Preliminaries for the University chess team will be held on January 21. If players of sufficient quality report a representative will be picked for the Intercollegiate Tournament to be held in New York, in February. There will also be a regular schedule of matches. As few of last year's team are back, the opportunity for new men is very good.

Freshmen are eligible for the Freshman interdormitory matches; the winner of which receives the Kenna Cup. The officers of the Chess Club for 1919 are as follows: President, C. deZaldo 3L.; vice-president, A. Frey '19; secretary-treasurer, L. Hall '20; captain, R. G. Sloane '19.