A Centennial Celebration

• Publication year: 1997
• Pages: 25
• Citation: Vol. 26 No. 3 Pg. 25

26 Colo.Law. 25 Colorado Lawyer 1997.

1997, March, Pg. 25. A Centennial Celebration

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Vol. 26, No. 3, Pg. 25

The Colorado Lawyer
March 1997
Vol. 26, No. 3 [Page 25]

Features
CBA President's Message to Members
A Centennial Celebration
by Miles Cortez

You may be too young to remember the late Moms Mabley. She was a wonderful African-American comedienne who appeared on the Smothers Brothers show in the late 1950s, early 1960s She was already well up in years when I became a fan of hers She was sort of a female Redd Foxx, with the advantage of a mouth unburdened with teeth (real or store-bought). Moms could have an audience chuckling with her delivery alone. Her complaints about her love life, given her years, always drew laughs: "Lovin's been a little slow lately, but what can you expect when your man's older than water, and twice as weak." Age has been a major topic of media interest lately

Newspapers, magazines, books, and media commentators observing demographic patterns pound home the message that the U.S. has an aging population - too many birthdays and anniversaries. While we commemorate milestone birthdays, we usually do so with dark humor, to the point where the "celebrant" can't help but feel some uneasiness as the grim reaper gains ground.

Whether you're turning 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, or (mercifully) more, there's a greeting card available to draw your attention to the fact that you've lost a step and then some. Ironically, we unconditionally venerate institutions as they reach milestones. Centennials, sesquicentennials, bicentennials, and, coming soon, the new millennium on the Gregorian calendar, are the stuff of celebrations.

This year we mark the centennial of the Colorado Bar Association, and, true to form, we will use the occasion to reminisce, reflect and, most important, celebrate our profession's past, present, and prospects for the future.

This Centennial Thing

1957: DBA President Maurice Reuler, Dean Gordon Johnston Judge Orie Phillips and Chancellor Chester Alter discuss a new law building for the University of Denver College of Law. This is the type of material the Centennial Committee is seeking.
So, as Cheech Marin would say, "whasappenin" with this Centennial thing? Plenty, my friends, and we expect your participation and input in many ways. It's time for us to put the lawyer jokes where they belong (the process...