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[[preprinted]] HARRISON JONES ATLANTA,GEORGIA [[/preprinted]] 1609 Candler Building March 18, 1953 Dr. F. D. Patterson c/o Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Dear Dr. Patterson: I noted with keen interest your resignation as President of Tuskegee Institute. It, of course, goes without saying that your retirement is a keen loss to that institution, but the sense of loss is tempered by the knowledge that you will move to a wider area where your talents may be spread to further foster Negro education throughout the country. It is my hope that under your tutelage you have trained a successor who will continue to carry forward the basic philosophy upon which the institution was founded and which has been carried on through three administrations. I attach an editorial from The Atlanta Constitution on your retirement, and I wish you every success in your new undertaking. Most cordially, [[signed]] Harrison Jones [[/signed]] HJ/jg