When
the Bohannon School was built in 1901, its first occupants could not
have known that their school would still be fulfilling its intended
role in education more than 80 years later. With its inkwells, McGuffey
readers, and wood-burning stove resting in the corner, the school is
reminiscent of a long ago era when the Golden Rule and the three R's
were the mainstays of education.
Originally located in Jasper Township, near Midland, Michigan, the school
was brought to the CMU campus in 1970. The Museum of Cultural and Natural
History staff and many dedicated friends worked to restore the building
to its original state. Donated artifacts helped to make it complete.
Dedicated as the Gerald L. Poor Museum, it now stands as a monument to rural education.
The schoolhouse is located on the southwest corner of Preston and West
Campus Drive streets.
