The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


and for Marion county met in regu-
lar session at their Office in the
court house at Ocaia on Tuesday, Au-
gust 3, 1909, with al! members pres
ent and acting, as follows: Isaac Ste
vens, chairman; B. r. Bitch, ]. S.
Grantham and J. H. Brinson, secre-
tary.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. c. C.. Curry, one of the trustees
of the Pleasant Hill school, called to
secure supplies for the teacher.
DR.. P. A. Snow, one of the trustees
of the Pedro school, called to ask for
additional desks for his school 1t
was agreed that he could have any
desks that were in the Cottage Hill
school house, and if there were not
enough he could get some from Mr..
B. R. Blitch's place.
MIR. ]. c. Pillans, one of the t:us-
tees of the Electra school, called and
asked that the salary for their teach
er be re-instated to what it was last
term. Action was deferred.
Mr.. s. w Petteway, patron of
the Heidtville school, called and made
a statement as to the condition of the
school, and made a request that the
salary of the teacher be increased
from the amount appropriated. Let
tiers from Mr.. Dorr, one of the trus-
tees, along the same line, were read.
Mr.. w. T. Strickland, one of the trus-
tees of the same school, also appear
ed in the same matter. Action was
deferred.
Mr.. R. D. Stokes and Mr.. Brooks,
patrons Of the Pine Leved school, cali
ed to protest against the appointment
of the present teacher. Messrs. H. A.
Ross, ]. T. Ross and E.'W. Jordan,
trustees of the school, appeared to
urge her retention. After hearing full
statements of the positions taken by
both sides the board unanimously
agreed to continue the present teach
er.
w. A. Redding, one of the trustees
of Charter Oak school, requested an
appropriation for fixing a cistern.
The board appropriated ST. for this
purpose.
The board appropriated SO for re-
pairs of the school house at Graham
vile.
Mr.. w. T. Henderson, supervisor of
Key Pond school, reported that he
had let the contract for tearing down
and moving the school house TO its
new site to Mr.. Bagnall for $50, and
the work was now in progress. He
was also authorized to make arrange
ments for putting down a pump at the
school house.
Mr.. o. NJ. Gale, trustee of the Belle
view school, called and asked the
board to put their appropriation back
to what it was last year. Action was
deferred.
Mr.. ]. D. Nixon. supervisor of Cen
trail school, was authorized to put
down a pump, repair the old well or
dig a new one and present bill for
same to the board.
Board adjourned for dinner.
The board agreed to operate the
Mayville school if the required num-
Der of pupils could be secured.
A telephone message was received
from Mr.. Shaw at Zuber asking that
school be granted at that place. The
request was refused for this year.
The supervisor of Marshville school
was directed to have repairs made
to cistern and windows and present
bill to the board.
Resignation of H. w. Staggers of
the Jerusalem school, colored, was
accepted and Charley Lewis appoint
ed his successor.
Sesignation of Ed Williams as SUI
pervisor af Stanton school, colored,
was accepted and Jas. Bass appointed
in his place.
The board decided not to allow any
increase in salaries for the coming
term.
The board then adjourned for the
day.
Wednesday, August 4, 1909
Board met with all members pres
ent and acting.
The board decided that where there
are a sufficient number of pupils not
in reach of a school, 70 meet the re-
quirements for operating a school,
the board will run a school for them.
A school was granted in the Ebe-
nezer section, called Peasley No. ga,
and Mr.. E. S. Tyner was appointed
supervisor.
Mr. c. l. Grace, trustee of the Ken