Power Memorial Academy - Power Yearbook (New York, NY)

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THE CHESS CLUB THE R EAL M 0 F KNIGHTS AND KINGS 'l'hc latcst arrival to l'owcr's activity family is thc Chcss Club. Startccl by Nlr. Lynch in the carly part ol- thc ycar, thc club is following the gcncral trcncl toward chcss which has bccomc an cycn morc popular intcrnational gamc. Many countrics including thc Unitctl Statcs. havc estab- lishcd chcss tcams to rcprcscnt thcm in world compctition. Charlcs hlcastcrs acts as prcsitlcnt of thc ncw group whilc Christophcr liurgoync and Frank Carillon holcl the oil-iccs of sccrctary and trcas- urcr rcspcctivcly. Othcr mcmbcrs of thc Club arc Charlcs Zciss, john NVilczynsl4i, Edward Bonny, llarry Davis, Dcnis Crancy, jamcs Egan, Anthony lJcl.orcnzo, limil Cohij and Clark Pro- bcnzalc. Thc Club givcs opportunity to the Powcr stu- dcnts to takc part in a gamc, which rcquires them to think, as wcll as having thc ability to play thc gamc. Mr. Lynch hcltl a Hound Robin tournamcnt, which cnablctl thc mcmbcrs as wt-ll as othcr stuclcnts, who arc intcrcstcd, to match their wits against' onc anothcr. In addition to thc tournamcnt, thc mcmbcrs of the Club, gct togcthcr a licw timcs a wcclx and compctc among thcmsclvcs, to bccomc bcttcr acquaintctl with the gamc itscll' and to lcarn thc various tricks which thc gamc contains. Thc Club as a ncw activity, has only attracted unclcrclassmcn. llowcvcr, as it bccoincs better known throughout thc school, it should attract many juniors and scniors. lf cnough intcrcst is arouscd, tht-rc cxists also thc chancc of cstab- lishing a school tcam to compctc against other schools in a yct to bc iormctl high school lcaguc Thc chcss club, with thc propcr intcrcst, will bc comc SI pcrmancnt activity in thc halls of Power. -v THE MODERATOR, Mr. Lynch, listens to the query of one of the members, unsure of a fine point of tactics. ZEISS AND BURGOYNE each assume the role of cunning tactician, in the tradition of Napoleon and Caesar, on the crimson and ebony battlefield of the chess board. I ix THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB. From left to right: Christopher Burgoyne, secre- taryg John Wisczynskig Charles Maester, Presidentg Charles Zeissg and Frank Gannon, 67 the club treasurer.