The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-09-29


ed SGT OF Speakers for the Year In
ciudea Many Prominent Men.
The full list of subjects for the insur-
ance course at Yale is now complete,
and a number of prominent officials
and other athorities in some branch of
insurance have kindly agreed to take
up various subjects. Two or three or
the subjects at the end of the course
have not been allotted, but it is expect
ed that the lecturers will be soon selec-
ted. A lecture will be given on Monday
of each week during the college year
and the class will. be examined on the
subject matter of the lecture the fol-
lowing Friday. --....-ez
The first lecture in the course was de-
Ilvered yesterday afternoon, September
rs, in Osborn hall, by John NJ. Hol-
combe, vice-president of the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance company, whose
subject was observations on the His
tory of Life Insurance On the Mon
day following, John K. Gore, actuary of
the Prudential Insurance company, will
open a course of four lectures dealing
with the theory of life insurance and
annuieies; the calculations Of rates; va
rieties Of contracts, and the different
branches of Life Insurance" He will
be followed by Walter S. Nichols, editor
of the Insurance Monitor and Law
Journal, who will lecture on "Fraternal
Insurance"
The last three weeks of the first term
will be taken up by John B. Lunger,
Wce-president of the Travellers Insur-
ance company, who will lecture on of
flee and Agency Organization and In
vestments In Life Insurance" This
will practically brig the course on life
Insurance to a close with the exception
that the economical functions of life in
surance will be taken up toward the
latter part of the third term by Mr.
Holcombe in two lectures, and Profess
sor Henry w. Farnam Of Yale, who
will deliver two addresses on Govern
mental Insurance" particularly as
practiced in Germany and New Zea-
land.
The second term will be devoted to
fire insurance. Five lectures dealing
with the history, theory, practice, or
ganization and the risks, hazards, loss
es and adjustments of fire insurance
will be delivered by r. M. Bissell vice.
president of the Hartford Fire Insur-
ance company. This group Of subjects
will be followed by lecture on Fire
Insurance Engineering The late Cap
tain William H. stratton. of the Facto-
ry Insurance association, has been irvi-
ted to lecture on this subject, but his
death necessitates another selection.
Mr.. Bisselfs lectures will be followed
by Al. A. Raven, president of the Attain
tic Mutual Marine Insurance company,
who will lecture on Marine Insur-
ance," and j. NJ. Allen, of the Hartford
Steam Boiler Insurance company, who
will discuss Steam Boiler Insurance
!, At the beginning of the third term
Emp overs' liability and Accident In
surance'' will be taken up by S. C. Dun
ham, president of the Travellers Insur-
ance company, in two lectures. Then
will follow Mr.. Holcombe's lecture on
THE Economical Functions Of Insur-
ance," above referred to, and Professor
Farnam's lectures on Governmental
Insurance. Next in order will be a
lecture on Insurance Law" by Charles
e. Gross, of Hartford
The course will be brought to a close
in the third term by four special lee
lures to be delivered by Presidents Dry
den, Mccall and Alexander. and by one
70 the leading presidents in fire insur-
ance. These lecturers have been privi-
legged to select their own subjects.
The classes will be quizzed and ex-
amfned during the first half of the
course by John M. Gaines, of the actu-
ary's department of the New York Life
Insurance company, and during the sec
ond half of the course by Archibald a..
WEIGH, actuary of the Phoenix Mutual
Life Insurance company, both gradu-
ates of Yale. They are thoroughly
versed in the theory and practice Of in
surance, and their work will very ably
supplement that of the lecturers.
The list of lectures was prepared by
a committee consisting Of Messrs John
M. Holcombe, John K. Gore, r. NJ. Bis
sell and John B. Lunger, acting on be-
half Of the insurance interests, and
Professor Fisher acting on behalf of
Yale university, and all details connect
ed with the course will be in the hands
of these gentlemen.
The number of students desiring to
enter the course was SO large that the
college authorities thought it wise to
confine the course at the outset to SEN
Tors. Members Of the other classes will
be permitted to attend, but will not re-
. ceive marks for attendance. All of the
lectures will be open to the public
The object of the course is to give a
clear exposition of the principles of in
surance and the part which insurance
in its manifold forms is likely to play in
the life of the students after they leave
college. Every effort will be made to
impart more intelligent knowledge Of
life insurance. If the course should in
fluence any student to take up insur-
ance as an ayocation he will be fur
nished with means of pursuing his stud
les privately.
The list of lectures makes it evident
that the subjects will be taken up in an
analytical manner, and theory will be
subordinate to practical and economical
aspects. The men selected as lecturers
are without exception men who have
won the right by hard work and success
to represent their particular branches
{ Of the business. The prominence of the
lecturers guarantee that the subjects
will be treated fairly, impartially and