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8 J. B. Ass'n St. Kan. 1 (1939-1940)

handle is hein.barjournals/jkabr0008 and id is 1 raw text is: The Journal of the Bar Associa- tion of the State of Kansas VOL. 8 AUGUST, 1939 NO. 1 Published Quarterly, August, November, February and May, by the Bar Association of the State of Kansas. $3.00 Per Annum Members $1.50 Single Copy $1.00 Address communications to J. B. Patterson, 1012 Union National Bank Building, or The Journal Publication Office, 319 South Market, Wichita, Kansas. Entered as Second-Class Matter, August 20, 1932, at the Post Office at Wichita, Kansas, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Copyright 1932, by Journal of the Bar Association of the State of President's -Address* BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE By I. M. PLATT First and foremost, I wish to state to the Association the extreme pleasure that has been mine during the past year to serve as your President. You are the judges as to whether or not anything has been accomplished that is worth- while, but it has been my extreme honor and pleasure to serve and associate with you as the head of this organization of the finest group of men in this great state of ours. Let me take this opportunity of thanking each and all of you for the splendid cooperation you have given me, and more especially to the Executive Council and the Committees who have served so faithfully throughout the year. The work of the office of necessity forces the occupant to give serious consideration of the effect the Association has upon the profession, com- munity, state and nation. One of the greatest difficulties perhaps is for the one in the position, to keep from taking himself too seriously. I hope that I shall not have to plead guilty to such an indictment. At the Cleveland Convention of the American Bar Association, the then President, Arthur T. Vanderbilt, made the following statement: Though it may hurt our pride to say so, candor compels us to admit that our State Bar Associations have not been particularly suc- cessful in-improving the administration of justice. This statement should challenge the attention of every member of the association of the various states. Having heard this statement, and being President of your Association, it caused me to take stock of the work of the Kansas Association. As I understood it, President Vanderbilt's statement was based primarily upon answers to a questionnaire sent out to the various state associations in the United States. The answers received by him perhaps justi- Delivered at the Fifty-Seventhi Annual Meeting of the Kansas State Bar Association, May 26-27, 1939.

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