"The University of Missouri has provided correspondence study since 1911. In that period of time, several hundred thousand students have availed themselves of the independent study opportunity. During 1980-81 there were 14,350 new enroll­ments...

Counties: Audrain, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, and Randolph....
studied in this thesis -- Audrain, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, and Randolph -- lie north of the Missouri River and extend eastward from the central part of the state to the Mississippi River. They are bound together, with the exception of Montgomery...