Open House Marks First Anniversary of Bish Mathis Institute Monroe
Bish Mathis Institute will host an open house reception Friday from 7 to 10 PM on the eighth floor of the Bernhardt building to celebrate its Monroe first anniversary. A dance at 9 PM on the Cherokee terrace of Hotel Frances accompanies music by Bradley's orchestra as faculty, students, and guests tour the school. The Monroe event mirrors a Longview, Texas celebration last June and is part of a three year count that has seen growing enrollment and more than 1500 students served since 1935.
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Bish Mathis Institute
Bernhardt
Monroe
Longview
Tex
Monroe School
Cherokee Terrace
Hotel Frances
Bradley
Owner President of B M I Schools in Louisiana
Hallye Lanius of Harrisonburg leads B M I Schools with rapid growth. In three months about seventy five students enrolled, and under a year the school became one of Louisiana’s largest with nearly two hundred students. Graduates hold positions. Miss Sally Holloway and Miss Florece Davis were early graduates. A Sigma Phi club binds alumni and current students.
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Hallye Lanius
Harrisonburg
Louisiana
RB. M. I
Sally Holloway
Florece Davis
Sigma Phi
Beta Ma Iota
Bish S Mathis Civic Leader in Southwest Education Drive
Bish S Mathis, a Longview Texas civic leader, runs Bish Mathis institutes in Longview and Monroe. In three years he lifted two schools into top regional business and professional programs, led Longview Junior Chamber as president, and chairs Boy Scouts activities while fostering youth training.
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Southwestern
Longview
Tex
Monroe
Bish S. Mathis
Southwest
Mathis
Bish Mathis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Longview Area
Boy Scout Council
Ambitious Young Entrepreneur Alvin Arledge Featured in Longview Profile
A long portrait highlights Alvin Arledge a standout student at Monroe B M L and a leading member of the Senior Chamber of Commerce. Born in Crowville he studied at LSU graduating in 1922 then moved through the amusement and education sectors gaining sixteen years in business education. He served in Tyler from 1923 to 1928 as business manager and registrar and became known for charity work and church leadership while shaping local budgets and drives.
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Chamber of Commerce
Young Mathis
Wesley Brotherhood
First Methodist Church
Longview
Stewards
Wesley Bible Class
Mathis
Crowville
Louisiana State University
Tyler
Brain Power Wins Today in Self Improvement Note
The piece urges readers to examine and confess personal weaknesses to improve. It champions brain power in business, contrasting trained and untrained minds, and notes imagination as a valuable yet often neglected faculty. It encourages decisive action and self confidence to overcome doubt.
British origin shares guide Canadian business study
The article notes that over 35 percent of Canada’s population is of British origin and 2 percent of French origin. It mentions B M I courses as a path to permanent removal of certain conditions. Florence Davis, chosen secretary, is a Monroe B M L student employed by A B Myatt and Company. The piece also traces the origin of manual training in schools to Finland in 1858.
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Monroe B. M. I
Howard Mitchell
E. L. Brice Lumber Company
Oak Grove
Jane Nunn
Jones
Davenport
Mel Rouge
Audie Mae Greer
E. C. Gibson
Alvis
Shirley Braddock
Monroe
Employers Group
Boston
Mass
Shreveport
Donald Quinn
Wasted Wholesale Grocery Company
Jonesville
Florence
Davis
A. B. Myatt and Company
Sally Holloway
F. Strauss and Son
Henrietta Cullom
Farm Security Office
Little Rock
Ark
Natane Nason
United Gas Company
Canada
Florence Davis
Monroe B. M. L
Clun
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B. M. I. Schools
Alvin Arledge
Dent
C. Apperson
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Hotel Frances Cherokee Terrace
Bradley Orchestra
Northeast
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Fine Co
Roe
Brain Power
Sunshine Cleaners
DeSiard St
Jackson St
Finland
School OF Business
Trousdale & Wright, Inc
Grand Street
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