1958

The ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law has taken on a distinctively green shade. Our own Morton Fisher was elected chair of the section in August. The section has 35,000 members, and he will be busy working in an area which should be of more and more interest to us "graying" '58s. If you are in the Baltimore area you might want to tap into his wisdom. He also has a distinction which few of us can claim: he is a life-long resident. Might be an interesting question for our next reunion: "How many places have you lived?" I've lived in eight different places. Bet I'm on the low end.

The Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami, Fla., will continue to benefit from the wisdom of James Orovitz. He has been elected to serve a third term as chairman of the board of trustees. Another interest finds him serving as a member of the Foundation of Florida International University.

You may have noted in our class newsletter that we have another author in our midst. Pete Sinclair, currently professor of English at Evergreen State College, has written a book about the early climbing history of the Grand Teton National Park, entitled We Aspired: The Last Innocent Americans. Pete is a former ranger in charge of mountain rescue at Grant Teton and founding chief guide of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, and the book promises to be a treasure for those of us interested in the wilderness and history of that beautiful part of our country.

This year I participated in the Alumni College course entitled "Paradise Lost: Promise and Peril in the World Order." Unfortunately, I was the only '58 in attendance. You might want to keep it in mind for a future summer, particularly if the subject is as timely as this year's. How does a modern nation deal with diversity in its citizenry? The pre-assigned reading and then the lectures during the course dealt with situations in the Balkans, Russia, China, India, and the United States. As a consequence, I believe I have a better understanding of what I often find to be a most confusing world. The central question for me remains, "Will the modern nations slip back to allegiances based on blood line and land, or continue on the basis of consent to the rule of just law and toleration?"

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