Includes 1885 petition from seven students to the Board of Regents of S.U.I.:  "We the undersigned members of the present Senior class of the school of science do, in consideration of the fact that we have done more work in said course than is usually required in other colleges and universities, and    in view of the fact that the degree of B.SC. has become degraded in popular opinion, we do respectfully petition that the degree of A.B. be granted us instead of the customary one of B.SC.” At least four of the seven signatures are from women.