Excerpt from The Yale Literary Magazine, 1864, Vol. 29 The theory and primary object of the Lit., if we read aright the twenty-eight volumes before us, is simply to picture, fully and faith fully, College-life - to express the feelings and hopes which bind to gether five hundred men in a common bond of brotherhood - to tell you, briefly, how our little world moves on, and, by affording a field for the interchange of thought, to cherish in us all a warm solicitude for the best welfare of the College and ourselves. Such' is its surely unpretentious aim, and such it is in distinction from all other periodi cals of the world outside. We aspire not with Blackwood, the Edin burgh, or a host of imitators, to delight or astound you, periodically, with profound disquisitions on agitated questions in science, literature, and the arts - with tales of thrilling interest, or with essays of match less grace; but we aim to interest you in themes which, if you are act ing your part aright here, you cannot fail to be interested in-sub jects pertaining to our rights, our interests, our progress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.