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Students in the Eola Rural School school in Eola, Oregon. This one-room school house, located in the hills above the Willamette River, was part of the Rural Training Program from 1921 to 1927. A newer school was build at Eola in 1932 which replaced…

Valsetz School, located in the now-extinct lumber mill town of Valsetz, was part of the Rural Training Program from 1925 to 1932; and was later used for placement of student teachers in the 1960s and 1970s.

Valsetz School, located in the now-extinct lumber mill town of Valsetz, was part of the Rural Training Program from 1925 to 1932; and later used for placement of student teachers in the 1960s and 1970s. This photograph is from the Salem Historic…

Valsetz Dormatory, located in the now-extinct lumber mill town of Valsetz, was used as housing for teachers from 1925-1984.

The Rickreall School was near the intersection of Highways 22 and 99W. Constructed in 1923, it was considered to be a model school building with running water and electricity in every classroom. Rickreall School was part of the Rural Training Program…

Students and teachers pose in front of the Oak Point School in Polk County, Oregon in 1958. This photograph is from the Salem Historic Photograph collection.

Oak Point school was located north of Independence on Highway51. This one-room school house was part of the Rural Training Program from 1917 to 1935. This image is from the 1925 NORM yearbook.

Students and teacher pose for Fair Day in front of Greenwood school which was located on Greenwood Road outside Independence. The single-room schoolhouse was part of the Rural Training Program from 1927 through 1936.

Falls City School was part of the Rural Training Program for only three years, 1925 to 1928. This center was a residential placement for Oregon Normal School students. The school building is still in use today, although with numerous renovations…

The one-room Eola School was northeast of Oak Point and Greenwood schools, in the hills above the Willamette River. Eola School was part of Rural Training Program from 1921 to 1927. This image is from the 1925 NORM yearbook.

Composite from the 1926 NORM yearbook showing Training Schools.

The Cochran Observation Program was a forerunner in developing the Rural Training School Program. It was used for observing a rural classroom from 1899 to 1912. This image is from the June 1912 ONS Bulletin.