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8 News Bull. 1 (1948)

handle is hein.barjournals/ialaw0008 and id is 1 raw text is: THE NEWS OF BULLETIN The Iowa State Bar Associatibn Vol. VIII, No. 1 1101 Fleming Building, Des Moines 9, Iowa Ms iuary, 1948 Public Relations Activity Continues The Committee on Public Relations of the Iowa State Bar Association sent out its first questionnaires to the lawyers of Iowa in Au- gust and later, because of what appeared to be Insufficient responses, followed them up with an additional circulation of questionnaires in November. To date the committee has received over seven hundred answers from the ques- tionnaires which were sent out. Since those re- turned responses to the second request are generally of the same pattern as the earlier ones, the committee believes that the answers received may be regarded as a representative expression from the bar. The committee ex- amined all of the questionnaires, analyzed and classified them, and at the December meeting of the Board of Governors made a report coupled with recommendations which were based on the suggestions and recommendations received from those answering the question- naires. Through funds granted by the Iowa State Bar Foundation, the Public Relations Com- mittee is at the present time using the serv- ices of an experienced analyst who is inde- pendently making a study and statistical di- gest of the answers to the questionnaires. Among the recommendations made by the com- mittee to the Board of Governors at the Decem- ber meeting were the following: It was recommended that since, In the public mind, the organized bar has a responsibility for the conduct of Its members and for lawyers generally, whether or not members of the As- sociation, it should have authority commen- surate with this responsibility. It was recom- mended that a study be made as to effective means to that end, and It was suggested that where matters of discipline are to be under- taken the conduct of any proceedings should be moved as far as possible from the local bar. It was also recommended that appropriate action should be taken to give greater weight to qualities of character as a determining fac- tor not only in the matter of admissions to the bar but also In respect to registration for office study, enrollment In law schools and membership in the Association itself. Bar Examination Charles Barlow, Clerk of the Supreme Court, has announced that examinations for admission to the Bar of Iowa will be held In Iowa City on February 17, 18 and 19. All prospective and qualified applicants may avail themselves of this opportunity for immediate admission by making ap- plication to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, State House, Des Moines 19, Iowa. Bar Foundation Continues to Grow Many Counties Over the Top A recent report of the Treasurer of the litical and economic life makes it impossible Iowa State Bar Foundation, Judge Frederic to anticipate what the lawyer will be up M. Miller, Des Moines, indicates that the against In the next few years or even in the campaign of the Foundation to achieve an next few months. However, the problem of ultimate goal of $50,000.00 is making con- accumulation of funds In the Iowa State Bar tinued progress. At the present time 35 Foundation Is to enable the Iowa State Bar counties in the state h-ve met or exceeded Association to weather Its own storms and to their full quota and a nmber of additional contribute to the welfare of its membership counties have accepted their quota for the and to the needs of our community and coun- coming year. As of the present writing the try whenever and however they arise. Foundation has on hand from contributions Experience has shown that a large percen- already made the sum of $81,238.14. tage of the Association's committee activities By now every lawyer in Iowa ithould be are in reality quite unproductive of any di- thoroughly familiar with the Foundation and rect benefit for no other reason than that its objects and purposes. However, one ques- there are no funds with which to work or pay tion that is often asked is, what specific use expenses. There are many men In the Associ- will be made of Foundation funds. There ation who are willing to devote their time for is no really satisfactory answer to this ques- the benefit of the Association and the profes- tion for the Foundation will have no way of uion of law but who cannot do so at a finan- knowing what the paramount need will be un- cial lose. This results in committee stagnation til sufficient money has been accumulated. A and Inefficiency. little reflection will show that what use is It is also true that there are lean years made of Foundation funds will depend upon when the Association Income is badly reduced. how much is at hand, whdn it is available, This happened during the war, and it was and what the major need happens to be at necessary to resort to the securing of sus- that time. taiing memberships In order to keep the At the present time the Public Relations budget balanced while the Association was car- Committee of the Iowa State Bar Association, rying on only Its ordinary activities. information concerning which will be found There are an Infinite variety of activities elsewhere in this issue of the News Bulletin, that the Iowa State Bar Association should Is engaged in activity which is of direct and participate in which would be of value to all concrete benefit to every lawyer in Iowa. Its lawyers personally and which would increase work Is being enhanced by a grant of funds their efficiency and their Income. It has been from the Foundation, without which the work demonstrated through the establishment of the could not be carried out because financial as- Tax School that this can be done. sistance is required that the Iowa State Bar The purpose of the Foundation Is to make Association Is unable to give because of its funds available for use by the Iowa State liar limited income. This is one example of Association to Implement the activities of the Foundation activity which Is of extreme Im- Association along those lines which are Impos- portance. sible at the present time. The Foundation The rapid changes taking place in our po- hopes to accumulate a large fund through co- Ioperative and continued effort the interest of It was also recommended that the appro- priate committee of the bar should make a thorough study as to existing standards of admission and report to the Board of Gover- nors the results of such study. Annual Meeting It was suggested by the committee to the Board of Governors that the by-laws creating The Board of Governors of the Iowa the committee authorized it to study and pro- State Bar Association at its last meeting mote ways and means to improve the relations accepted the Invitation of the Sioux City between the public and the legal profession, Bar Association to hold the Fifty-fourth and to institute a program of public education Annual Meeting of the Iowa State Bar on legal problems, and that to complete such Association in Sioux City. Preliminary a study there should be some means under- plans for the meeting are under way, and taken of sampling public opinion as to what It Is the aim of the Board and the offi- these ways and means might be. The purpose cers to present the finest Annual Meeting of such a study would be to ascertain the ever held. The Hotel Martin has tenta- needs, desires, Interests of the members, of tively been selected as the headquarters the public and to then set up an educational hotel. Further Information will be forth- program to be participated in by local bar as- coming In future Issues of the News Bul- soclations. The Board authorized the commit- letin. tee to proceed along these lines, and It Is presently engaged In such a study.o a

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