▁ride ▁in ▁their ▁plan es , ▁and ▁six ▁year ▁old ▁Rose ▁rode ▁in ▁a ▁bi plane ▁with ▁her ▁father . ▁This ▁experience ▁spark ed ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁love ▁of ▁flying . ▁ ▁Roll s ▁attended ▁Dun bar ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁early ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁academic ▁ability . ▁Roll s ▁began ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁West ▁Virginia ▁State ▁College ▁( now ▁University ) ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen , ▁and ▁major ed ▁in ▁business ▁administration . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁Pil ot ▁Training ▁Program ▁▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁college ▁at ▁West ▁Virginia ▁State ▁College , ▁the ▁school ▁introduced ▁a ▁Civil ian ▁Pil ot ▁Training ▁Program ▁( CP TP ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁six ▁histor ically ▁Black ▁secondary ▁education ▁institutions ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁to ▁establish ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁programs , ▁which ▁were ▁feder ally ▁fund ed . ▁Rose ▁Roll s ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁to ▁join . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁James ▁C . ▁Evans , ▁was ▁incl ined ▁to ▁den y ▁Roll s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁CP TP ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁gender . ▁Due ▁to ▁her ▁steady ▁pers istence , ▁Evans ▁eventually ▁wrote ▁several ▁letters ▁to ▁government ▁officials ▁asking ▁if ▁one ▁woman ▁could ▁join ▁the ▁program . ▁Roll s ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁join , ▁provided ▁she ▁could ▁pass ▁the ▁same ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁ex ams ▁as ▁her ▁male ▁colle agues . ▁She ▁reported ly ▁told ▁the ▁instruct or , ▁“ I