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Bohmer, John George

educator, college president, was born Nov. 9, 1848, in Rich Fountain, Mo. He received his education in the parish and public schools, from private tutors, and at the Jones Commercial college. He is one of the most prominent educators of the west; has filled the chairs of penmanship, bookkeeping, commercial law and English; and is the president and proprietor of the Jones Commercial college of St. Louis, Mo., which was established in 1841 by Prof. Jonathan Jones. This college is the only institution in St.

Louis that teaches bookkeeping by actual business practice; and their system is protected both by patents and copyright.

Prof. Bohmer has made his college the leading institution of its kind west of the Mississippi.