The Cambridge School ordinarily only admitted women holding a B.A. degree .
Recknagel persuaded school founder Henry Atherton Frost that her Packer diploma was the equivalent of a junior college degree and so secured admission .
Although the Cambridge School ordinarily only admitted women holding a B.A. degree , Recknagel persuaded school founder Henry Atherton Frost that her Packer diploma was the equivalent of a junior college degree and so secured admission .