The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-12
PROCEEDINGS or THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


The board Of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session az their Office in the court house
with all members present as follows:
Isaac Stevens. chairman, B. r. Bitch,
!. q Grantham, with Superintendent
]. m. BrinsOn. secretary.
The minutes Of the last meeting
we're read and approved.
Mr.. J. c. Davis, supervisor of the
Symmetrical school, asked that the
salary 81 their school teacher be plac-
ed az $40 per month instead of $35.
the present salary. After due consider
alton the same was declined, and it
was agreed 10 again call the atten-
ton OF the public to the resolution
passed by the board some time ago
90 the effect that the salaries of teach
ers were fixed and would not be
changed for this term.
Mr.. W. Lurman, one of the trustees
90 the Spar school, called and asked
FOR twelve desks and a heater and
stove pipe. The same was granted.
Resignation OF ID. Y. Jackson as SUI
pervisor of the Bethlehem school, col
orod. was received and accepted. Up
ON recommendation of the patrons J.
n Patterson was appointed his sue
cessor The latter appeared and re-
ported progress in getting seats and
arousing interest.
The matter Of dismissing the schools
81 the county for the Friday follow
inr Thanksgiving was discussed, and
% was agreed that those schools wish |
inr to DO 20 could dismiss on Wednes- /
day before Thanksgiving for the re-
mainder of the week, but Friday |
should nor be counted as taught. II
would d. allowable where agreeable
Ulth the schools TO make up this day
a. teaching on Saturday.
a request for Mitchell RigdOn, liv-
lng near the Lake county line. to be
allowed 10 send TO school to Higley,
in lake county. was made by Mr.. c. J.
McCuuey. was granted. and it was f;
agreed that he would be allowed SIC i
Der month from the funds of the Lima .
dali district for Transporting his and !
any other children that may apply, to N
school II
a.. a. James supervisor of Mt Ia t
l,ur colored school. called and asked 3
Co.. sn extension of their school for I
on mouth same was refused. In
. It vac agreed 10 instruct the super
visor of the schools at Summerield \
and Grahamyille 20 see TO securing a I
surrlE of water for each school by the a
rnosf economical and practical meth v
oil tEs expense 20 the county not to a
exceed So In each case 10
"wednesday, November 3, 1909 [
Ths board re-conyened with all 5
msmb,.rs present and acting. a
a. a.. g. earn. one Of the trustees a
az ODE Reddick district. called and t
urrssut,d bills for fixing the well at Y
he school house. and il was agreed .
thai ne county would pay S25 from
en- county funds. the balance to be @
paid by The district 5
Resignation of Eunioe King. teach a
81 of fhe Cedar Landing cOlOred ID
school was received and accepted. I
Mr. Is. T. Gary. on behalf of the b
trustee ~ the Ocaia school. called b
and asked that help BE- granted Miss !
earn in teaching the fourth grade of I
ths school the same hing very bad /
a. oRsrcrovded. Z; AIS agreed that Ii
IN board would pay an assistant 10 {
Mis- earn So per month if a suitable
unr could he secured. Ia
Th. >uuerin,sadent reported that {
ths citizens OF Ocala had more than [
suhsrribed the amount necessary 10 Ii
rerurr fhc county appropriation of 7
So .Cf making necessary changes {
iu fh. Ocala High School building to Z
provide seating capacity. and il was /
ordered that when the work was salts !
fartorily done the chairman and sec
rptart would draw a county warrant
Cor slUo IN favor Of W. c. Blanchard, 1
fhe contractor. The superintendent ,
further reported that the work was :
progressing and that recitation seats
had been ordered TO seat the recita-
ton rooms OF the building. Also that
ne had placed orders for ten pieces {
of blackboard. twenty primary charts,
twenty-five pint and twenty-five quart {
cans 81 blackboard stating. and TWEEN i
ty-hVe desks 10 be made by f. E. {
CunVsrse of OCala. Ii
Request from the trustees Of the Ii
nuck Pond school that in conSidera-l
tiun or me very satisfactory condition In