TABLE 55.-Degrees conferred in 1885-'86 by schools for the superior instruction of women.
[The following are the explanations of abbreviations used in this table: A. B., Graduate in Arts; A. M., Mistress of Arts; B. L. A., Graduate in Liberal Arts; B. L.,
Graduate in Letters; M. L. A., Mistress of Liberal Arts; M. E. L., Mistress of English Literature; M. Ph., Mistress of Philosophy; M. P. L., Mistress of Polite Literature;
B. Sc., Graduate in Science; Mis. Mus., Mistress of Music]