. ▁ ▁They ▁did ▁attend ▁one ▁class ▁with ▁the ▁men , ▁met aph ys ics , ▁taught ▁by ▁then - Pres ident ▁Bra xt on ▁Cra ven . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁sister s ▁lost ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁sav ings ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁a ▁bank ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁teaching ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁pay ▁tu ition ▁for ▁their ▁tut ors ▁( they ▁paid ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁in ▁tu ition ▁as ▁the ▁male ▁students ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁paid ). ▁ ▁They ▁each ▁taught ▁in ▁surrounding ▁communities ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁months , ▁and ▁took ▁classes ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Mary ▁G iles ▁taught ▁in ▁Tar bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁Ther esa , ▁Mary , ▁and ▁Pers is ▁had ▁completed ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁course work ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College . ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁compreh ensive ▁ex ams ▁taken ▁by ▁all ▁students ▁wish ing ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁ ▁They ▁passed , ▁and ▁President ▁Cra ven ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁submit ▁their ▁names — al ong ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁students ▁who ▁passed — to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁for ▁consideration . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁" re comm ended ▁for ▁full ▁and ▁regular ▁gradu ation ▁to ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ."