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Amateur Standards Amateur journalism has always been a battle-ground betwixt those who, cognizant of its bettor possibilities, wish to improve their literary skill; and those who, viewing it merely as a field of amusement to which they can obtain easy access, wish to indulge in mock-politics, pseudo-feuds, and cheap social frivolities. In 1886 this disparity of aims was sufficient to cause the better element to withdraw for a time, forming a short-lived “Literary Lyceum of America”, but experience proved that the cause of unprofessional letters can best be furthered by combating its evils wit …

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