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HE training of youth is @ sacred trusteeship. Good personnel, good equipment and good programs are essential, but the most important ment for giving purpose to life, for the moulding of character, religion. The preservation of tolerance, justice and charity depends upon training our youth to recognize in their fellow citizens — their brothers. May the purpose of the Catholic Youth Organization continue ever to be this: TO MAKE OUR YOUTH LOYAL, NOBLE CITIZENS OF THE C/TY OF GOD. FOR THEN IT FOLLOWS, AS THE EVE FOLLOWS THE DAY, THAT THEY WILL BE LOYAL NOBLE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MAN, WHICH FOR US IS AMERICA.” FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN With the words of his Eminence in mind, the Staff end the Board of Directors of the Catholic Youth Organization hav: every effort to saim at this goal so clearly set before them by their Shepherd in Christ. In following the Cardinal's stated purpose, all boys and girls participating in playoff competition recite the following Pledge at the direction of a moderator before every contest: “I pledge myself, upon my honor to be loyal to my God, to my Church and to my Country. | pledge myself to live a clean and honest life and te fulfill all my duti as a Christian. | bind myself to promote by word a exemple clean and wholesome recreation. | shall work end pray to be in all things @ generous winner and a gracious loser.” Approximately 100,000 boys and girls throughout the Archdiocese of New York have taken part in the CYO program during the past year. Through the great efforts of the individual parish priests, who have devel- “The training of youth is a sacred tresteeshi HIS EMINENCE FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN