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Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 13 & 14, 1978

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SCORING SUMMARY
SPEBSQSA, Inc.
PIONEER DISTRICT
Held at Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 13 & 14, 1978

THE PANEL OF JUDGES                                                     DISTRICT
Chairman of Judges..........Don Lang, St. Joseph, Michigan              Pioneer
SOUND.......................John Bauer, Kenosha, Wisconsin              Land O'Lakes
                            Jim Richards, St. Paul, Minnesota           Land O'Lakes
Interpretation. ............Bob Craig, Schaumburg, Illinois             Illinois
                            George Peters, Wheaten, Illinois            Illinois
Stage Presence..............Bill Dorow, Franklin, Wisconsin             Land O'Lakes
                            Bob Mulligan, Birmingham, Michigan          Pioneer
Arrangement.................Jack Baird, Oak Lawn, Illinois              Illinois
                            Ed Waesche, Melville, New York              Mid-Atlantic
Secretary...................Chuck Nasser, Michigan City, Indiana        Cardinal
Asst. Secretary.............John Gillespie, Kalamazoo, Michigan         Pioneer
Checker/Observer............Fran Jones, Greenville, Michigan            Pioneer
Timer.......................Bill Warner. Detroit, Michigan              Pioneer
                            Jack Sidor, Grand Rapids, Michigan          Pioneer

                             DISTRICT QUARTET CONTEST FINALS

                                             STAGE        SUB            SINGING
Category:                   SOUND     INT.   PRES.  ARR.  TOTAL  TOTAL   SECONDS
Song Numbers:               1   2    1   2         1   2                  1   2
Rank - Quartet
1. Personal Expression     153 152  139 123  308 -16  -8   851   1636    110 169
2. Crosstown Exchange      145 138  133 125  264  -1   5   809   1634    100 168
3. Harmony Hounds          124 134  112 119  306   0  -1   794   1575    121 143
4. Cadence Counts          134 128  115 127  258   5  -7   760   1562    132 115
5. Dutch Masters           129 134  114 126  235   4  -1   741   1426    152 128
6. Patch Chords            121 117  124 124  232  -5   0   713   1418    119 121
7. Village Ramblers        128 123  116 108  219   2   2   698   1414    152 141
8. Union St. Arrangement   121 116  109 112  219   0  -1   676   1345    122 118

        The Personal Expression is the 1978 Pioneer District Quartet Champion.
        Smokey & The Bandits is the 1978 Pioneer District Novice Quartet Champion.

                               SEMI-FINALS SCORES

1. Crosstown Exchange      151 151  131 118  266   4   4          825    160 103
2. Cadence Counts          136 131  125 130  278   7  -5          802    142 157
3· Personal Expression     139 138  119 100  288   3  -2          785    143 119
4. Harmony Hounds          129 128  119 109  291   1   4          781    166 140
5. Village Ramblers        130 128  110 104  242   2   0          716    151 129
6. Patch Chords            122 113  113 113  246  -4   2          705    113 151
7· Dutch Masters           133 126  112  99  227  -4  -8          685    162 142
8. Union St. Arrangement   119 112  112  97  224   2   3          669    144 120
9. Smokey & The Bandits    107 103   93  96  193   5  -6          591    123 150
10. Chord Encounters Of
     The Seventh Kind      106 107   99 100  170  -5   1          578    144 119
11. Euphoria                98 102   93  77  184  -3   2          553    163 110
12. Blue Plate Special      90  85   87  78  178  -3  -1          514    146 143