| A. ACTIVITIES (30%, possible 80 points) | |||
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 1. Is there a list or calendar of at least two coming events, in some form or another? Does it include date, type of event, and location? [0-20] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 2. For at least two coming events, do details such as time, uniform, etc., that may be needed by the member, his family, friends, guests, or chapter patrons, appear somewhere in the bulletin? (May be on list in A.1) [0-24] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 3. Are results from the board of directors meeting reported in some form? [0-10] Are members encouraged to attend the meetings? [0-2] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 4. Are there reports of at least two recent activities such as performances, social events, convention, division, or district activities, etc? [0-16] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 5. Are items in A.4 written in such a way as to make absentees wish they'd been there? [0-8] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | subtotal |
| B. EDITORIAL CONTENT (31%, possible 84 points) | |||
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 1. Is the bulletin balanced, with such things as news, editorials, humor, contributed articles, borrowed materials, etc.? [0-30] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 2. Does the editor report on matters pertaining to his division, or district, and the Society? [0-10] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 3. Is there an editorial (an individual's expression of ideas and opinions, as opposed to straight news) by anyone other than the editor? Not required that it be identified as an 'editorial' [0-10] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 4. Does the editor write an editorial, and is it clearly identified as his work, by either column head or byline? [0-10] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 5. Are editorials in B.3 and B.4 constructive and in a positive vein? If critical, do they offer solutions or alternatives? [0- 14] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 6. Does the bulletin report or discuss goals, targets, or future plans for the chapter? [0-7] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 7. Does the bulletin possess positive qualities that would motivate a non-barbershopper or an inactive member to become a regular participant in chapter activities? [0-3] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | subtotal |
| C. RECOGNITION AND EDUCATION (25%, possible 67 points) | |||
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 1. Is there an article about quartets or quartetting? [0-15] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 2. Does the bulletin give credit by full name to members who serve the chapter (list of officers/officials) plus highlighted names throughout the bulletin? [0-15] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 3. Is there a list of guests and their hosts? If not, is there an article that emphasizes recruitment and treatment of guests and potential members? [0-10] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 4. Is there a biographical profile of a new or current member covering such things as background, occupation, family, musical experience, Man of Note recipient for new member, etc.? [0-10] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 5. Is there a story, editorial piece, or display ad that, with impact, explains and encourages participation in a chapter-selected philanthropy, Heartspring, SingAmerica/SingCanada, etc.? [0-5] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 6. Is there a craft article? [0-12] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | subtotal |
| D. HISTORY (4%, possible 11 points) | |||
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 1. Are there stories relating the earlier days of the chapter, district, or Society)? [0-6] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 2. Is there an article telling of the songs we sing, their composers, or the messages they convey, or a tag? [0-5] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | subtotal |
| E. CONTRIBUTED MATERIAL (9%, possible 25 points) | |||
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 1. Are at least three items by chapter officers, committee heads, chapter members, or chapter auxiliaries printed? [0-21] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | 2. If a story or artwork is clearly borrowed from another source, does the editor give credit to that source? ('Anonymous' or 'unknown' is acceptable, and if nothing borrowed, no penalty) [0-4] |
| ___ | ___ | ___ |
subtotal |
| ___ | ___ | ___ | Total points (267 possible per issue) |
Revised 7/98
