The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-11-23
loFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Board Of Public In
struction.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Instructions,
ocALA, FLA, Nov. 9TH. 1894.
The board OF public instruction in and for Ma
RON county met III regular session to-day with
the following members present: Il. Mcconathy
c. f. Benson and A. R. Griffin.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read aud
approved.
Mr.. Reynolds supervisor of Lake Bryant
school, petitioned for fiue to be built to the
school building, which on motion was granted at
cost not to exceed S.. Also that the teacher be
allowed to teach the school without following the
curriculum adopted by the board, which was re-
fused.
Petitions for increase of salaries of the follow
ing schools were read and refused: Oconee, Ken
drick, Brussels, Central Freestone, Dunnellon
Boardinan, Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel, Andulusia,
GAINESVILLE, Hopewell. Long Lake, Hard Rock
and Orange Springs.
Application Of supervisor of Martel school for
board to furnish stove to school was refused, as
the board does not own school proparty.
Teachers desk aud an assistant was granted to
Green Spring school, as the school has an en-
rollment of 100 pupils.
Upon application of supervisor Of Fort Mccoy
school flue was ordered built to school building
and to be furnished also pair of sash and pip
ing.
On motion supervisor of weirsdale school was
instructed to cell and plaster the school building
at that place. cost not to exceed $50, and the bal
ance of the appropriation was reserved until the
building is completed and inspected.
The patrons OF Charter Oak school petitioned
| to the board for the privilege of moving the
school to more centrally located site, as they
were preparing to build good and comfortable
building, granted,
| Upon application Of supervisors and as shown
/ by the monthly reports, the average per month
of Pats Island, churchhill, chipco and Martel
schools were reduced to eight pupils.
n w. Wilkerson WINS recommended and APP
pointed supervisor of st. Peters school, (col.
On motion secretary was ordered to notify Miss
Genoa Leitner not to enroll or teach any pupils
coming from any other school in the county I'M
4 less they bring permits from this board.
The resignation of Mr.. d. L. Marks as super
visor of Gambler school was accepted, and Mr..
/ W. H. belong was appointed to serve out the
unexpired term.
Upon application of the trustees of the ocaia
High school about the crowded condition Of the
school, the srd, 4th and sth grades were ordered
dismissed after Eve hours of work exclusive of
i all recesses.
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certain pupils of the ocaa High school at a:3o D.
M, was refused.
Application was made by number Of citizens
for admission of children to the ocala school IN
der six years DID, which, on motion, was refused
as the primary department is already crowded
On motion it was ordered that the salary Of the
ocala Graded school be fixed at 500 per month
from the Izth of November. provided monitor
is selected and recommended for that depart
ment by the principal and trustees of the school
On motion Judge Mcconathy was appointed to
confer with the trustees of the ocala sub-sctool
district in reference to building school house
for the colored pupils OF the district
Board adjourned to meet Thursday November
sth.
THURSDAY, Nov. Sth
Board met. Present Richard AIcconathy, c. r.
Benson and A. r. Griffin
A permit was granted TO Samuel Reddick 10
attend the Benedict school, also w. w. Pats to
send three pupils to Pleasant Hill school, Levy
county
Permits to K. z. Giles and Mrs. f j. Hall to
send pupils to Eureka school Permits. after in
| vestigation. was refused Henry Brass to send to
| Heidtsville school
Communication was read from superintendent
| Hare of Sumter county relative to pupils from
sumter going to watuia school in Marion coun-
", secretary was ordered to notify him that I'M
less these pupils attending this school from sum
ter county was paid for BY his board that they
/ would be excluded from the school at once. The
4 petition FOR desks for this school was laid over
! until next meeting
i Petitions ior assistants at Fellowship and Citra
were refused. as the averages are thirty-three
/ and fhirtv-eipht pupils