I just thought it needed to be done , '' Gilbert said . A $ 5 diploma debt prevented Jessie Mae White from receiving her degree in 1923 . ` ` I ' ve always had a great love for learning , '' White said . A reporter shared White 's story with Bates College in Maine .
A $ 5 diploma debt prevented Jessie Mae White from receiving her degree in 1923 . ` ` I ' ve always had a great love for learning , '' White said . A reporter shared White 's story with Bates College in Maine .