In his address to the students at the opening of the Columbia College sessions Monday, President Barnard gave them some excellent advice as to their studies and obedience to college rules. Then he showed the boys that he took an interest in athletics by complimenting them upon the promise they had shown. He told them that he had recently visited Harvard University, and while there was shown through the handsome gymnasium. In a case he noticed a number of colored balls, which, the young gentleman who acted as his escort said, were trophies of base-ball games won from other colleges. These were in each case painted with the college colors. "By the way" said he, "what are the Columbia colors?" "Blue and white," said I. He looked over the balls very carefully, but failed to find any with the blue and white stripes, and then said to me, "I guess the Columbia ball must have been mislaid." Then the students rose up and cheered and applauded most vociferously their loved President, who in the midst of his studies hadn't forgotten the fact that Harvard hadn't been able to win a base-ball game from his students. - N. Y. Times.