As an examination of the role played by rural schools in the history of the Wyoming frontier and the result of an effort to locate and preserve information related to country schools, this report is part of an eight-state research effort. Periodicals, unpublished manuscripts, school records and interviews with 19 Wyoming residents reveal details about Wyoming country schools as community centers, as historical sites, as part of the Americanization effort for ethnic groups, and as part of the current educational system. These sources also provide accounts of country school teachers (their training, roles, rules, and restrictions) and rural school curriculum, focusing on reading, writing, arithmetic, and recitation. "The most impressive thing about the interviews and documents gathered for this report is the sense of accomplishment these early teachers felt. They believed their schools belonged to them and that their dedication and work was repaid by the community in a kind of respect and trust that is lacking in the profession today. They are remembered with love and respect by both student and community. Nostalgia can dim the harsher aspects of rural school life in Wyoming, but the claims made for it by its former students appear to be sincere." (Author/NEC)