Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-10
Fr66 School Books
SuSt6In ADO|iSh6d
School Board Also Does Away With Iso-
lated Pupil Allowance.

room, Fort Pierce, July 6, 1908.
Present: B. F. Hardesty, W. d. Ed
wards, r. r. Gladwin, Chairman, WI,
Nesbitt, Superintendent and Secretary.
Minutes of last regular aud Of special
meetings read and on motion confirmed.
Supervisor Espey, of Clifford, address
sed the Board on behalf of The colored
citizens of that place, stating that the
building now used for school purposes
would be no longer available for that
purpose and praying that school build
ing for their II resident children be
provided. The citizens promised a suit
able school lot to be presented to the
Board free of charge If the school we're
built.
1t was moved and seconded that the
Chairman and superintendent be a
committee to erect school building
at Clifford for the colored children,
size lSx24, as soon as the deeds to the
land are made out to the Board and
placed in the hands of the Superinten-
dent, Carried
Claim received from Mrs. Annie X.
Miller and Mrs, Maude L. Richards for
isolated pupil allowance for three pu-
pills attending the Jensen school from
the, Eden district where the higher
branches they required were not
taught. 1t appearing that these pupils
have not complied with the rule OF the
Board as to attendance during the en-
tire term the claim was not allowed.
The Board took up she matter Of e.
newal OF the insurance on the schools
of the county and it was decided to re-
new them in the Hartford under what
is known as "blanket" policy to in
clude all buildings not now otherwise
insured.
Claim of Irene DeStuben for jauitor
work at Jensen school received and
there having been no arrangement for
such service it was decided to pay at
the rate OF $l.OO per month per room,
the rate prevailing at other places, and
a warrant was ordered drawn for $1,000
for such service.
Claim of E. NJ. Stokes, of Roseland,
for isolated pupils attending the Sebas-
tian school was received and considered
and warrant ordered drawn for its
amount as scaled.
Resignation of Mr.. o. 0. Helseth as
Supervisor of Oslo school was received.
The Board regret this resignation but
decided to accept it upon the appoint
ment Of successor by the patrons.
1t was moved and seconded that the
system of free books in the Grammar
grades prevailing in this county be and
the same is discontinued and that the
stock Of books at present in use and on
hand be disposed of by the Superinten-
dent and teachers at cost or less as the
condition of the books may warrant.
Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that the
isolated pupil allowance, prevailing un-
der rule of the Board heretofore. be
land the same is hereby repealed and
discontinued in st. Lucie county en-
tirely, Carried
The Board then took up the matter
of assigning teachers for the Winter
term and made the following appoint
ments.
Sebastian school, Miss Edna Johns,
Principal; Miss Ida Tobie, Assistant.
Viking school, Miss Ethel Sharman.
Fort Pierce school, Mrs. Edith Hun
Ter, Principal; Misses Sue Hunter, An.
ME J. Groves, Emma o. Helseth, ed
die Geiger, Edith Hunter, Assistants
| Miss Ellna Geiger, Primary Assistant,
/ Eldred school, Miss Nellie Geiger.
] Eden school, Miss Mamie Hardee.
Jensen school, Mrs. Irene Penning'
. ton.
Fort Drum school, Mrs. Eunice Soho
field.
!. Taylors Greek school, Mrs. NJ +
5 Jordan.
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