The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-09
"SYNCOPEP Z TO
REPLACE
JAZZ

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syncopep has been chosen as
the most descriptive Of zoo, 900
words submitted to describe
modern popular music and to sup
plant the word Jazz in d con-
test conducted BY radio through
out the United States BY Meyer
Davis, head Of the Meyer Davis
orchestras. It was announced today,
Synccpep" viii now take its
place along with classic fagttme
and Jazz provided the people
Several months ago Mr.. Davis
got the idea that the word .tJaxz, \
which was for long used to convey
the idea Of modern dance music,
had ceased to be expressive, and
he invited radio fans to supply 4
new word. IA prize Of one hundred
dollars was offered to the winner.
Of the contest.
With the aid Of the more power
ful radio stations In the country
as well as newspapers, magazines
and other periodicals., he invited
radio fans to offer suggestions for
q new word that would be more
descriptive. Of the popular music
Of today. Az result more than
200, 900 replies were received and
out OF the vast number the word
'Syncopep" was selected as the
most fitting.
Two Of the many radio fans who
participated in the contest sub.
mitted the same name. They are
Dorothy i. Poole, Of West Falls
Church, Virginia; and Joseph
Sylvester Kos, of Fresno. Cali
fornia.
Miss Poole, who Is a Washing.
tonian by birth, Is a great lover and
patron Of music and Is also writer,
painter and poetess.
Mr.. KOS Is q native OF Cleveland,
| Ohio, and Is q professional musician
whose career Is full Of interest. He
has played with the Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra, has led vari.
GUS resort and therater orchestras
and was associated with David w.
Griffith In a musical capacity for
q number Of years.
The judges who selected "SyncO.
pep" as being most descriptive Of
! modern music included: Edwin Ho
ban, radio editor Of the PhiIadeIpfia
Inquirer: w. Victor Guinness, noted
artist illustrator, who served also
on the board Of judges in the re-
cent Atlantic City Miss America.
/ Beauty Contest; II. Charles RawIins.
editor OF Sport" Magazine: william
B. Sherman, pr0minet investment
banker, Prudence Nicholas. radio
editor Of the Dies Monies Capital.
Des Moines, Iowa, and Jack Binns.
outstanding hero OF the early DAYS
of wireless biography at sea.
The phenomenal proportions which
the contest assumed are prob.
ably without precedent. So tremen.
dous was the mass Of mail matter
that the process can best be liken.
ed to the action Of an avalanche
or q tidal wave. The ordinary
routine Of the Davis executive Of.
fices was incapable of handling the
task and an additional clerical
force had to be engaged to handle
and dispose Of the almost endless
detail work involved. An extension
Of fifteen days beyond the original
date set for the awarding OF the
prize became necessary, and the
total amount. exclusive OF the prize
money. expended by Meyer Davis
on this, perhaps somewhat altruis-
tic venture, was in excess of IS, 900.
Among the words submitted were
the following:
Charmu, dansong. dansway, dasie.
everybodys, everyday, fresco frolic,
fun fun, gladance, hapytone,
Jollio. joymelo. joystep. mello, melo-
joy, mellomeyer, modage, peptune,
polyphonic. newfan, radiola, rig
sody. rhyme, rhythmatic, rhyth-
mel. rhythmerine, rhythmicaI,
rhythmore. steppin stuff, steppum.
sympep, sympho, syncobob, synco-
davis, eyncofad, syncolyric.. synco-
mix, syncopa. syncopia, syncopep,
syncopy. syncosway, syntoco. tunes
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