Sheik of Araby" and the well known song, "ForMe And :My Gal." Lis/en /0 t!Jese two JongJ fwd see ij 'YOIf Ctlll

spot /bese mOlles,6. In this sixth step, let's learn to recognize a real juicy and

ringing chord that we all love to sing. It's thc 5' chord.You'll find a (remendous example of this chord on the1953 Medalist Album in rhe Sing-Coparcs' version of"l\.10bile Boy." It's 011 rhc word "wife" where rhey sing"I danced with cver)'bod}' but m}' wije. . , ,n

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In the above excerpt from "Concy Island Baby" we find afamiliar use of the 27 and rhe 1i. l\'[OSt of rhe time, when goingfronl the 12 major to the 2 i

, the tenor jumps up a j/lll sfepas in the above example, and then drops a half step to rhe 1'.

In fbi! jOlfrtb s/ep /ben, we sbolfld attempt /0 lem·u. to"!;earll /be 12, 3, 2, I, ami 11 o'clock. posi/iolls. Tbese (Iretbe mos/ c01l1mon'" /lsed cbordJ.

5. In chis fiftb s/ep let's learn to recognize the 4 o'clock maj.and rhe 47

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chord is a rare one in Barbershop music, as are (he9 and 10 o'clock chords.

4. After this brief and perhaps sketchy explanation of theprinciples of the Reagan Clock System of Chord Identi­fication, Icc's look ar some pans of some familiar woodshedsongs and see if we can begin locating and classifying somechords by the Clock System.

In rhis short passage from "Sweer, Sweet Roses of l\1orn."you'll find some ver)' familiar and frequently sung Barbershopchords. The 11 7 is rhe one you've sung a lot-The tenor dipsa half step and the base jumps up a fourth-The 3; is a favoriteof Barbershoppers and you'll find it in just about every Barber­shop song.

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hear these chords.)a. Most songs begin and end on major triads, and many

phrases and sections of songs end on major triads. Ina major triad there is a doubled note, llsuall}' the bassand lead or bass and tenor at an octave interval. Usethese as clues in listening.

b. Minor triads also have a doubled note and arc oftendescribed as having a somewhat "mournful" or "sadsound.

c. Barbershop 7ths are four-note chords-Each man hashis own note to sing, witham doubling an}/body else.They are the chords that are easiest to "ring" and theyhave a sweet, rich, buzzing sound if sling well.

2. Instead of going on to recognize major 7ths, 9ths,diminished 7ths, minor 7ths, and augmented chords, for­get aOOm these for the present and turn your anemionnext to the Reagan Clock Systelll of Chord Identification.After YOllr learn to "hear" major and minor triads andBarbershop 7ths, try to classify them according to theirClock System designation. To help you in this, let's look atsome parts of songs that you're likely familiar with. (TheClock System designation will be, for instance, Ii, 27, 37

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etc.)3. Begin studying some of the basic principles involved in the

Clock Syscem. The following information mighr help yOllin this rask:

a. The ronic ke}' or "home base" ke}' is always in rhe12 o'clock position in the Clock System. The abovediagram shows the key of Bb•

b. The Clock System is imended to graphically representand visually designate mllsicfll pl'ogressioJlJ ({nd mllsicalrelafiombips.

c. All Clock posirions, such as I" or 2', are considered intheir relationship to thc tonic ke)' or 12 o'clock position.

d. Most chord progressions jump aUJf/)' from rhe 12 posi.tion and rhen move bff(;k ag(lil1, usuall}' counter clock·wise,

e. Because of their rarher dis/flJlt harmonic relationships,cerra in chords Me heard infrequentl}'. The 6 o'clock

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By Pmt I11tematiollfll Vice President JEAN BOARDMAN, Editor, Httrmony Heritage Songs

On October 24, 1947. there was presented at ConstitutionHall, \Vashington, D.C., the original Harvest of Harmony

which gave to the Society an euphonious and descriptive namefor quartet shows that has been widel}' adopted. On ·November8, 1958, the twelfth annual edition of the Harvest of Harmonyat Constitution Hall was dedicated to the heritage songs withall of the songs in the first half of the show and some in thesecond half being ones that have been published as HarmonyHeritage Songs, ones that are being prepared for publication.or old public domain songs that previously have been publishedby the Society in some form but which man)' of us think shouldbe republished in the Harmony Heritage series where they ap­propriately belong. Sung in the following order were: A HalTime in.lhe Old Town,. W'hen l"Olt and I If/ere YOllng Maggie;Sweet. Rosie OIGYddy,' Annie utllrie,' Fltlt Foot FOllr Pltmtation(Allnt Dinflb) Medley,' Kalhleen,' J)'f)' BllfJhin' Rosie,. Acb DIILieber AIIgmtil1e; If/bel1 YOII W'efe Sweet Sixteen," BealltiflllDreamer," Rocked in Ibe Cradle 01 tbe Deep; America IbeBealltiflll,. I LOIJe YOII In the Same Old tWa)',' and Might)' Likea Rose. The program comained a brief hiscory of each of thesongs, and the imerest shown by the capacity audience in read­ing aboU[ the songs and hearing them sung was heart warming.Dr. Norman Hollies, who successfull}' produced the innovation,found that his faith in the old songs was more than vindicatedand he is convinced that a complete show of superior meritcould be produced by using nothing but heritage songs. \'{Ihenwe sing an old familiar song, we have to sell only the wa}' wesing it; but when we sing an unfamiliar song, we also have tosell the song with the percentage being against us.

------SONGS FOR SALE

Ir is obvious that out of the great number of desirable songsnow in the public domain, with more pouring in each year, theSociec}' can afford to publish only a few for free distribution.To many of us it also seems obvious that our members arc notso much interested in receiving free songs as the}' are in beingprovided with an extensive and diversified catalog from whichto seleer and purchase songs when the}' are needed or desired.Therefore, conunencing as of right now, certain songs-and wehope there will be many-will be published for sale only. Inmusical qualit}' and physical appearance they will be similar tothe Harmony Heritage Songs heretofore published. A nicebunch of fine songs are now ready to be printed, but in thisissue of the Harmonizer we shall announce only two of themand keep you guessing about what is to come later.

Hatmony Hetirage Song No. 17 is MY CASTLE ON THENILE as arranged b}' Charlie :Merrill, and on the title page therehas been primed a picture of the striking stage setting of thePasadena Harmony Fesrival of 1949. When published in 1901,

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this song immediately became a sll"lash hit. It was the work ofthree talented Negro entertainers of the era, James \VeldonJohnson and Bob Cole who wrote the words and ]. RosamondJohnson who composed the music. The Johnsons were brothers,James having been one of the foremost Negro poers of all time,while Rosamond was an internationally famous actor, singer,and composer. Nowadays we have our witch doctors and purplepeople eaters. but back in the old days they had their musicalfantasies about castles on the Nile with "Inlaid diamonds onthe floor, and a baboon butler at my door."

No. 18 is one of the world's best loved songs, JUST A·WEARYIN' FOR YOU, which was first published in 1901.The beautiful poem of Frank Stanton was set to music by thetalented Carrie Jacobs-Bond who gave us A Perfecl Day andmany other beautiful melodies. An artistic close-harmony ar­rangement has been provided by Phil Embury with some bigassists by Cy Perkins of the old Misfits. \Vith its nice key changeand with an optional provision for a solo with humming ac­companiment, this is a fine concert number that should be valu­able to every ambitious quartet and chOtus. The title page dis­plays the big front doOt of Out Kenosha Headquarters in a mostpicnuesque manner and with the description, "Entrance toHannon}' Hall the Home of Harmony Heritage Songs." Thissong is ideal for the purpose of extending the prestige of ourorganization, and if enterprising chapters will donate copies tothe music libraries of high school and college glee clubs andother male choral groups in their Jocalities, the Society will begreatly benefited in the form of future members of quality andin the form of public esteem.

COMPLETE CATALOGThe Harmony Heritage Songs which have been published to

date are: (I) WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN, (2)MANDY LEE, (3) THE STORY OF THE ROSE (Hear< ofMy Hear<), (4) ASLEEP IN THE DEEP, (5) GYPSY LOVESONG, (6) HONEY THAT I LOVE SO WELL, (7) MYOLD NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME, (8) ROLL OEM BONES(Shine), (9) LEVEE SONG (I'ye Been Working on rhe Rail·road). (10) KATHLEEN, (11.) LOCH LOMOND, (12) 1LONG TO SEE THE GIRL 1 LEFT BEHIND, (13) MYBLUSH IN' ROSIE, (14) WHEN YOU AND I WEREYOUNG, MAGGIE, (15) 1 LOVE YOU IN THE SAME OLDWAY, (16) MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE, (17) MY CASTLEON THE NILE, and (18) JUST A WEARYIN' FOR YOU.

All of the songs in an}1 quantities desired. including the lasttwo which will nOt be distributed free. may be obtained at thestraight price of ten cents per COP}I, on minimum orders of onedollar, from S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., 6315 Third Avenue, Kenosha,\'{Iisconsin.

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According to the mail we have been·'receiving in recent weeks, a good' per­centage of our members caught the BUF­FALO BILLS on the November 15 PerryComo Show and thought they did a reallyoutstanding job.

The BILLS have really been keepingbusy and ever)' once in a while mapageto get our of their Gay '90's costumesused in "The Music :Man" and make anappearance on an SPEBSQSA Sun dayafternoon show. This is a "glamour" pic­lUre of the BILLS. Left to right are AlShea, Lead; \'(Iayne "Scotty" \Vard, Bari·tone; Vern Reed, Tenor; and in front,Bill Spangenberg, Bass. .

Here is a report on some of theirBarbershop shows. On Friday, September26, ] iln Strong, Secretary of the Hamp­tons Chapter at East Hampton, NewYark, .contacted the BILLS to see ahompurring on a special show. At that timcthe only available date the BILLS had wasSunday, Ocrober 5. Howevcr, the Monda)rfollowing their telephone conversation] im had posters and tickets printed, news·papers were notified, arrangements weremade for television interview of a leadingHamptons Chapter member and by showtime Sunday evening the house was prac­tically sold Out. The BILLS were aug­mented by the O'MALLEY SISTERS,Cencral Atlantic Regional Champions mf

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Sweet Adelines, and the ELM CHORDS,Nonhcastern District Champions fromNew Haven, Conn. Probably very fewchapters can lay clain"l to putting on sucha large scale show with only eight dayspreparation! (Another distinction whichhas come to the Hamprons Chapter wastheir being selected b)r Past InternationalVice President Jean Boardman. Editor ofthe Harmony Heritage Songs Series, tohave their picture taken at the original"Home Sweet Homc" in East Hampronswhich was the inspiration for the famoussong which is soon to be released underthe Harmon)' Heritage Series.)

Then on Sunday, Oerober 19, thcMontclair, New Jersey, Chapter (home-"town of Bud Arberg, member of the Col·lege of Arrangers) pllt on a "SundayAfternoon with the BUFFALO BilLS" inthe new memorial auditorium on thecampus of Montclair State College. Thiswas the first time the BILLS did an en­tire show alone, assisted onl)· by a chapterchorus (Monrclair Chapter, of course, 49strong). The BILLS sang all of their"oldies" dedicating "Hard Hearted Han­nah" to Dorothy Kilgallen the onlycolumnist who panned thc "Music Man"and they also ran through the songs theydo in the Broadway show plus some newnumbers they have worked up for theirColumbia album which is expected to bereleased early in 1959.

--'The BillS are also scheduled to appearon the following shows: Dundaik Chapterat Baltimore, Maryland, January 25;Town & Country Chapter, Des Plaines,Ulinois, February 15; Columbus, Ohio,March 18; and Defiance, Ohio, April 26.(Ail Sunday shows because the BILLScan't get away from "The Music Man" onSaturday probably for the next couple ofyears at least).

The Town & Countty Show will alsofeature our 1949 International ChampionMID-ST ATES FOUR and the SweetAdelines Champion BIG FOUR (cur­rently appearing on the Arthur Godfre}rShow) plus their own quartets and choruswith another International Championluminary, ~(arty Mendro) formerly of theMID-STATES FOUR, emceeing. (Don'tknow about the additional talent on the

other shows.)• • • • •

SHAMPOO, the bulletin of the Sche­nectady, New York, Chapter recently re­poned that TOin RusselJ, Tenor of theEMPlRE STATESMEN, was aboard theatomic submarine Seawolf on its records~a)' undcrwater. If he'd had the otherthree STATESMEN there to practicewith they could maybe win the Inter­national Championship next summer!

• • • • •Pierured here is a rear view of thc

station wagon owned by Carroll Mavis,Tenor of the HARBOR BUOYS, of theDuluth, Minnesota, Chapter. Carrollmanufactures Scotchlite reflective em-

blems and you will notice he not only hasfive SPEBSQSA emblems on the back ofhis station wagon. bur he has some musi­cal---notes in reflective matcrial. also. (Car­roll says he is making up for a lot of themembers who don't have any identifica­tion on their cars.)

• • • • •Calling all quarrets organized during

or before 1947!The Third Annual Oide Tymers

Quarret Jamboree will be hosted by thc\Vichita, Kansas, Chapter on April 4,1959. Parricipating quarrets must havcbeen organized in 1947 or earlier.

The First Jamborec was held at\Xlichira in Oerober of 1957 at whichtime quartets participated, all of whomwere organized before '45. This eventwas such a success with the old timequartets having a ball meeting each otheragain and singing before rabid Barher­shop friends from all Over the Central

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combined Niagara Falls and St. Cathar­ines, Ontario, Barbershop Chorus al­though an untimely rain cancelled someof the festivities on world famous GoatIsland in the Niagara River. More than100,000 persons witnessed a Parade ledby Miss America of 1958 and among

The City of Niagara Falls, New York,has an annual "Maid of the Io.fist Festival"commemorating an old Indian legend.The Festival is a week long and in addi­tion to the Indian theme features displaysand events from many civic and industrialgroups in the area, The 1958 Festivalwas highlighted by the appearance of the

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Take a look left at a quartet whichreally deserves recognition. They are theFOUR FLUSHERS of the Red Deer, AI­b~rta, Chapter shown as they boardedthe:r plane to fly over 1,000 miles oneway for their first attempt in competitionat the recent Evergrecn District Contest atPortland, Oregon. Members of the quartetare, left to right, Bob Novikoff, Bass; AlArmstrong, Baritone; Rom Rafter, Tenor;and D,lVe Evans. Lead. (Are those RedDeer-s:alkcr caps they're wearing?)

* • • • •Barney Baxter, Secretary of the Lima

Beane Chapter in Lima, Ohio, recentlyreponed on a very interesting quartetpresenrarion. The APPLE CHORDS andLIMA UNCALLED FOUR worked witha Lima disk jockey Charlie Grady in histwo hour taped stereophonic music showon Sunday evening. He had never trieda live presentation before so he asked thetwO quartets to work up a half hour show.Their singing came through twO speakers,one on an FM channel and the other onan A:t-.l channel and people who had twoof the right kinds of radios really heardsome unusual sound reproduction. Theshow made such a hit that more stereo

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Continental Map Company, P. O. Box1278, Wichita, Kansas, and Virg will fillyou in on dctails. (\"ouldn't it be grciltco hear in addition to the FLYING L,KANSAS CITY SERENADERS, BMAGAMBOLIERS, CESSNA AIRES, BEA­CON FOUR, CHIEF'S MEN, LION­AIRES, and KEYNOTERS, who haveparticipated in prev ions aIde Tymers

States area, thar it was voted to make thisan annual event and the second Jamboreewas held in Kansas City in :March of1958, featuring quartets organized in '46or before. (Each year the eligibility datemoves up a year.) .

Any eligible quartets interested Il1 theevent should contact Virgil Chambers %

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its floats was onc sponsored by theNiagara Falls Chapter.

Pictured on page I I arc Niagara FallsChapter members Hugh Hull, GeorgeGuinther, \'('alt Beel, Ken j\·lcCaskell anddriver S. Alben in an old rime car whichappeared in the parade.

• • • • •The CAPITOL CITY FOUR of

Springfield, Illinois, Second Place Medal­ists in the Socicty's First lmernationalQuartet Contest in 1939 and Fifth Placein 1941, had a reunion at the Occober ISmecting of the Springfield, Illinois,Chaptcr. lead Dwight Dragoo still livesin Springfield and belongs to the localchapter. However, Tenor Pat Masterso~,

Bari Doc Leamon and Bass Newell DaVIShave scauered. \'('ouldn't it be great cohave one of the real old time quartets onthe parade circuit once again?

The BOSN'S PIPES quartet, membersof the Sons of the Sea Chapter of Matble­head, Massachusetts, are pictured herewith the IVlarblehead Chapter's ICBM(Inter Chapter Barbershop Missile).:Members of the quartet arc left to rightBob Tripplett, AI Nelson, Red Haddenand Johnny Dugan.

The Sons of the Sea Chapter (charteredless than a year ago) wem on a mysterybus ride recemly which ended up in-\'(for­cester, ~{assachusetts. The ICB1tl was pre­semed CO the \'(forcester Chapter withthe stipulation that it be again trans­ported, either by the Chapter as a wholeor by one of their quartets within four­teen da}/s co another Chapter. The missileis accompanied b}' a complete histor}'plus directions for tracking while in orbit.Marblehead Chaprer Secretary HowardLacey designed this inter-chapter relationscoo!. Great stuff!

• • • • •Occober 4 our current International

Champions, THE GAYNOTES of Tulsa,appeared on the Oak Cliffs (Dallas,Texas) Chapter's Annual Close HarmonyCapers, so they srayed over a night cohear the road show company presentationof "The 't"fusic Man". After the show was

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over, THE GAYNOTES went backstageto see the FRISCO FOUR, but the door­man kept them waiting outside. \'('henthe FRISCO FOUR appeared they askedthe GAYNOTES to sing a number forthem so the GAYNOTES lit into "76Trombones" and pretty soon had a trafficjam in full sway. About half way thIllthe number the stage door opened andom popped the face of composer andwriter of the show Meredith \'('illson. Helistened to the end of the song and thensaid, "Do you guys have tuxedos?"

\'(tillson then invited the quartet Dackstage to sing some more songs for himand principals of the cast.

\'(tillson was so impressed thar he askedfor COntact man John loots' card just incase he would need to gCt in touch withthem. in the future. (Our reponer sa}'sthat road show tours arc being plannedfor Australia, Hawaii and London!)

• • • • •Only a few of our Districts name junior

and novice quartet champions in additionto the District Champions. The MichiganDistrict, however, has had all three classi­fications for their Fall District Contestfat several years.

At the top of the next column is apicture of the new Junior Champs inthe Michigan District, the INCI­DENTALS of the Kalamazoo, Michi-

gan Chapter. Mcmber~ are left to. rightClif Snyder, tenor, an Illsurance adjuster;Herm Dyken1a, lead, assistant salesmanager of a machine tool cOIn pan}';George Bingham, bari, m.... ner of a ma·chine and welding concern; and JohnHoppe, bass, with the Upjohn Co., ~}Ile

of the nation's leading pharmaceutlcalhouses. This quartet's appearance has runthe gamut from PTA, clubs, chari tics,chapter parades to sOlne really unusual ~s·

signmenrs. One of them was to hel~ Ill·

traduce "Special K" to the food editorsof all leading newspapers in the nation atan early morning breakfast in BattleCreek, Michigan, for the W. K. KelloggCo. (Have you ever tried to sing beforebreakfas:?) This quartet also helped theJ. C. Penne)' Co. stage a Ga}' '90's anni­vcrsary celebration singing from a rampin the centcr of the main floor duringSaturday afternoon rush hour. The quartetwas cvcn brave enough to appeat on awoman's television program titled "Femi­nine Fancies" which it turned out gavetheln more publicit}, than anything theyhave yet done. All of which goes to provethat a Junior Quartet Champion can bekept quite busy. (\'('e forgot to mentionthat the Junior Quartet categof)' includesquartets which have never placed in thetOP three in District competition. TheNovice category is for quartets whichhave never before appeared in officialcompetition.)...._.,----

Few people realize it, but Pres Evans,Lead of the International ~'Iedalist

EVANS QUARTET, sang at the Conven­tion at Columbus under a severe handi·cap. Immediately after the ConventionPres flew home to the hospital where hewas operated on to have some of hisvertebrae fused together. For 18 da}'s hewas flat in bed and then was put in aheavy cast from armpit to thigh for sixweeks. Since then he has been wearing aheavy steel brace padded with leather andit will be another few months before hecan remove it, according to the doctor.Howevet, it hasn't kept the Quartet fromsinging, even when he was in the hospital,although he admitted to shortness ofbreath on some of the long phrases.\'(there there is a will there is a way!

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\Vhen the quartet sang on the L'lw·renee, Massachusetts, Chapter Show re·centIy Northeastern District Vice Presi­dent Don Dobson thought abom askingthe quartet to sing for Reading, Massa­chusetts, Chapter member Forest Matsonwho is seriously ill. The quartet had a7 o'clock f1ighr our of Boston but theychecked with the airport to see if theycould gee a later deparnue and stayedover until 9 o'clock so that they couldperform this service. Such gestures havean effect far beyond the immediate familyof the one who is serenaded as you wellknow if you have ever cOIne inca conractwith a situation such as this.

The HOME TOWN QUARTET wasselected for an appearance on the NBC­TV spectacular presentation of O. Henry's"Gift of the Magi." It was televisednation-wide on. December 9.

SCHEDULE OF REGIONAL PRELIMINARYCONTESTS

April 1O·12-MICHIGAN DISTRICTGrand Rapids, MichiganMID·ATLANTIC DISTRICTDanville, VirginiaONTARIO DISTRICTBranrford, OntarioSOUTHWESTERN DISTRICI'Houston, Texas

April I8·19-DIXIE DISTRICTBirmingham, AlabamaINDIANA·KENTUCKY DISTRICTIndianapolis, Indiana

April 24·26-CENTRAL STATES DISTRICTDenver, ColoradoEVERGREEN DISTRICTEugene. OregonFAR WESTERN DISTRICTPasadena. California

May 1·3 -ILLINOIS DISTRICTAlton, IllinoisJOHNNY APPLESEED DISTRICTCancon, OhioLAND O'LAKES DISTRICTDuluth, MinnesotaNORTHEASTERN DISTRICI'Gloversville, New YorkSENECA LAND DISTRICTHorseheads. New York

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THESE MEN ARE BUILDING OUR SOCIETYTHEY ALL HAVE BROUGHT NEW MEMBERS INTO oun SOCIETY THIS YEAR

IS YOUR NAME INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF

":MEN OF NOTE"(This list tIDes not include Ihose tv/lose lIamcs were I'ublished in the SeJ11embel' (fIul J\'ovembe,. 1958 issues)

CENTRAL STATES ELLIOTT C. LINCOLN JAMES GILLETTE

DON C. LUNGERBEN HALLIGAN NEIL TURNER

HAROLD G. TICKNER GARY). FOLEY MAYNARD GRAfT

FLOYD F. SMITHDOUGLAS J. BODNER GEORGE M. SCHNEIDERCARL BOREN CHARLES BOUR

W. LOUIS RIGG OTTO WESCH LOUIS MARTINELWOOD STUBBLEBINE DON GALVINHAROLD D. ROBINETTE DAVID WEAKLEY LAND 0' LAKESRONALD P. PHILLIPSROBERT H. PUMPHREY JIMMY JONES R. HAMMERG. M. WRIGHT, jR.JOHN W. McCLURE MIKE SENTER A. J. MORTENSONTOMMY D. TAYLOR JAY AUSTINRICHARD E. NEWl.IN ROLLIE SUTHERLANDOLIN COOKMAN ILLINOIS WALT JOHNSONGORDON A. WOOD H. L. HEDMARK ERNIE ROBINSONGLEN E. SHUSTER SANFORD SCHEBEN WM. BRANDESHUGH D. WELCH GLFNN PERDUE PERCY WILLIAMSGLEN CRAWFORD FRANK PAYNE TED LEMKE

CHARLES J. DRIVER LEO KOSNARFRED E. GEHRT FRANCIS SIMON

DIXIE JA~IF.s M. HARDESTY LUDWIG OTTJOHN A. COVINGTON PAUL O. GEHRT DAN W ASELCHUKFRANK LUTZOW A. C. MODAHL RAY PETERSONHERBERT NELSON WILLARD J. SIEBERT BEN WILLIAMSHARLEY MILLER FORREST G. STAHLEY ERWIN). HASLEYC. B. DAVIES JAMES F. CADE BARRY BRESSERSFRANK INGLEY RONALD W. SCOTT CHET KOLARW ALTER WEST OWEN O. BRUMMET CALVIN H. MEIERR. K. CARSON HAROLD L. STACH HANS BEYERJAMES M. SMITH JACK FISCHER KARL DIXC. W. DANIEL E. E. HOWE FRED G. MAURERCLAUDE O. CLEMENTS JOSEPH JACKSON FRED H. MEVESRICHARD E. GRATZ CLARENCE FASSEj. G. LEIDIG INDIANA-KENTUCKY

JOHN REPPHUNC. S. VAN ARSDALL WALTER PRESCHERVEAZEY HOLT ROBERT TOKASH BARTON KROLLROBERT A. CHILDERS BEN VASSALLOEVERETT JOHNSON BURKE TALMADGE

MICHIGANCHARLES ADERHOLDT LESS EMMERSONLARRY WILLSON J. O. VAN ANTWERP LEO DORANJOE G. BARNARD JAMES McCARTY GEORGE STRICKLERHARRY B. REGISTER, JR. PHILIP JOSEPHO. NICK D1CKJNSON MID-ATLANTICBERNIE j. NIEDLE JOHNNY APPLESEEDPERRY j. LOCKWOOD FRANK GIBBONSEUGENE P. LORGE J. S. BOROSH WILBUR SPARKSJ. IU,AD GWYER BEN SHATTUCK ANDREW DRANCE). P. THROGMORTON HARLAN DURAND FRED SHIPLEYT. L. ROBERTSON C. A. BAWTENHEIMER BURTON O. YOUNGA. T. ~IILLER JIM ROEBER JAMES GEORGE

LEE MAJOESKY M. ROBERT MILLARD

EVERGREENELBERT KAUFMAN JOE CRAIGED BUXTON AMEROSE A. ARNOLD, JR.

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CHARLES L. ECKEL W. N. HORNISH

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E. W. WHITELEY LEFTER PARASSON ROBERT S. FLEMINGE. C. BOYNTON JAMIE KEDDIE HARRY H. SCHLOTZHAUER

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NORTHEASTERNJOHN V. BARTOBRUCE WARNERHERBERT V. ROBERTSCHARLES H. ASPLINJOSEPH McMANUS. JR.HARRY F. MAUlKEN A. WHEATLEYR. W. NEANDER]. F. BROLANDW. T. DUDLEYJ. L. SHELTONR. A. FREEMANH. M. CROSSE. JONESG. STENHOUSE

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Hock Says:

By ROBERT HOCKENBROUGHPastlntemational Board Member

Ordinarily this space is loaded with ideas for ALL phasesof chapter aCtivity. Due for this one issue we divert from

this praaice co bring you something to think about on JUStone chapter activity...

THE STORY OF AN UNUSUALNOMINATING COMMITTEE

It's about time for you chapter presidents co appoint yourNominating Commitcces and along with this reminder I'dlike to tell you how one Nominating Committee served it'schapter "above and beyond the call of duty".

In this instance the committee was composed of four PastChapter Presidents. They called themselves The Brass Hats­a nalne borrowed from a similar group in our Dixie District.By happy coincidence one was a lead, one a tenor, onea bad and the other a bass . . . a quartet! This made thejob a lot more fun ... and while the four were singing a panof every meeting they never let it interfere with the completionof their assignment.

From the start they took a positive attitude. They wouldhandle this important task with the dignity and thoroughnessit deserved. They would put this assignment ahead of everythingelse. They would meet as often as necessary to do the job fullyand completely. It's interesting to note that in the completionof their assignment they met at least a dozen tilnes in a periodof five months.

THREE MEETINGS TO FIND SIX MEN!The firsLthree meetings were devoted to going over-the

chapter membership list. Every name was considered and dis­cussed again and again. To start with, one man read throughthe list name by name. As each member's name was called eachof the four on the committee would write down the namealong with any personal comment that the name brought tomind ... "no Spot for this one ... good committtee man ...chairman lnaterial ... good officer potential etc."

At the following meeting the time was devoted to comparingthese notes and refining the list. :Members were measuredagainse their attendance record to determine attitude, loyalt}"enchusiasm. Participation in chapter activities as well as ticketsales for the annual show were considered. Family approval wasa major factor along with working conditions and other personalcomtnitmenrs.

At lase the lise was ready. The vety bese had been selectedfor each job. The committee now decided that since this wasthe best they couldn't take "no" for an answer from theirprospects ... and that to get an unqualified "yes" would re­quire a bit of selling all their part. They decided that none of

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the candidates would be approached at chapter lneeting. In­stead each would be concacted by phone and an appointmentmade to visit him in his horne.

NEXT-A FIVE PART PROGRAM!The next step was to prepare the "sales n"'Jaterial" . . . a

complete program to present to the candidates that would wintheir wholehearted cooperation.

Parr One of this program was relatively easy. Having goneover the membership list with a fine tooth comb it was no trickat all to come up with a very practical list of recommendationsfor committee chairmen and for the other various chapter jobs.

One full meeting was devoted to Part Two ... which was aseries of recommendations for chapter improvement. A care­ful review of chapter activity was made. \'V'hat was wrong withthe chapter? \"{Ihat was right. about it? \"{Ihat were we doingthat we shouldn't be doing? \Xlhat weren't we doing that weshould be doing? (Every chapter would do well to make suchself·analysis once a year.)

Part Three of the program took up another full meeting atwhich time chapter goals and purpose were discussed. Againon the basis of recommendations the following were suggested. . . increased membership ... quartet development ...improved finances ... suPPOrt of the International ExpansionFund ... greater chapter participation in District and Inter-national conventions regular initiation nights ... monthl}'community sen' ice all combined to give direction andimpetus.

Another series of meetings was devoted to Part Four of theprogram-.-.. the development of a Chapter Officers' W'orkbook.Here the big difference and the big plus seemed to be inproviding this work for each of the elected officers and notmerely the president alone.

These work books were designed to place at the fingertipsof each officer all the pertinent information he would needmoSt in doing his job. Here's what the book contained.

Page one was an Order of Business for conducting Chapterand Executive Board meetings. \X/ith this information any ofthe chapter officers, from the president down to the treasurercould conduct a dignified and business like meeting.

The second page contained a Challenge from the Nominat­ing Committee charging the candidates to put their chapterahead of all other outside interests. Next was a descriptionof the job-each man's copy dealing only wit-h his specificjob. Then came a list of Chapter Goa!s followed by a list ofRecommendations for Chapter Improvement. Then in ordercame a Chapter Organization Chatt, a l"'fembership List, theChapter Constitution and a Map of the Area served by thechapter and from which it drew irs membership.

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NOW-EIGHT MONTHS LATER!THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES MADE!

Enthusiasm is evidem at every meeting. Membership is up!Attendance has doubled! There are many new faces which fore­cast future gtowth. Once again there's woodshedding aftermeetings and coffee. There are two quartets doing com­munit}' service ... and in addition to a vigorous singingschedule the chorus has redeemed hself by placing second inrecent area competition. The annual show once again shows aprofit in the thousands ... and the chapter is one of the leadersin the district and the international.

NOW THEY HAD A PACKAGE!Now they were ready to meet with their candidates and

present their program. So they got on the phone to arrange theirvisits to the homes of their prospects. In each case the potentialcandidate was very gracious and invited the committee to call... with the understanding of course that ''I'm not rakingany job".

Bur withom a single exception they were so impressed withthe program, the enthusiasm and the willingness of the com­mittee that they accepted the nominations to a man,

One could reasonably expect the story to end here,But these fellows were far from through. After presenting

their slate to the chapter and seeing it approved unanimouslythey were not content to rest on their laurels. Instead they calleda special meeting with the new officers prior to their takingoffice.

At this meeting the new men were presented with theirWork books ... and the books themselves formed the agendafor the meeting. Recommendations for committees and chair­men were discussed. Chapter improvement ... chapter goals... chapter constitution. . and each of the individual jobscame in for their shate of consideration. It turned out to be a"kick-off" meeting that generated an enthusiasm that was toset the pace for the whole year.

And still this committee wasn't through. Next in order wasinstallation and Ladies Night to get their charges off to aproper start. So the Nominating Committee-the Brass Hats­arranged all the details, .. from fancy invitations ... fanqrestaurant and fancy food to fancy singing and fancy fun.Even District and International dignitaries were on hand totake part in the ceremonies. And to top it, all off the Nomi­nating Committee, decked Out in Brass Hats and handlebarmoustaches, sang their nominations in a humorous parody tothe tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean".Has ALL THIS PAID OFF? Well let's take a Look

Here was a chapter that was on the skids, There was anegative attitude evident at every function. Attendance wasat an all·time low ... 15 to 20 members whete SO to 60 oncewas average. There were no chapter quartets where once therewere 6 to 8 including a district champion. and several secondplace winners, The choms that had twice won the districtchampionship and twice placed in the top five in internationalcompetition , , . placed last in the last three area contests.

Interchapter activity was at a standstill. And for the first timein over [en years [he annual show was about $60 in the red, .. where previous profits were in the thousands.

Finally there was a write-in type of calendar, one page foreach month of the chapter year. And last but not least were adozen or more Memo Pages where each officer could keephis work in order, where he could list assignments and recordmatters to be brought up at board meetings.

Parr Five topped off the whole deal! Each member of theNominating Committtee-all past presidents-agreed to takeany job assigned to him ... and volunteered in advance for thejob he felt he could do best.

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1958 DISTRICT QUARTET CHAMPSIdentified by voice part-Tenor, Lead, Bari, Bass

BUCANEERS

1\llatherly, Robinson, Shl'yer, Toalson(Springfield, jI..lo.-Centrnl States District)

SHORT CUTSf\IIorton, J ohllson, Dean, rvIuhn

(Minmi, Fln.-Dixie District)

BAY TOWN FOURBaughman, Saylor ~1cDaniel, Anderson

(Berkeley, Cnlif.-Fnr Western District)

VI·COUNTSLausel' i\1oo1'e, IVIaurus, Livesay

(Rock Island, I11.-IIIinois District)

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TIMBRE FELLERSHelton, Rendle, Rychal"d, Adolfson

(Lake Wnshington, Wnsh-Evergreen District)

KORDINATORSMcPhee, McAvoy, Miller, Madden

(Indianapolis, Ind.-lndhllltl·Kentucky District)

THD HARMONIZHR-)ANUARY, 1959

QUARTET CHAMPS-Continued

DOMINOTESHowa,'d Johnson, Dietsch, Carl Johnson, Cruickshank

(Warren, Penns)')"onin-Seneca Land District)

TOWN AND COUNTRY FOURSisk, Autenreith, Elder, Anderson

(Pittsburgh, Po.-Johnny Appleseed District)

TEXAS CAVALIERSWard, Loebbaka, Guase, McCord

(Alnmo Heights, Tcxtls-Southwestcrn District)

TiIH JIARMONIZHR-)ANUARY, 1959

CHORD CRIERSBackwell, Taggart, Sutton Hay

(London, Ontario-Ontario District)

ORIOLE FOUR\Velzenbach, G,'onl, King, Stratton(Dundalk, Marylnnd-Mid-Atlnntic District)

STAFF SERGEANTSSpurlin, Smith, J, Golding, D, Golding

(Wol'nc, 1\'lichignn-l\'lichignn District)

Continued on nex~ page

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By Gmt HockellP"blic Reln/iom Director

Two years in the United States Army have given me the op­portunity to sit on the side lines, as it were, and observe ourSociety and irs many activities from a somewhat detached pointof view. I would like co share with you the comments andfeelings expressed ro me on. two special points concerning ourSociety, by servicemen and civilians with whom I workedand talked.

First, roo many persons told me that we seem to be "hidingour light under a barrel". That we arc not quick to seize themany opporcunjties we have to publicize ourselves. Perhapsthe Buffalo Bills success in "The Music Man" has pointed upthis fact as clearly as any other single event. No sooner had theBills become popular on Broadway and TV than pers~>ns l'dnever known sought me out to learn more about this wonderfulfonn of music. l\{ost were not acquainted with the Societyand those who knew we existed were amazed to find how pro­fessional our barbershop presentations are. Success stories likethat of the Buffalo Bills are tOO infrequent, but how many suc­cess stories happen in your own chapter that you never pub­licize-or r-ealire?

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1958 DISTRICT CHORUS CHAMPS

I,OUISVILLECHORUS

(Louisville, Kentucky)

Indiana-Kentucky Dish·jet

Bill Bermel", Director

RAZER'S EDGE

(Middletown, Ohio)

Johnny Appleseed District

Bud Apking, Director

SINGING CAPITALCHORUS

(Washington, D.C.)

1'vlid·Atlantic District

Lew Sitns, Director

PORT CITY CHORUS

(Muskegon, Michigan)

iVlichigan Dish"jet

Al Burgess, Directot"

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MEN OF ACCORD

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Director-Jim Turner

Ontario Distdct

WARREN CHORUS

("'arren, Pennsylvania)

Dil'ector-Earl Edcson

Seneca Land Dish"jet

PEKIN CHORUS

(Pekin, I1linois)

Director-J im NIoses

Illinois District

HARMONY HAWKS

(Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Director-Len BjeHa

Central States District

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FT. LAUDERDALECHORUS

(Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

Dixie District

Boh Boemle.·, Director

EDEN CHORUS

(Eden-Hayward, Calilol'l1ia)

Far 'Vestcrn Dish·jet

Boh Richardson, Directol"

EMPIRE STATESMEN

(Groversville-Johnstown,

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Northwestern District

Fran Q'BI-jen, Director

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,CONNETT TRAVELS.

A highlight of one of Field Representa·rive Floyd Conncu's recent trips was hisparticipation in official charrcr presenta­tion ceremonies for one of the Society'snewest chapters, LAW R EN CE, KANS.Pictured (below) I to r arc WarrenZwink, Chapter President; Earl Burgert.Chapter Secretary-Treasurer; "Pete"Peterson, Central States District Vice­President; Chet Fox, District Secretaryand Floyd Connett.

HALF-TIMEAmong the various actIvIties of the

CHAMPAIGN·URBANA, ILL., Chapterthis fall was the presentation of a half·time program of barbershop harmony tohelp cheer the Champaign High School

Let's Grow!•

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Other popular quarrets appearing onthe show were the HI CHORDS of Colo·rado Springs, the SHY GUYS of Chey­enne, Wyoming, the TIMBERLINES ofBoulder, and MEN·O·TONES, SKY­LINERS, and DENVAIRS of Denver.

A crowd of some 5000 persons enjoyedthe harmony and ringing chords whichfloated upward in the gigantic amphi­theater. In the distance could he seen thecolorful array of twinkling lights of thecity.

The show was opened by the DenverChorus which was followed by an all·state chorus of about 85 voices. The en·tire proceeds were presented to the PostCharit)' Fund.

CHANGES FROM THE

Chapters

•Has Your Chapter Re·membered?

•

Is Your Chapter Growing?•

STARLIGHT HARMONIGHTOn August 17th the DENVER Chapter

presented "Starlight Harmonighr" in thefamous Red Rocks open air theater JUStwest of Denver. The show was headlinedby the CONFEDERATES, backed up bythe EVANS QUARTET.

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ENTHUSIASM, AND THEN SOME.ALAMO HEIGHTS (San Antonio,

Texas) Chapter credirs "Enthusiasm­Love of Barbershopping-'Seinper Fi­Friendship-and a little bit morc" for hsaccomplishment in having 46 of its 47members competing in the SouthwesternDistrict Comesr recently. (Entailing around trip journey of some 520 miles.)

They did prcuy well, COO, with theirTEXAS CAVALIERS named DistrictQuartet Champions and their CHORDS·MEN winning the Chorus Championship.

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Continuing his Barbershopping travels,Floyd also stopped in to visit theLARAMIE, \WOMING, Chapter whoare shown below getting "the word."

SHARING THE FUNLand C'Lakes District Vice-President,

speaking at the recent LOL District Con­vention, paid well-deserved praise to theST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, Chapterwhich, in addition to conduccing an activecommunity service program, has paid of·ficial visits (Q every chapter in its ownand nearby areas,

SEAWAY CHAPTER (MASSENA, N. Y.) CHARTER SHOWAnother new chapter gets off to a fine Start with a show featuring (above)

the Seaway Chorus; the DO\VNBEATS, Portland Me.; FLOWER CITY FOUR,Genesee·Rochester, N. Y.; PITCH PIPERS, Ottawa, Ont.; SEAWAY SERE­NADERS, Massena, N. Y. and the Genesee-Rochester Choruses.

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THEY'RE "GROWING"!Pictured above (center, front row) is DARKE COUNTY, OHIO Chapter

President Clarence Geherman and fourteen (14 count 'em 14) new membersbrought into the chapter during the third quarter of L958. Four of the fourteenarc tcnors. too, to give the Darke County Chorus a ten man tenor section!

on to a victory over Springfield High.

•It's Great to Be A Barbershopper!

•NOTEWORTHY

PHOENIX, ARIZ" Chapter proudlyproclaims that twelve of its members havequalified as "Men of Note" (Having eachbrought onc or morc new members intothe Chapter last year.)

How did they do it? Emhusiasm andactivity!

•Are You A Man of Note?

•BARBERSHOP GOES TO SCHOOL

Under the sponsorship of the Van­couver, B. C. Chapter, who will furnishrhe instructors, the Vancouver NightSchools will oHer, beginning in January,a ten night course in BarbershopHarmon)l.

The classes will include quanet demon­stration as well as class participation andwHi cover the hisrory of Barbershop Har­mony. technical aspects of vocal soundproduction and, of course, how to gctstarted barbershop quarteuing.

•Are You Singing In A Quarter?

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MUSIC SCHOOLA splendid tumour from some eighty

North Iowa and Southern MinnesotaCommunity Vocal Insrcuccors and inrer­esrcd students attended a rccent "school"conducted under the auspiccs of theMASON CITI, lOWA, Chapter,

\XI. C. Pickard. a real Barbershop Craftexpert. and rhe V igortone.s Quarter ofCedar Rapids, furnished the instructionand demonstration at this first. of whatis hoped to become a continuing, session.

Purpose of the "school" is co give theyouth of the area an opportunity to learnthe distinctiveness of Barbershopping andarrange for Contests bctwcen quartets,leading to a Parade of talent.

•Ir's Great to Be A Barbershopper!

MANY A MILEAfter the recent Central States District

Contest, the Harmony Hawks Chorus ofthe CEDAR RAPIDS, lOWA, Chapter,who will represent CSA ar the Inter­national Chorus Conrest this year for thethird consecutive time, gar checking onthe miles they have logged,

In rravelling to barh Regional and In­ternational Contests in the lasr rhree years-including Chicago this ]ul),-the Har­mony Hawks will have travelled over7000 miles; (and one Regional Contestwas held at home) expended some$16,000 and have used every mode oftransportation "cxcept a boat or dog­team."

The Chapter entered three quartets 111

rhe Disrrict Quartet Contest, roo.

NUF SEDAfter having pur on a program for Sr.

Joseph's Home for Children, the GREENBAY, WISCONSIN, Chapter receivedthis heart-warming letter:'IDedr FriendJ~

11'/e wa1Jl 10 lell yo/{ Ibtll )'o/{ werelIeI'')' kind 10 come 10 /(J T/{eula)' 1ligbt10 gille IIJ Ibat program. Y' au,. Jil1gillgIiI(Il llery nice. BIle!)' 1011g 'WaJ goodl espe­cialh' the lion Jong. How ca!1- )'011- Jinghigb and low fOld ellery 'Way? II 111ltJt be/un 10 praclice. Tbe 111al1 ·wbo directedbackwardJ Jurel)' 'waJ good.

Now Ibank "all fo,. Ibe olber part 0/Ibe Ireal Ibe cand" al1d Ibe 10)'J. W'e likeeller)'lbil1g. 1f/e will Ja)' a prll)'e,. for 'lOll.PlellJe come agdin.

YOllr little friemlJ,al 51. JOJep//J HomeFor Cbildren.'1

HAVE YOU

RENEWED FOR

1959?

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Pictured above is the BILLINGS, MONTANA chaprer chortls who recentlyappeared before several thousand people atrending the i\1idland Empire Fair.Dr. George Boyer (striped vest) directed the chorus with Terry Duncan (civvies)as M. C.

Another highlight of their busy program was a recent show put on at MilesCity (150 miles from Billings) at rhe Miles City Veteran's AdministrationHospital.

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GUILTY AS CHARGEDSHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN, Chap­

ter's recent show was billed as "A Courtof Harmony", conducted as a mock courtsession presided over by "Juelge" HansBeyer, direceoc of the Sheboygan Chorusand "Clerk" Joe Deischl (sec pictureabove) .

Each "defendant" quartet, facingtrumped lip charges, was found guiltywithout trial (much Icvity,litcle dignity)and sentenced to sing for the audience,

"Clerk" Joe Deischl may well havebeen the hit of the show when he, afterhaving convinced the audience for someforty-five minutes that he was a manne­quin, rose from his seat to take a coffeebreak.

•Is Your Chapter "Growing"?

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OUTSTANDING ROSTERThe new SEAWAY (Massena, N. Y.)

Chapter includes, among its 52 chartermembers a real line-up of public relationstalent: tWO newspaper editors, a radiostadon owner, radio news commemator,a top professional news photographer, aprofessional public relations man, theChamber of Commerce President and itsExecutive Secretary_

•Tell Your Town About Your Chapter

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Let's Grow!

Geoff O'Hara (thitd from left) composer of "The Old Songs" and firstPresident of the Manhattan, N. Y. Chapter shared the spotlight at a recentManhattan meeting with The Big Four.

Pictured above (l to r) arc Rowland Davis, Immediate Past InternationalPresident; ~rad Knight, Manhattan President; O'Hara and Art Merrill, PastInternational President.

"Buck" Dominy, Mid·Atlantic District Vice-President is shown above makingthe formal presentation of their charter to Dr. Roger Howard, MERRIMAC(Portsmouth) Va. Chapter President as Ted Forte, Director, and the MerrimacChorus look on.

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TELLING THE PEOPLEOne of our newest chapters, \VETA­

SKIW1N, ALBERTA, believes in "tellingthe people". In publicizing their chapter,and its recent Charter Night Show, sup­port from local business made possible afull page spread in The Times (Weta­skiwin newspaper).

A prominent feature of the spread wasa fuJi length two column reproduction ofthe Society's Code of Ethics!

Distance doesn't frighten Barber­shoppers up that way. Edmonton (43miles) Camcose (63 miles) Red Deer(96 miles) Calgary (187 miles) all par­ticipated in the program.

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y. Chapter adopted a showboat rheme forits Fifth Annual Harvest of Harmony. Chorus Director (center stage above)served as Captain.

SECRET WEAPONAn unusual staging method has been

disclosed by the FAIRMONT, MINN.,Chapter.

Artist-member Cal Mathwig pailUcd ariver boat scene which was then photo­graphed in coloI and slides made,mounted in glass. The slides were pro­jecred, from behind, on a screen of stripsof polyethelene to make a 20-foot squarebackdrop. Tremendously realistic andeffective.

•Help Make Yours A Noteworthy Chapter

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THIS IS BARBERSHOPPINGCOLORADO SPRINGS and BOUL·

DER, COLO., Chapters recently got to·gether for a "Disorganized Quance Con­test" (at Boulder) and a great evening ofBarbershopping fuu and fellowship.

An ourstanding evem of the eveningwas the appearance of the "Flash Gor­dons"-a father and three sons, ages 7,10 & 12-from Grand Junction (300miles away) who really wowed the crowdof about 125 enthusiasts.

Among other interesting activities,COLORADO SPRINGS reports on aChristmas Eve broadcast for AlcoholicsAnonymous.

BARBERSHOP CRAFTJoe Clarke (see pic above-Joe is at

righr), XENIA (DaytOn), OHIO Chap·

"JUNE"

IS ON OUR

BACK COVER!

Take A Look

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ter, during his vacacion, demonstrated aChord Chart he is developing, at a meet·ing of the KEENE-BRATTLEBORO,N. H., Chapter.

The meeting was well publicized inlocal papers and from all repons was anentertaining as well as extremely in­formative session.

FAMILY AFFAIRThe new SANDY HILL (Hudson

The Books"SONGS fOR MEN"

as well 1$ che loose luCarrangemenlS published

by che Sodel)', areengr,ned and primed

b,·

2801 W. 41TH ST.• CHICAGO 32, ILLINOIS

Falls, N. Y.) Chapter rcpons no fewerthan four father-son combinations amongtheir membership: Vic and Bruce \X1ilc}'.(Vic is presidenr) Virgil and FloydHarris, (Floyd is treasurer) \\filbur andFred Simpson, (\Xlilbur is secretary) andDoc and George Earl.

•Are You Singing In A Quarter?

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APPROPRfATE ENDING"The Lords Prayer" is sung nightly by

the Cascade Chorus of the EUGENE·SPRINGFIELD, ORE. Chaptet as thesign-off for KVAL-TV, Eugene, Ore.

The 1956 IntI. Medalists are directedby "Bud" Leabo, Evergreen District presi.dem and member of rhe InternationalBoard of Directors.

•Be a ··Man Of Note"..

OVER THE AIRRadio Stacion \XfJJL regularly carries,

on the second Sunda}' of each momh, aquarter hour program produced by theNIAGRA FALLS, N. Y. Chapter.

The program features, alternatel}'. rhechapter chorus and its FALLS FOUR andFOUR SWIPERS as well as guestquartets.

ARE YOUR '59

DUES PAID?

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School nor coo long ago. Its half-timefootball game show featured ollCstandingevents in Columbus during the precedingsummer; it was called Summertime 1958.The whole program, of course, was prc­sented by the School's marching band.

Included was a barber pole formation,replete with the colored stripes, and a"quartet" of majorettes. Following an an­nouncement that would give chills of joyto an}' Society member, the band playeda real honest-to-goodness barbershop ar­rangen~;nr of "You Tell 1-,'[c YourDream.

disk jocke)' "Big Bill" Morr;s, of Okla­homa City, Oklahoma is the victim of arare disease known as Mj'(lJtbenia Grtwis l

referred to by "Big Bill" as the livingdealb. In a recent letter to Harmon}' Hall,"Big Bill" made the following comments:"....Many barbershoppers have 'askedhow they can help me. \'</eJl, there isnothing thcy can do to help mel per­sOllally, except to help arouse the publicto the cffects of this "living death" to anactive person. 1-,-fuch information isneeded to help medical science find thekey drug-such as other findings in vac­cines-Polio, and many other cures, andhelping thru knowledge is 1Jl)' only help.

Littlc did I think, back tl1ru the years,when we worked hard to put on shows,parades, conventions, etc., that 1 wouldbe the recipient of fine favors by the So­ciety some day, such as this one. It makesmy association with such a grand groupmore worthwhile ...".

Chaptcrs wishing co consider thischarity in the coming year should writefor details to:

The 1-,'[yasthenia Gravis Foundation, Inc.(1-,'[rs.) Agnes K. PetersonExecutive Director155 East 23rd Street, New York 10,New York

OVER THE

fonner

The Editor wishes to express his grati­tude to the many chapters throughout theSociety who jnc1uded him on their mail­ing lists for their chaptcr bulletins andother interesting mailing pieces duringthe past two years. Beforc being releasedfrom Uncle Sam's Army, the Editor en­deavored to notify all the wonderfulbulletin editors who had taken the timeto be so nice, as to his new mailing ad­dress. For those who were missed, pleasesend all correspondence to Curt Hockett,Harmony Hall, 6315 Third Avcnue,Kenosha, \,<lisconsin. Thank you so muchfor keeping me on your mailing lists dur­ing my time in the service. It was a tre­mcndous morale booster!

SOMETHING NEW , , ,Attention all chorus directors and

quanet men! The perfeer accessory to thefamous "Master Key" chromatic pitch in­Strllment has been developed by the \'(/m.Kratt Co., of Union, N. J. :Made of dur­able, high impact styrene, the new"Master Key" Nole Seleclor easily slipson the pitch pipe and makes any pre­selected note instantly available underextreme conditions, elJen in Ibe dark.'

IF THE CHEMISE FITSFrom the Providencc, R. 1. Chapter

bulletin, "Harmony Call":"If a guy is a barbcrshopper he must

be o.k. but therc arc still a few peoplewho, even tho they arc 100%, raisc theold blood pressure a few notches. Thankgoodness there arc none in the ProvidenccChapter but as thcy sa}', "If the Chemisefits, wear it". These pet pccves usually fall'into four major Gltegories as witnesseth:Tbe Nrt-me Dropper-Convcrsationtisually runs as follows aftcr chaptermeeting:'You guys should have becn in Columbuswith me. I got a 'holt of Hafer, Joe Lewis,Deac 1-,-lartin, .Mendro and Connett and I

BRIGHT SPOT . .. . cold them I wantcd to see them up inThe following excerpts are taken from my room for a few minuees and boy when

a 'letter written by J. H. "Bud" Leabo, they got there I laid them oue in lavender.President of the Evergreen District: I said, 'Look, Hafer, the Socieey is being

"... \X'e had seventeen enrries in the run all wrong .. .'~Ithough th~ 1Jole sele~to,. cannoc be ac· . guanet contest with only one last minute The tcuth is that this gem is so stupidcldentally st~lfted, changIng from on~ noce scratch. The Timberjelleu from Lake that he thought the c;onvention was beingto .another lLextrelD_cl-y_fast_and slmple'__\,\I_a_s h ingro n-----w-o-n-----v;' h h-tlre-C7Ip-hu-l--held-in-Columbtls.,.-----Norrh-Dakoca-;-andPrrcej at 60 cents e;t.ch, th~y may be P1b"- ChordJmen from Salem giving them a that is where he landed. Took four days cocl1~s~ at youSr ISoAcal6ll1usIC s.rore, or y close run. Two quartets, one from Red figure out something was \vrang. \X'aswfltmg SP~I? Q .' 315 Thlfd Avenue, Deer and one from Cam rose traveled arrested when he went from room 'to

Kenosha, \'\flsconsln. 1000 miles to competc ... Eigh~ choruses room in the hotel shouting, 'anyone inTO THE FOUR CORNERS competed, Lake Washington won, A fift), there need a good baril' Wouldn'r know

YOIl think barbershopping Isn t ex- man chorus came down from Calgary, a Bob Hafer if he tripped and bumped intopanding? Take a look at these two distancc of 875 miles Now get out him on rhe front stairs of Harmony Hall."changes of address" that crossed the your map and look. \Y/c had represenra- The Big Lettgllcr-tells abour how heeditor's desk recently: tion from four chapters in Alberta, three sang with the Schmitts all night in Co-

Hank Hedges in British Columbia, Billings, J\fontana, lumbus and how the boys told him thatUSOM to Libya Boise, Idaho, the Oregon and \'\/ashingcon if he ever moved co Two Rivers, \xljsc.,jl,J Amcrican Elllbass)' chapters were well represenced. To me he had a job as a tenor. Only time he sangAPO 231, New York, N.Y. this rnea!~s that a lot of hard work by the was when the combined assembly sangGordon Dalton officers in our new District adlllinistra- the Old Songs .. then got so self-Apartado 5477 tiona I setup is beginning to payoff. conscious that he forgot his pan al-P R f P tog·ether and went cOlllpletl)· to pieces.anarna, ep. a anama ALL HAIL L '[ H S

• .lY. • , The Virllloso-comes to one out of threeThe Socieey won a tremendous salure meetings usually one hour late. Pushes

from Columbus' Linden McKinley High his way to the front row as he is about to

THE "LIVING DEATH"Long-tin1e barbershopper and

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start singing, chorus hits a minor chordwhich he thinks is a bum chord. \'<Iincesvisibly with a pained expression on hisface. Shakes head slowly from side toside and turns around to glare at row oftenors. Finally feels so sorr}' for the poorboobs thar he starts to personally directthe renors fouling lip the whole chorus.Afrer the Executive Committee throwshim out, leaves muttering something

. about the whole thing being a waste ofhis time.Tbe ,Uusic Critic-Sits in the back row,during imerchaprer night, laughing andpoking fun ar pick-up and registeredquartets. Commenrs are liberall}' sprinkledwith remarks about lousy qual it}, of thequarters. Has nothing good to sa}'about an}' quanet. \,(lhen ~t C. asks forvolunteers from the East Trap RockChapter #2, suddenly becomes interestedin a piece of music, takes a fit of cough-ing, heads for the J After muchcoaxing the boys get him up (ront wherehe is again beset wtih a sudden coughingspasm. .rvfakes few futile attempts tohit opening chord embarrassing 'M. C. andrest of chapter. Finally asks to be excusedbecause he has to go home earlyC'est la vie .. .".

TEAR DROP A \VIARDThe "Toronto Keynote" reports of this

unusual quartet award:"... \"(Iel!, we never heard of it, but

we got it. \X/hat am I talking about? \'<Ih)'JUSt about the most terrific teoph)' youhave ever seen. \'{/ho arc we? \"(Ih}' theTecb-Stylcs of Scarboro, of course.

The teoph}'? \"(Iell, it's called the "TearDrop Award" and is presented to thequartet which finishes out of the mane}'in their first contest.

Apparently, the Barbarians presented itto the Scm'boro Harmonizers when, intheir first contest, the}' finished fifth outof five competing quartets. Therefore,when our quartet finished seventh out ofnine at \'<Ioodstock, we won the "Coveted(??) Award".lt was presented with greatpOlnp and ceremony and believe me, weare just d)'ing to pass it on. It consists ofa black ribbon and black face band. Onthe band is a beautiful pearl in the shapeof a tear drop. So beware novicequartets .. ."

GREENER PASTURESJoe Wolff, amhor of the Society's Code

of EtbiCJ, was recently appointed by theFedeml Government to serve as a Build­ing Code Consultmu in Santiago, Chilefor the International Cooperation Ad­ministmtion, \'{/ashingron, D. C. Joe is aformer Detroit barbershopper and willbe missed in the :Motor Cit},.

BEELER HONOREDPast International President Jerry

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Beeler was honored on Npvember la,1958 by a number of his friends and busi­ness associates on the occasion of hisleaving his home town of Evansville,Indiana to take up residence in Sebring,Florida_ "The Appreciation Part)' turnedOut co be quite an event" reports Jerr)'."The}' presented me with the latest Il'lOdelPolaroid Land Camera and complete kit,plus a Niagara massage chair ... prettysubstantial gifts.

It is seldom that a fellow gets a tributepaid co him, such as this one was, whilehe is still ali\'e and kicking. It was reall}'something and I'll never forget ir."

The Evansville papers also showedtheir appreciation CO Jerry by filling theirpages with many fine comments about.Terris ability and accomplishments,

REALLY FELLOWS! , ,From the Mid-AtlaJJ/ic PreIS Service

comes this interesting bit about contestjudges:

"The typical contest judge is a manpase middle age, spare, wrinkled, cold,passive, noncommiral; with c)'es like acodfish, polite in concact, but at the sametime unresponsive, calm and as damnablycomposed as a concrete pose or a plastercasr. A human petrification with a heartof feldspar and witham charm, minuscompassion or a sense of humor. Happily,the)' never reproduce and all of themfinally go to Hades.. , ....

DO YOU JUST BELONG?From the pages of the Victoria, Texas

[-[al'lJI.o-Ncws-Er comes this little rhoughtprovoking poem:

"Are yOll an active member,The kind that would be missed?

Or, are you JUSt contentedThat )'our name is on the list?

Do )'OU atrend the mcetings;Harmonize with the ctowd?

Or, do you sray at homeAnd gtipe, long and loud?

Do you rake an active partTo help the group along?

Or, are you satisfied to beThe kind to just belong?

Do }'OU ever bring a visitor,Are you a '~ofan of Note'?

Do you woodshed eve!)' meeting,Or, have yOll missed the boat?

There is quire a program aheadThar means success if done

And it can be accomplished\Vith the help of everyone.

So attend the meetings regularlyAnd help with hand and heart_

Don't be JUSt a memberBut take an active part.

Think this over Joe BarbershopAre we right or wrong?

Are YOU an active member,Or, do YOU just belong?

IN HARMONY WITH GOD , , ,After 44 years in the active ministr)"

Dr. E. H. Eckel, past president of theTulsa # I, Oklahoma chapter, has re­tired from his POSt as recror of the TrinityEpiscopal church in Tulsa. The Society isproud to have men of Dr. Eckel's staturein its membership and to have had thebenefit of his knowledge and experiencein various administrative capacities. \Vletake this opportunit}" on behalf of theentire membership, to wish Dr. Eckel andhis wife long years of well deserved restand happiness.

HANDICAP NO HANDICAPFor those of )'Oll who sometimes feel

your responsibilities and problems prevent)'OU from making full use of your mem­gership, please read the followjng ex­cerpts from a letter written by FrankLiedler of San Lorenzo, California to Far\'<Iestern District Secretary Jerr), Graham:

"... The same trouble that caused meto lose my right leg about three years agoshowed up in my left one about a yearago.. _. This is all the result of what webelieve to have been polio... FolIC yearsin the wheel chair gave me an opportunityto think. I made up my mind that I wasnor here on earth to spend the rest ofmy days in that manner ... One day Iread "for men who like singing, visit theOakland Chapter'. I carried the clippingfor almost a year and one nice da)' aske<.1Rub)' (his wife) if she could stand alittle ride, . , f called on the (chapter)secretary and found him home. I askedhim if it would be permissible to JUStvisit and Jisten. That did it.

f found that I was a fair bass and whenOakland broke up, I joined Ivfarrinez.Driving /16 miles eacb WflY was quite achore but I did it and my attendance wasmore regular than some who lived fiveor six blocks away ...

1 joined Eden two )'cars ago and thebo)'s were wonderful CO me so I rcall}'pitched in. . . 1 can nor find words roshow my appreciation for the many nice­ties which were shown me by not ani}'Eden members bur SacramentO, San Jose,Berkely and the Sweet Adelines fromFresno north. I will never forget and Idare not let them down.

I feel we have one of the finest Code ofEthics to be fOllnd anywhere. . to methe)' are the way to a well rounded life...

1 go to sleep and wake up widl a songin my mind dail)' and rogether with thegood thoughts and niceties of my man)'friends feel that their well wishes helpedme as much as all the ocher things in myrapid recover}'.

I feel that 1 am wanted and welcomewherever I go and after all what is lifewithout friendship and good fellow­ship, . ,".

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Curt Hockett

Returns to Staff

Curt Hockett returned to your Inter·national Headquaners Staff on December8 following a two-year tOur with theU. S. Army. He was assigned to the Pro­vose Marshal Section, Headqu3ncrs FifthU. S. Army, Chicago, during the majorityof his military servi.ce.

Curt has resumed his duries as Dicecco!of Public Relations and Editor of THEHARMONIZER for rhe Society.

He hails from Anderson, Indiana and is24 years old. His publication and publicrelations experience was gained while em­ployed at Cadillac Motor Car Division,GMC, Detroit, prior to his joining theSociety in early 1956.

Curt is married and resides with hiswife, Jan, and their two children, Kevin,18 months, and Kim, age 6 months, inKenosha.

Officer TrainingTo Be StressedAt Conventions

Many useful tools for promoting betterBarbcrshopping have been developed byyour International Headquaners Staff andspecial Committees. Our problem con­tinues fO be geHing this material pur fO

use. Much of it is distributed free ofcharge to chapters and still is not beingused. This points up the fact that we havea tremendous job of cducating to do intraining officers fO guide our chaptersimo developing more enjoyable and ef­fcctive programs of activity.

Concemrated cHort to improve ourmusicianship will be conducted at the~{id·\'V'inter Convention at El Paso thelast weekend in January and at the Imcr­national Convention at Chicago June 30through July 5. We sincerely hope thatevery chapter in the Society will be rep­resented at one or both of these meetings.

One of the highlights of the Mid·\'<finter Convention at El Paso will be thepresentation for display in Harmony Hallof an oil portrait of Rupert I. Hall, theSociety's first President and original"Ro)'al Keeper of the Minor Keys" whowas co-founder of our Society back onApril 11, 1938, with the late O. C. Cash.The portrait is being rendered by DelJackson, former lead of the 1940 Inter·national Champion CHORDBUSTERS,who did the painting of O. C. Cash whichhangs in our Founder's Room at HarmonyHall.

There is srill time to make reservationsfor both conventions.

NOTICE!This is the last issue ofThe Harmonizer whichwill be mailed to 1958members whose current( 1959) subscriptions

and per capita dues havenot been reported toHarmony Hall!

The March Issue isscheduled for mailingMarch l-It will be sentonly to those memberswho have been reportedto International Head­quarters.

WILL YOU RECEIVEIT PROMPTLY?

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HAVE YOU

BECOME A

"lVIAN OF NOTE"?

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NOTEWORTHY CHAPTERS

Cnaplers Which HaVeAchieved IO-~Increase inMembership Dec. 31, 1957 to Nov. 30, 1958Figures showing total number "Note!;\'orthy Chapters" per district include

121 chapters listed in previous issues

CENTRAL STATES (9)Elkader, IowaInd~pendence, Mo.

DIXIE (12)Lallfens, S.c.

EVERGREEN (6)Roseburg, Oregon

FAR WESTERN (17)Eden, Calif.l\'{arin, Calif.Salinas, Calif.Santa Monica. Calif.Sale Lake Cit~f. VlahInland Empire, Calif.

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ILLINOIS (10)Alwll, IllinoisD1oominglOn, HI.bGrange, HI.

INDIANA·KENTUCKY (5)

JOHNNY APPLESEED (13)Akron, OhioDarke County, OhioPainesville. Ohio

LAND O'LAKES (11)Kenosha, \'(Iis.

MICHIGAN (10)Holly-Pemon. Mich.Utica. Michigan

MID-ATLANTIC (23)Laurence Harbor, N.].Livingston. N.J.R;dgewood, N.J.Dmoklyn # I, N.Y.

NORTHEASTERN (12)

ONTARIO (3)Midland. Ontario

SENECA LAND (8)Geneva, New York

SOUTHWESTERN (7)Garland, Texas

Tun HARMONIZRR-]ANUARY. 1959

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they function together..... Your harmon)' accumcy, balanceand blend, and voice expression listening-abilities will be en­hanced and sharpened as you listen more purposefully andintently.

The end isn't just recognizing and identifying chords.....the end is enjoying )'our singing and hearing more throughintelligent, pllrposeflll listening.

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OTHER EXAMPLES ARE FOUND AS BELOW:The first of the above three musical examples of dlC 5; is

of course part of the ever popular, "Time Aher Tjme." Thesecond is the opening bars to "If You're lrish," and the lastone is taken from the woodshed favorite, "A Son of the Sea."1'be next lime 'yot{. iiI/en to tbese Ibree songs pay clole (1lIcntioll10 fbeJe chords. Tbey're BtU,· 10 "betlf."

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7. In this last seep we learn to recognize (WO more verypopular Barbershop chords. The one, the 7; chord, is lIsedmainly as a "next to last chord" on rags and endings.And dlC mher chord, the 8' chord. is found in many songs.The first set of examples will be on the 7' and the secondset of examples will be concerned with the 8' chord.The first two examples of the 7; are taken from "J[ LooksLike Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane," and "Rockabye YourBaby," respectively. The three examples concerned withthe gr are raken from the songs. "Dear Old Girl," "Bye B)'eBlues," and "After Dark." Another song that utilizes the8 o'clock chord is "\Vle Three." USlen 10 it or sing ilJ flI}(t

see of "Oil can locale il.As was stated earlier, these "steps" are merely suggesled as

a GUIDE in developing your listening skills in recognizing andnaming Barbershop chords with the aid of the Reagan ClockSystem. You might not want to follow them in the order given.If you find it easier to "hear" 51 or 71 slart from. /!Jere, and thenpractice listening for the mher chords in the order that you findeaJieJt for 11011,

Increasing your ability to recognize the various chords thatwe barbershoppers lise will open liP 1/ew vii/as of liilCnillgpleasllreJ for "Oil. You will find that as you learn to "hear"new chords, you'll also learn to "hear" Other aspects of thesinging. Ear training and listening skills are inter-related and

THB HARMONIZER-JANUARY, 1959

A complete hour and a half of star·studded entertain­ment is now making the rounds of the Society in the formof Kinescope recordings filmed in Columbus at the 20thAnnual International Contest and Convention.

Over 50 chapters have already booked the film and atthe present time bookings are solid right through themonth of l\1arch. If your chapter wants to plan ahead for agreat evening of entertainment, nOw is the time to do so.

Featured in the film are performances by the 1958Champion quartet and Medalists-PLUS the Pittsburghers,Mid-States Four. Schmitt Brothers, Confederates and Ladsof Enchanuncnt-AND the cha,npionship chorus. theCotton Boll Chorus.

Rental fee is $50,00 per showing. \Vrite for details andbooking date to SpEBSQSA, 6315 Third Avenue, Kenosha,\Vlisconsin.

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AS REPORTED TO THEINTERNATIONAL OFFICE BY

DISTRICT SECRETARIESTHROUGH WHOM ALL

DATES MUST BE CLEARED

(All events arc concerts unless otherwise spec­ified. Persons planning to :Htcnd these eventsshould reconfirm dates with rhe sponsoring

chapter or district.)

ASCAP LICENSING"Ch"plers ill tbe United Slales flud the ler­ri/of)' 0/ HflWdji (Ire reminded Ibtll ellee­lil'e September 15J 1958, ,til Socicl)' II//airs(conlcsls, SbOUlS, paradcs, elc.) wbe/her tbeybe In/erna/iollal, Dis/rict, 1'1red or Chapter,fa which the public is hwiled dud flll admis­sion fee is c!Jdl'gcd fllld fit which flll)' parI 0/'be repertoire of the Americ,m Sociel)' 0/Composers, I'llllbors dud PubJishc1'J is per·formed, Sbdl/. be propertj' licel/sed byASCAP prior /0 J/(c!J cllcnl. See (IY/ide 011pifge 31, Septembe" 1958 iJJ/lC 0/ TheHARMONIZER lor possible exceptiom,the liceme lee schedllie ami the lutmes andtIlldresses 0/ /lSCAP represent(lfizles inchttrge 0/ District Ol/ices who shollid becontacted regarding ticeme (tgreements wellin adlltUlce 01 the show date."

*JANUARY 3-Milwaukee, WI~conliin.

10--Flint, Mich.: Lake Wa~hingtoll, Wash.;NamJla. Idaho.

11-·l.irna. Ohio; York. Pn.; Chlcngo No.1, Ill.;Zall\.>;\\·iIIe, Ohio.

23-Sanuy..JIill, N.Y_-Charter Nhcht ..---­

23-24-Montdnlr. N.J., Family NIKhl.

24-TaCOllln, Wash.: Paradise Valley. Calif.:Piqua. Ohio (Miami·Shelby).

25-Tell City. Ind.: Dundalk, Mar)·land.

21l·31-EI Paso. Texas. INTEHNA'I'IONAL MID.WINTER CONVENTION

FEBRUARY 1 -PI. Wnync, IntIinnn.

1-Jer,;e)' City, N.J.; Tulsa. Oklahomn: Kalama­zoo Mich.: Madon. Ohio; Sparta. Wis.; Euclid.Ohi'o; Ottawa, III.; Greell DRY. Wis.: Seymo\lr.Inol.· FarKo·Mourhead. N.D_: KalamRZoo.Mich.: Stark County (Massillon), Ohio.

G-1-Cre$centa Valley. California.

1·8-Kden. CRllfornia.

13-Stutt~art. Arkansas.

14-0klllhoma Clt)·, Oklahoma; Scranton, Pa.;POlllona Valle)', Calif.; Akron, Ohio.

16-Town & Countl·), (Des Pllllnes), Ill.; Min_Ilclt!'olis, Minn.

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CENTURY CLUB

(As of November 30, 1958)I. Manhartan, N.Y., Mid·

Alhllllic 2592. Tell Citl', Ind., IlId.·K" 1663. Minneapolis, I\'finn' l

L.O.L. 153~. Skokie, 111., IlIillois 1445. Dundalk, l\-ld., ,1-lid·

Atldlllic 1446. Miami, Fla., Dixie 1437. Pirrsburgh, Pa., JoIJ11Il"

Appieseed 1408. District of Columbia, Mid-

AIIdlllic 1259. Oak Park, 1U., Illillois 116

10. Winnipeg, Man., L.O.L. .. 108II. Grand Rapids, Mich.,

Micbigdll 10712. Sheboygan, Wis., L.O.L. .. 10713. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

SOlltbwes/ern 10114. San Gabriel, Calif.,

Far Ur CJtem ]00

18-Burlington, Iowa.

21-Miduletown. Ohio; Phoenix, Ariz.: LongDeneh. Calif.; Lakewood. Ohio; Oshawa, On­tario; Southwest Suburban. III.: Paducah, Ky.;Wichita, KAIlSAS: W II m I II gto n. Delaware;Niles-Uuchnnan. Mich.

26-AtJnntn, Georgln.

27-Jacksoll\'llle, Florida.21 & 28-'l'0Iedo, Ohio.

28-Huntinkton Park. Cnlir.; Teaneck. N.J.: Day·tona Bench, 10"8.; De~ Moines, la.; Fargo,N.D.; New Britain. Conn.; Hiehmond. Va.:Dowaginc, Michigan.

~IARCH I-Dllrke County (Green\'lIle). Ohio:

Champaign. Ill.

2-Fort M)'cn, Fla.

3-Forl Lnuderdale, Fla.

~-West Palm Beach, FIn.

5---8arnsotn. Fin.

!.i-Sturgeon Bny, Wis.

ti-1-Minmi. Jo'la.: Fairfax. Va.

i-Cnlgar)', Alberta; Whittier. Colif.; Berkele)',Calif.; WauwatOSA, Wis.: Lebanon-;--Pa.;Toronto. Ontario; Ba)' Cities, Oregon.

8-Columbus, Ohio.

9-Tnmpa, t'lorida.

II-Clearwater, Florida.

13-14-51. Petcrriburg, r10rida.

1·I-Mason Clt)·. In.: H en til n IC, Pa.: ShenangoVlIlle)', (Sharon). Pa.: El)'rln, Ohio; Pith.burgh, PII.; Sfllinns, Call!.; O~den. Utah;OttawlI, Ontllrio; Salem, a.-ellon: South.town (ChiCAgO). III.: Wnyne. Mich.; St.Louhs #1, Missouri_

19-Manitowoc, \\'h;consin.

20-21-Pasndenll. California.

21-BntUe Creek. Mlchh{an; West. Towns (Lom­bardI. 111.; SJ)E'llcE'r, Iowa; East Li\'en1ool,Ohio; RoseburK. Oregon.

28-TuscalooSl\. Alabama.

JUNE 30·JULY of-Chicago, 111.

INTF.RNATIONAL CONVl';NTION.

MANHATIAN, KANSAS ... CentralStates District Chartered November 24 1

1958 ... Sponsored by Topeka ...26 members.... Harry Trubey, 1204Morol Manhattan, Kansas, President.

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA ...Far \Vestern District CharteredNovember 26, 1958 Sponsored byInland Empire ... 20 members. JessB. Farmer, 475 Camino Paroccla, PalmSprings, California, Secretary ... HughM. Brinkley, 1387 San Jacinto Way,Palm Springs, California, President.

KNOX COUNTY, OHIO ... JohnnyAppleseed District Chartered Novem­ber 10, 1958 ... Sponsored by Newark· .. 34 members. Charles D..MetcalCR. F. D. 1, Gambier, Ohio, Secretaty· .. Wilbur Bartlett, R.FD. 5, Mt.Vernon l Ohiol President.

CHARLEVOiX, MICHIGAN ... Michi·gan District ... Chartered November12, 1958 ... Sponsored by Boyne City· .. 31 members. Alfred Gill, 214Bridge St., Charlevoix l 1vfichigan, Sec·rctary .. Byron Wright, 300 LewisSt., Charlevoix, J\'fichigan l President.

GARLAND, TEXAS ... SourhwestcrnDistrict . . . Chartered October 30

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1958 . . . Sponsored by Dallas . . .29 members. Harold Smith, 3437POTomac St., Dallas, Texas, Secretary· .. N.W. "Doc" Talben, 1307 Fla·mingo, Garland, Texas, President.

SANDY HILL, NEW YORK ... North·eastern District Chartered November6, 1958 . . . Sponsored bl' SaratogaSprings .. 37 mem.bers. \'V'ilburSimpson, 4 Mulberry St. l Hudson Falls,New York, Secretary ... E. V. Wiley,40 Maple St., Hudson Falls, New York,President.

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