Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-26
IN OTHER CHURCHES
THE THOMAS LECTURES.
The Series This Session TO lie Delivered
by Professor Tyrreli.

The course Of free lectures at Richmond
| College under the James Thomas endow-
! ment will be delivered this session oy
Professor Robert Yelverton TyrrelI, Lib;
lind. Fellow Of Trinity College ana
Regius Professor of Greek IN the InlVer;;
sitv of Dublin. Ireland. Professor lyrreli
will arrive in this city Monday accompanied
| by his wife. and they stop at the Exchange
Hotel. His subject will be the CROWN
and Influence OF Latin Poetry" and Will
be treated under the following SUB,
divisions: Tuesday night. " Lucretlus ano
Euicureanism Wednesday night, "a
tullus and the Transition to the Augustan
Age; Thursday night, virgil; FRIDAY
night, Horace"
WELL RoUIPPEr FoB H WORK.
Professor Tyrrclrs equipment for these
lectures is of the most thorough character.
and II should not be necessary 20 urge the
cultivated people Of Richmond TO attend
them. Professor Gilman. of johns Hop
kius. where he recently delivered the same
lectures, writes "YOu can speak IN
strong terms Of Professor Tyrrell as q
lecturer, especially 10 those who appre-
cate the highest literary culture
The personal appearance Of Professor
Tvrrell. saws tho Baltimore American, Is
striking. lie 10 n man somewhat above
the medium height. with a strong, clean
shaven. open face. When delivering his
lectures be uses a pair Of g~old-rimmed
~spectacles, since he reads word for word
from his carefully-prepared manuscrlpt.
His manner IS dlgnifed and delibe-
rate. reading very slowly in a clear,
strong. and weli-mOdulated voice. His
lecture was interspcrsed with a number OF
witty illusions and parallels. which he
makes use of with good effect. HIS
| pronunciation of the Latin novels is ac-
cording 20 their English sound and not the
broad German soundings. There IL Just
the f~sintest trace of an Irish accent Mt
times. which tends 10 give a q%ulckening
impulse to the ear 10 listen.
PROFESSOR THRILLS LIFE.
The american continues:
Professor Tyrrelrs life is interesting as
| that Of IA mar who has had from CHILD
hood up q deep and loving interest in the
beauties Of the Latin and Greek writers
and writings, and who has reaped the re-
wards his arduOus labors have entitled
hun 70. He was born in Ireland and Is
one Of the ablest Latin scholars OF to-day.
He was educated at Trinity College,
Dublin. aud II one OF the brightest
lights of rs classical school. which has
turned ont. besides Tvrrell, such we'll
known men as Palmer, Purser, ami Bury.
Professor Tvrrelrs early life was spent IN
an atmosphere Of classical learning. From
two elder brothers be received the founda-
ton of his classical knowledge. and when
but IL wears of age he had translated q
poem into respectable HOmeflc heXane-
tiers. When II years of age he was SEM 10
Fynn's school, of considerable local repu-
tatlon. IN Dublin. While still IN his teens
he entered Trinity College, aud III his
freshman year won q classical scholarship.
Shortly after taking his degree Mr..
Tyrrell published q volume Of TRANSACTIONS
into Greek and Latin verses called lies
! peridum Susurri." written by himself
and some other Dublin students, and since
Incorporated in dublin TRANSACTIONS. y
This book was the frs, OF Its l brought
out bv "a Trinity man and created a con-
siderable sensation. The press was unanl-
nous IN its praise of the work, aud set
Mr.. Tvrrell's verses far above those OF
the other contributors. This work lniu-
encss very favorably his chances Of an
election as q fellow, for which honor he
WAS a candidate. The following year he
succeeded in being elected a fellow OF
Trinity College, being then but - wears OF
/ age. A few years later be was offered ana
accepted the Latin chair in the University
Of Dublin. the greatest seat OF learning IN
Ireland. He held this char until be was
appointed 10 succeed Dr.. Ingram a. reglu5
professor Of Greek in the same institution,
which position he still holds.
He is an able and interesting teacher,
pa~iustaking and patient, willing at all
! times to assist the students out OF Difficult
ties in their studies and encourage them
by praise for work well done. He IS there
fore held IN the highest esteem by the
students at the university, and by his
brother professors a. well. Ills lectures
I are always bright and entertaining, as he
il continually illustrating classical forms
of expression by parallel quotations from
English authors.
Among Professor Tyrrell's new works
| are The Correspondence of Cicero Ed
tIons OF the Bacchae and Troades Of Eurl-
pides and the Miles Gloriosus Of Plautus,
and a translation into English verse OF the
Acharnians Of Aristophanes.