The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-02-12
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
Regular MonthIy Ssssion-SehooI
Elections, etc.

lar session with G.. &. Scott, chairman,
B. r. Bitch aud J. s. GranthAm
present.
Minutes of last meeting were read
aad approved.
Daniel Mitchell and Joe Mcbride
appeared before the board and COM
planned that the teacher at Silver
Springs cOlOred school did not take in
school on time and often gave two
hours noon, going home for her dim
ner and leaving the children TO take
care of themselves. The secretary
was instructed TO write the teacher,
that if the board can prove that she
is so neglecting her duty she will be
dismissed.
Mr.. J. 5. Grantham turned over ten
dollars, an amount received from
Tue safe Vi al Olu SolOlCA cCuOOA
house lot at SPAR. The same was
ordered placed to the credit of the
Spar school district.
In view of the fact that the last
Legislature passed q law ordering an
election to be held in all the special
tax school districts in Marion county,
Florida, on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday iu April, 1904, aud every
two years thereafter, for the purpose
OF electing trustees and fixing the
rate of millage to be assessed
and collected. 1t was ordered
that the secretary make the proper
advertisement and give the required
notice of said elections according to
law.
A petition was before the board
signed by nine u .trOns and citizens of
Fairfield and 2S of Reddick and ii of
Lowell, asking the board to unite the
Reddick, Fairfield and Lowell schools
at the most practical location, so as to
accommodate the pupils and establish
Junior High school.
Mr.. NJ. L. Payne, DR.. H. GatreIl
and F. L. Harvey appeared before the
beard opposed the uniting of the
schools, unless the location is made
equal distance from the three places,
Fairfield, Reddick and Lowell.
Mr.. B. S. DAnsby and Mr.. c. NJ.
earn, of Reddick and w. a. Tongue
and J. A. Thomas, of Fairfield, APP
peared before the board in favor of
uniting the schools at any point most
cOnN enient 70 successfully establish
and maintain a Junior High school,
They recommended the location to be
at Rou's well, but would be satified
with any location that the school
board thinks best. After giving the
matter careful consideration, the
board declared itself in favor of eS-
tablishing the high school, if it can
he done without TOO much dissatis-
faction and without too great all
expense.
The board further declared that it
would not establish the school at such
a location, that all three places will
have to be conveyed; but declared
itself in favor (if q majority of the
resident white tax payers OF each
place favor it, of locating the school
at the most practical point to Reach,
considering the attendance Of all
pupils from the three places and the
expense of conveying the children
and maintaining the school.
In view of the fact that it appears
that a number of the patrons and tax
payers of Fairfield are opposing the
uniting of the above named schools,
and the board not inclined to force
either of the places to unite against
the wishes of majority of the tax
payers; that the resident patrons and
tax payers of the Fairfield school are
requested to meet on Friday afternoon
at O'Clock of February 26th at the
school house and decide whether OF
not they are willing to unite their
school with Reddick and Lowell q
location most acceptable to the board
of public instruction.
That nobody be allowed to vote al
said meeting except q patron of the