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Show A2IATEUB, WITH PROFESSIONAL. Tho Amateur Spirit. By Bliss Perry. Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston. A. R. Dcrgo & Co , Salt Lalco City. A series of most readable essays, which havo been printed in two of tho leading magazines, and which nro now collected in this handsomely printed book. Tho titles of them nro "The Amateur Spirit," "In-dltfcronUsm." "In-dltfcronUsm." "Tho Llfo of a College Professor," Pro-fessor," "College Professors and tho Public," Pub-lic," "Hawthorne nt North Adams," and "Fishing with a "Worm." Theoo essays were printed as a series, but aro found to bo a connected wholo, "with eomo reference refer-ence to tho central theme, namely, the significance of tho amateur spirit In carrying car-rying forward tho dally work of our modern mod-ern world." And further, "I havo endeavored en-deavored to illustrate from many fields from sports and politics, from science and letters tho possibility of combining tho professional's skill with tho zest and enthusiasm en-thusiasm of the amateur." There Is no doubt but that this 1b tho need of tho time. Tho .Indlffercntlsm of tho professional ls often very trying to one who wants to get on, to have things done, and evident progress made; the elasticity, tho spring or leap forward which the amateur gives in his enthuol-asm enthuol-asm 19 what the professional lacks, and tho lack la distinctly to his disadvantage. A combination of the professional and tho amatour In work, and in play, too, is eminently em-inently desirable. And then, tho amateur ls spontaneous, he docs things unexpected; unexpect-ed; ho "fishes with a worm" if he finds lt brings the best results, though all around him tho professionals bo carefully selecting their files nnd scorning tho bait. This view la handsomely presented In these essays, which aro decidedly good to read. |