Mathematics for Students of Casualty Actuarial Science [Discussion]

When one finds one's self in complete general agreement with the author of a paper it is difficult to present a discussion that adds materially to it. After accepting an invitation to present a written discussion of this paper I find myself in that position. Indeed it seems odd that anyone should think it unnecessary that a defense be presented for the mathematical requirements in our examinations. And yet I presume that in the absence of frequent evidence in the papers appearing in the Proceedings of its use this question may arise in the minds of students, especially in view of the bugbear non-engineering students in our American colleges make of mathematics. It may be remarked in passing, though not germane to this discussion, that an investigation of the origin of that attitude would appear to furnish a topic for an interesting study.