The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-25
INSURANCE SUMMER SCHOOL.
a Successful, Profitable and Pleasant
Term Closes at Greensboro.
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Greensboro, N. c., June 24.-The
Insurance Summer school which has
been in session here seven days, closed
today after most successful Srott-
able and pleasant term of instruction.
The school was planned by the presi-
dent and directors of the Southern
Life and Trust Company, being the
idea of Messrs McAllister and Whar-
ton. About twenty-five insurance men
from all parts of the State have been
in attendance, and it was a fine, intel
ligent and mature body of men.
They have been instructed by train
ed insurance experts and specialists
n the science of insurance, the law
of insurance, insurance contracts and
theories of business, with practical
lessons on how to get business, etc.
Among eminent insurance experts
who have lecturcd, and who left for
New York at noon was Prof. A. B.
FaCkler of New York, recognized as
one of the best actuaries now living
and who is the consulting actuary of
the Southern Life. This summer in
stitute is the only one ever held in the
South and the second ever held in the
United States. So successful has the
experiment proved this year that Mr..
McAllister announced this morning
that arrangements would be made for
the accommodation of a larger num-
Der of students next year, and that
the summer school would become
permanent institution
Yesterday afternoon the managers
of the Insurance Company chartered
a special car and took forty of the
directors teachers, students and mem
hers of the local press to Guilford
battle ground, where a sumptuous
supper was enjoyed and the battle
ground looked over. Short talks were
made at the feast by every one pres
ent. a significant one from Prof. Fack-
Ter, containing the suggestion that
owing TO events in insurance circles IN
New York recently. there had never
been a better time in the history of
insurance for other sections and
States to build M good business for
safe and economically conducted COM
panies, and from what he had learned
since coming to Greensboro, he felt
certain that business men here had
become convinced of that fact before
they Of Now York had.
The Greensboro Electric COmpany's
business has increased to the extent
that they have been compelled TO pur-
chase additional power and this morn
ing an order for a $50 horse power
CorlisS engine was placed with the
Allis-Chalmers Company of MilWau-
lJcc.
The city council in session last night
made provision for establishing three
more subways for grade crossings at
Fulton, Lee and Pearson streets.
A schedule for the grading and
ourbing of the following streets in the
order named was adoDted and the
city engineer instructed to begin as
soon as possible: Edgeworth. SchencN
Pearson. Eugene and Bragg.
The new financial secretary of the
Greensboro Female College Rev W.
NJ. Curtis, has ..rrivod with his family
from Advance to make this a per-
mancnt homo.
Solicitor A. L. Brooks will leave
Monday for a trip to the Pacific coast.
visiting San Francisco, Portland and
other Western points Of interest be-
fore his return.