The Hawkseye 

June 2006 - page 6

 

BARBERSHOP HISTORY QUIZ
author: Mark Axelrod, editor of "Blue Chip Chatter," Teaneck, NJ.

1- Barbershoppers from how many states competed in the first society-wide quartet contest (which was not yet known as the international)? Where and when was it held? For extra credit, how much was the registration fee?

2- Name the co-founder of the society, who was also its first national president.

3- What did the first quartet champs (the Bartlesville Barflies) win besides the title in 1939?

4- In addition to having a special chapter named after him, and being an early society president, this person also sang in a 1st place quartet. Name him.

5- The greatest two-year growth spurt in SPEBSQSA's history occurred during the presidency of whom?

Answers to the quiz can be found on page 9

Downstate Express Visits
Kennedy High School
Photos By Jim Erbe

2004 International Senior Quartet Champions, Downstate Express sings for some students at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. 

Harmony Hawk Bob Kerdus explains a few basics about barbershop to the students of Kennedy High School before Downstate Express sings their next song.

When I sent out e-mails last month I apologized for being so late. It took me some time to write up the story about the Iowa City tornado. I received this e-mail from Toban Dvoretzky, a former member of the Old Capitol Chorus who now resides in Houston, Texas:

Dave, the delay was worth it. I check the Press-Citizen website every day, and of course I followed the tornado coverage and viewed all of the picture galleries raptly. Your article is at least equal to, and probably better than, the most superior story written by any professional newspaperman on the subject. I'm in awe of your production.

Respectfully,

Toban Dvoretzky
3rd place (Iowa City), 1983 CSD Bulletin Contest

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