, 1876-11-14
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.

rroE Tyicr'1 Lecture MI "TI,c Humorous
Element in tho Amerlcan Rovotutton."
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
AsH AnnoH, Mich, Nov, 11.-1t 1nny be
nlattcr Of intercst to tho readers Of The Tnlu-
uNE to know that Prof. Moses Colt Tyler ,lcIly-
cred, for the first time, his humorous lccturu on
" The Humorous Element in tho American Rcy-
olutIon,' Mt University Halt, In this city, last
night; inrimnch as ho Is engaged to deliver the
snn,c lecture Ii, t,nl,y cities Of tho Northwest,
Including, believe, Chicago itself; and to he
TOLL that 1t met With perfect nuecess. lie hatl
an audience last night Of moro tlnn {, 900 peo-
pie, for tho very announcement OF his na,no lit
connection with q lecture always calls multi
t,dc to hear lin. For tAIs rcason hc wus en-
gnged by tic Stuhcnts Lccturu Association to
open tho course of tho scason which, as will bc
noticed further OIL contains some OF tho best
entertainments tho country affords.
Tho lnrturl ol Prof, Tyler, rcfcrred to, covers
new field In tlle linu Of lyecutn.lceturea, and 1t
t!ons tl'e subject itself lnay arouse. liz says
IN II, nt tho outset, that history Is ITO longer
detailed ncronnt 81 wars nnl battlcs and 0f tho
r1tstsnc'lifc Of King or ruling powera, batrat-
pic; ana, further, to he truthful, it m,1st tell
wllat thu pcoplc laughed nbout us well as whit
they crled about.
With the purpose Of contributing pngo to
the history Dt tho usIll y.lcnQnnatcit! t!isk nnd
stern period Of the Revolution, llc hal written
an account ot the humorous side, for IL had onu;
the people laugl.cd as well MS fought, and slot
on 1ukcs Us well as bullets. nc snI1 thu Reyo-
asp eaa ssya @ @ I'D ID ait fssad sstson sd ssrs In
ceptsou BY the Amcricans, anil tho unpleasant
duties thy sta,np-AgcntH had to perform in cli-
forcing IT, T!v making of tho very "hugcst
ton 1larbnr, by The Ynnkec InnfIs, 'Yas another
joke which clcercd tllo hearts Ut tho oppressed
people: So, all through tho atrugglu III tho
ile'd, the speaker found soncthinE of hun,or,
duty. 1io read patriotic newspaper poetry,
written III those tlmes, and told Of private iii.
stnlss tca-partics; all II which was frosl and
highly, entertaining to l,fa aidieucc. AT the
close, he drew valuable lcssona from this view
Of tho Revolutionary. .pcriol,-sayIng TINT thu
hgroes OF thusc times were not do,nigods, and
to bo worshtpcd. but men like ourselves, doing
and netting only as We are capable of doing aud
fc;ling. Prof; Tyler spoke for nn liour. s,nl II
| throughout.
| The remainder OF the coureo before tho Stu.
dcllts' Lecture Assnciaton Is Ns follows-thrcu uf
te ,:c5sts ss; ol111 M ee N.Y. NSes s sonE fso Gn
Grltn; thy Barnll,eo Conerrt Company, Nov,
! 81; Miss Helen rottyr, readings, Nov. II; PM.
David Swing, Dec. 5,-ambje.t, "Tho Position ol
tho NoTSl 1a il hteraigsSn 4 nphton rhilaraanie
subject, "pooplo We A1ccs'' Smith Whitnoy
Gonccrt Company, dun. Is; Q. II. r'ffany, Ja!E.
s551,anb!!ect, =" Yosemite Val!ey"; joaquin
Miller, Feb. 9.-sublcct,. Ahoat III Venice y;
T.. II. chupn, wcek Ut March 6,--subjrct,
| Libcrty.h
| This Association Of the students Of the Uni
and, With thu profits from lts courses Of enter
tnnn!cnts, !ns furnished II rcatlinE-ro0m witt,