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Rural Education Innovations

in Adair County, Missouri

Rural Education Innovations
in Adair County, Missouri

Additional Resources

To see classroom images of the Model Rural School, please visit our digital library, Rural School Education:

Click here to look at more Model Rural School Images

To see a replica of a 1905 one-room schoolhouse, please visit the furnished school built on Missouri State University's campus in Springfield, MO. To learn more about the construction, please visit this website:

Click here to look at a replica of the 1905 one-room schoolhouse

To return to Truman State University's Special Collections Digital Exhibition gallery, please follow the link below:

Click here to return to the Digital Exhibition Gallery


  • • Curator’s Comments
  • • The Early History of Rural Education in Adair County
  • • The Early Biography of Key Influencer, John R. Kirk
  • • Kirk’s Development of the Model Rural School in Kirksville
  • • Kirk’s First Architecture Plan for the Model Rural School
  • • Kirk’s Original Curriculum Plan for the Model Rural School
  • • The Early Biography of Marie Turner Harvey, Kirk’s Protégé
  • • Turner Harvey’s Notable Work at the Model Rural School
  • • Turner Harvey’s Remarkable Impact at the Porter School
  • • References
  • • Additional Resources

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  • • Curator’s Comments
  • • The Early History of Rural Education in Adair County
  • • The Early Biography of Key Influencer, John R. Kirk
  • • Kirk’s Development of the Model Rural School in Kirksville
  • • Kirk’s First Architecture Plan for the Model Rural School
  • • Kirk’s Original Curriculum Plan for the Model Rural School
  • • The Early Biography of Marie Turner Harvey, Kirk’s Protégé
  • • Turner Harvey’s Notable Work at the Model Rural School
  • • Turner Harvey’s Remarkable Impact at the Porter School
  • • References
  • • Additional Resources