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11 J. B. Ass'n St. Kan. 1 (1942-1943)

handle is hein.barjournals/jkabr0011 and id is 1 raw text is: 9hiJournal of the BarAssociation of the State of Kansas VOL. X1 AUGUST, 1942 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, 1301 Union National Bank Building, or The Journal Publication Office, 1501 E. Douglas, 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 Asociation of the State of Kansas PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS By BERNARD L. SHERIDAN before the Bar Association of the State of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Friday. May 22nd. 1942 It is now my duty, as well as my privilege, to deliver what the Constitution of this Association terms an appropriate address. The framers of this article must have been typical robust Kansas practitioners of the early days. With custo- mary independence, shrewdness and foresight they avoided any chance of restraint in freedom of speech by leaving the definition of appropriate to each succeeding president. I am sure that all members who have heard a number of these addresses will agree that the word has never been given a narrow or con- fining intrepretation. I shall follow this precedent and, without any particular subject, shall talk with you concerning some matters which I hope may be of interest. Therefore, of course, I deem them to be appropriate. You may dis- agree but I have the floor and constitutional authority. First of all I want you to know that I appreciate from the bottom of-my heart the honor and pleasure of serving as your president for the past year. For thirty- three years, except for an interruption during the first World War, I have fol- lowed the general practice of law in this state and always had a high opinion of the Kansas Bar. But, until my service in this office, I did not fully realize what an excellent group we have. Everywhere, practically without exception, I have found extreme and constant devotion to the ideals of the profession, excellent character, standing and ability and above all, an eagerness to cooperate in any way with the activities and aims of the association. For the help and cooperation I have received from all quarters, I am profoundly grateful. Beset as we are with misfortunes and difficulties, I am not fearful of the future of the legal pro- fession in Kansas. The spirit and ambition of. these men and women will work out its real destiny. When I was younger I could see many more things to complain about and cor- rect than I now find. The hazards and difficulties of the present, even in the

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