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Acts of Meaning: A Descriptive Study of the Fiction and Poetry of Three Elementary School Children

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North Dakota Law Review 
Volume 10 Number 10 Article 3 
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Shall We Do or Just Resolve? 
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BAR BRIEFS
many years ago. "Judge Morgan," said Mr. Bangs, "was one of the
Court's most distinguished members," and, in presenting this portrait
to the Court, he said he wished to "place in the record a few personal
observations with respect to the man whose memory we so honor."
The "few observations," however, proved to be as fine a tribute and
word picture as we have heard in many a day.
Invitations
Invitations were received from two cities for the 1935 meeting of
the Association, Grand Forks and Valley City. As usual, the meeting
place will be determined by the Executive Committee at its first meeting,
probably about the first of November.
Election of Officers
The election of officers developed only one contest. Vice President
C. L. Foster, Bismarck, was advanced to the Presidency without oppo-
sition, and Col. M. A. Hildreth, Fargo, was the unanimous choice for
Vice President. The opposition to the incumbent Secretary entered
B. F. Tillotson, Bismarck, as a candidate. Since the meeting we have
been advised that a rather spirited pre-meeting campaign was put on, but
nothing in such information indicates that such campaign was not con-
ducted in a fair and friendly manner, so as to leave neither bitterness
nor qualms of conscience. The ballot count started R. E. Wenzel,
Bismarck, on his fifteenth year as Secretary-Treasurer.
Addresses
The main addresses of the two-day session were presented by Prof.
Leonarde Keeler, Northwestern University Law School, who spoke on
"Modern Methods in Crime Detection," and by Andrew R. Sherriff,
"Citizen-Lawyer," Chicago, who spoke on "Cooperation of the Press
and the Bar" at the banquet, and on "The Spirit of the Constitution" at
the general session the next day. All the addresses were very favorably
received, with the last one excelling the others.
Supreme Court Services
A committee, consisting of Tracy R. Bangs, Grand Forks, John
Knauf, Jamestown, M. A. Hildreth, Fargo, C. L. Young, Bismarck,
and P. D. Norton, Minot, was appointed to arrange for a memorial
program to be held in the Supreme Court Chambers at an early date,
such service to commemorate deceased members of the Court.
SHALL WE DO OR JUST RESOLVE?
For some years past the Bar Association of this State has had
under consideration changes in the plan of disciplinary action, several
times voting in favor of the principle of the California system. Nothing,
however, has come of the matter thus far, and we are wondering if,
once again, resolutions are not to result in action.
In the Secretary's report this year attention was directed to a
portion of the address of President Evans of the American Bar Asso-
ciation, and also to an editorial appearing in the September 4th issue
of the Bismarck Tribune. We quote from the Secretary's report:
The newspaper article "dealt with the subject of 'Dillinger's Lawyer'.
After commenting at some length, and to good purpose, on that subject,
it advanced this thought:
BAR BRIEFS
"'But the bar associations, national and state, are slow
to act. The harm that a few members are doing the whole
profession has been common knowledge for years. Yet few
lawyers are disbarred, as witness the kindly tolerance the North
Dakota association has for certain of its members.'
"You, yourselves, know whether or not there was any
justification for the North Dakota reference. It does seem as
if we have had some rather astounding situations in the past,
and have some at this particular moment. The North Dakota
Bar has a voice, but it doesn't use it sufficiently, and it has
very seldom acted. The Committee on Press and Public In-
formation should be taken seriously by the Bar, and the Bar,
itself, needs to take itself more seriously about these matters.
The Bar has a voice. It should use it. And it should act-act
oftener, more definitely, and more quickly."
Right at this moment we wonder if we do not give up too easily
when we meet with rebuffs at the hands of the Legislature. Having
arrived at conclusions, after careful study and consideration, and, usually,
several reconsiderations, why should we lose faith in the strength of
our position or in our ability to convince others of the logic of our stand
and our faith in its beneficial results?
BAR DELEGATE SYSTEM
We reprint from the August issue of the Journal of the American
Judicature Society the following:
"The adoption of a conference of local bar association delegates
has proved a valuable adjunct to state bar meetings in several states.
In Florida and Ohio such conferences are held twice a year. In Califor-
nia, where experiment has been in process for a number of years, to
stimulate members widely to discuss bar policies, there has been an
open forum to which one afternoon is assigned; all resolutions offered
in the general bar sessions must first be discussed in the forum, which
gives the greatest freedom for debate and is checked by deferring final
action until the following day. This year's meeting will see the forum
abandoned in favor of a conference of delegates. Those who participate
in the conference debates will be in a representative capacity. This will
add to the influence of the many bar members who are unable to attend
the meeting and will stimulate local associations to discuss live topics
and select instructed delegates. It will also tend to stabilize discussion
and opinion and prevent a stampede instituted by a determined
minority."
For many years we have endeavored to put into effect something
similar in North Dakota. Five or six years ago the Editor suggested
that all reports of committees be filed in time to enable the various
district meetings to discuss them prior to the annual meeting of the
State Association, and permit the casting of a representative vote at
the annual meeting. The past year the Executive Committee instructed
the Editor-Secretary to carry the suggestion into effect, but we failed
again because committees did not file their reports and only two of the
six districts held meetings.


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