Harvard and Radcliffe freshmen received copies of the new freshman magazine, the Harvard Yard Journal, yesterday.

The magazine was born during the first week of the term when a group of freshmen met with a proctor in an effort to replace its precedessor, the Yardling.

The Journal will probably come out two or three more times this year, Business Manager Edmond L. Lincoln '71 said yesterday. Like the first issue, the rest will be free.