Bet and Rufus Patton Graduate from Tuskegee Institute, Randolph, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/pattonsgrad.txt ============================================= USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: William Fischer, Jr. ============================================= July 2002 LOCAL NEWS AND COMMENT ------------------------------ Bet and Rufus PATTON, two colored young men who have been attending Booker WASHINGTON’s famous school at Tuskegee the past six years, have just graduated and returned to their home here [Roanoke]. They are polite and industrious and reflect credit upon that school. These boys formerly worked for the writer as pressman and helper around the house, and we are pleased to record their success. They are setting a good example to others of their race. The first named won a ten dollar prize commencement for excellence in his trade -- printing. [From The Roanoke Leader (Randolph County, Alabama), 17 Jun 1903, p.3]