Schools and the press The small historically French settlements that became part of the United States in 1803 had limited schooling. Small schools were established in several Missouri towns; by 1821, they existed in the towns of St. Louis, St. Charles, Ste. Genevieve, Florissant, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Potosi, Jackson, and Herculaneum, and in rural areas in both Cooper and Howard counties. They were proprietary schools run by itinerant teachers who catered to boys of families who could pay small stipends, and usually provide room and board for the teacher. A few coeducational schools existed in some rural areas by the 1830s. Eleven schools for girls also operated during the territorial period, but these focused on basic literacy and homemaking practices.Duane G. Meyer, The Heritage of Missouri (3 ed. 1982) pp 138–42.
Schools and the press The small historically French settlements that became part of the United States in 1803 had limited schooling Small schools were established in several Missouri towns; by 1821 they existed in the towns of St Louis St Charles Ste Genevieve Florissant Cape Girardeau Franklin Potosi Jackson and Herculaneum and in rural areas in both Cooper and Howard counties They were proprietary schools run by itinerant teachers who catered to boys of families who could pay small stipends and usually provide room and board for the teacher A few coeducational schools existed in some rural areas by the 1830s Eleven schools for girls also operated during the territorial period but these focused on basic literacy and homemaking practicesDuane G Meyer The Heritage of Missouri (3 ed 1982) pp 138–42