Word: commenting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...were wholly without lights at night, and consequently were very favorable places for the operations of theives and foot-pads. The police, besides the ordinary duties of their office, were obliged to act as fire men. The frequency of disasterous fires in Rome is too well known to need comment. Mr. Lanciani closed his lecture as usual with appropriate stereopticon views...
...institution than it, we are an older one. But we are forced to do so by the statement in Mr. Lowell's address, which, if we rightly read it asserts that there were no public schools till several years after Harvard was founded. We think we have cause to comment, also, upon the neglect in all the addresses to refer to this earlier and, perhaps, not less important institution. - Latin School Register...
...legacy which we have reason to hope Harvard will receive by the generous gift of the late Edward Price Greenleaf, of Boston, calls forth the deepest gratitude from every friend of Harvard. It is too early to make any comment until definite information with regard to the bequest can be obtained. But, we may all hope that the report is not exaggerated, especially when we think what unestimable benefits can be procured by such a bequest. The erection of a new dormitory alone ought to immortalize the generous donor. However, it will be well to delay further comment until...
...athletics as a nation. Their young men have only fencing, riding, and a little rowing for mere exercise even. Class day is very cleverly described in the article by an abstract from a previous article by Mdlle. Ladregt on the subject. The article in the Revue ends with a comment upon our freedom in studies and now recent freedom in regard to religious teachings. Altogether it is a very comprehensive and unbiassed statement, and will be found to be very suggestive reading...
...audience, and was given an encore. The Hungarian rhapsody, No. 2. of Liszt, was also well rendered, the weird character of the piece being carefully observed by the director. The Symphony in D m'nor by R. Volkmann, has been heard in Cambridge before, and requires no comment. Its broad character was sustained throughout, and but for slight unevenness among the strings and rather poor phrasing in the reed and wind, the overture would have been admirably given...