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42 J. Kan. B. Ass'n 2 (1973)

handle is hein.barjournals/jkabr0042 and id is 1 raw text is: From the President IN THIS, my swan song, I express my personal appreciation to the membership, the committees and committee chairmen for their diligence and cooperation in the work of this Association. Without them the Association would be nothing more than a paper tiger. It has been my privilege to gain an even greater insight into the greatness of character that makes up a lawyer. I would rather fight, fish, golf, work or get drunk with lawyers than any other group in captivity. I insist that no other single group is so diligent in preserving the essen- tial dignity of the human specie, whether it be an individual right, or a group proposal. Lawyers by their very nature are more able to view man in his relation- ships to others and to his environment than any other profession. Doctors may treat physical and mental ills; accountants and bankers, financial ills; scientists, a multitude of environmental problems. But, it takes a lawyer to put it all together. Recognition of accomplishment can be beneficial. But, there is no point at which the legal profession can stop its constant re-examination of the system. The past year has seen the institution of improvement in the area of disciplinary enforcement. The Supreme Court's implementation of your Association's proposal for annual registration and licensing of lawyers, and for a full-time disciplinary administrator is a giant step forward. Increased professional responsibility will be the inevitable result. The Association has multiplied its already vigorous program of continu- ing legal education. Not only the number of programs increased, but the programs will be more available. With video tape equipment, seminar programs will now be available to local bar associations, or even individual law offices. The continued quality of Association-sponsored seminars has been enhanced. The Washburn and K.U. Law Schools, through their respective Deans, have joined with the Association to help in the planning and imple- mentation of seminar programs. Practicing lawyers are better able to determine the areas of need in continuing legal education, but the pro- fessional law teacher is in a better position to keep the program abreast of current developments throughout the country. I am particularly proud of the Association's in-put into the no-fault insurance proposal. There may be some who feel that we lost in that effort. But, I would submit that no other group involved in the battle, BAR JOURNAL OF THE KANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION