The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

and for Marion county met in regular
session on the above named date at
their office in the court house with all
present and acting as fol-
lows: Isaac Stevens. chairman; B. r.
Bitch. ]. S. Grantham. members. and
]. II. Brinson, secretary.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The trustees Of the Charter Oak
school called and requested that they
have ten double desks be furnished to
be shipped to Summerfield. Request
was granted.
Tom Hooker, one Of the patrons Of
the Spar school called TO object to
the repairs that were being made upon
the Spar school upon the ground that
they were better than the circum-
stances required Later in the day a
]. stephens. one Of the trustees Of the
same school, called and presented a
bill for the repairs In question. which
was ordered paid
Frank Lyle appeared and presented
warrant on the county No. 1893 for
$1,000. which was paid with the In
terest for one year on this one and
Nos. 1894 and 1895. amounting to $50.
Mr.. ]. c. Compton. representing the
Acme School Furniture Co, called and
presented prices and styles Of school
desks and the superintendent was In
structed to ascertain as nearly as pos
sible the number and kinds Of desks
that would be required for the schools
OF the county and compare prices and
place an order 70. the necessary sup
plies.
). W. Williams. colored. supervisor
OF the Wetumpka school. called to
make inquiry about teacher.
Frank Crawford. one Of the patrons
OF the Hard Rock school. colored. call
ed 10 present q request for a man prin-
cipal, but as the same principal that
was there last year had been assigned
to the school and could not be changed.
John Sherman. supervisor OF the Lib
erty Chapel school. called to make In
Quiry In regard to the school
]. F. Huffman and II. l. Griggs. trus-
tees OF the Griner Farm school. called
and presented bills for the new fence
that had Just been erected enclosing
the school grounds. and discussed the
general welfare OF the school.
Mrs. Heineman. one Of the patrons
Of the Indian Mound school. called and
asked for a permit to send to the Ora
hamville school. After discussion OF
the question involved 1t was decided
to grant the permit
A. J. Stephens, one OF the trustees Of
the Spar school. called and discussed
the general welfare Of the school. in
Guiding the repairs being made
J. l. Beck and r. W. Ferguson
trustees OF the Fellowship school. call
ell and discussed the general welfare
Of the school with the board regarding
the length Of term and salaries OF
teachers
George Turner one OF the trustees OF
the Pine Level school, called and asked
for sufficient shingles to be furnished
by the board to cover the school house
1t was calculated that $4,000 would be
sufficient and II was ordered that they
he furnished and sent Immediately and
the district ia TO supply the labor FOL
putting them on.
John Ross. one OF the patrons OF TIT
Pine Level school. called and made re-
quest to send one boy to the Dunnellor
school In order to get him into tn,
higher grades not taught In the Pine
Level school Request was granted.
The superintendent presented TIT
annual report to the state superintend
emf. to the board for inspection. Thu
same was gone over and many items
Of interest noted.
Warrant No. 5397. held by g. s. Scott
being due. was ordered continued 70
one more year at the same rate OF IN
terest
The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Morning. Aug. ;. 1910.
w. J. Crosby. one Of the trustees o
the Citra school, called and asked tina
! two dozen single desks No. 2 be sup
piled for use Ia the principals room
Of their school Same was granted
Various features Of the school lay
and regulations were discussed wit
| the board.
J 1t was ordered that the attention o
| the public be called to the fact Of tn
several changes In the text books 70
| the coming term and that the GlOb
| store IS the only recognized headQuar
! tiers for text books and that they hav
stock on hand now.
Prof p. ". Green called and dis
cussed the school situation at Pedr,
where he was principal last term.
! The following bills were examine
| and ordered paid on county funds
Isaac Stevens. for service on boar,
| So: B. r. Bitch. for service on boar
| and mileage, s11.20: J. s. Granthan
for service on board and mileage
s11.sO; J. II. Brinson. for salary II
July. sl25; J. II. Brinson. for postag
| s5 Gary Beck. for office help. 81:
Ocala Star. for publishing minute
| $3.50: T. F.. Pasteur. for commission
s24.53: Marion Hardware Co. for pun
| and fixtures for Moss Blum schoo
| s24.44; Ocala News Co. for office SUI
plies. 90c: Commercial Bank. for inter
est, 1894: Ocala Star. for publishin
notice OF petition for special tax di:
trict for Fort Mccoy. s675; Capt.;
| Publishing Co, for school register
S1250
The following were ordered pal
from district funds: \. ]. Stephen
on Sparr for sundry items OF repair
library and incidentals for schoo
sls32; A. B. Rou. on Ocala for intere
on warrants Nos. $50. $40. Gil. for IS
on Martel for interest on warrant y
"a. SIS: 1t was arranged that IN ord'
for the Ocala district TO have FUND
! with which to meet the interest wa
rants that a warrant be drawn in II
vor Of L W. Duval for 1929 payab
January !. 1911. bearing interest fro
date. he to take up said warrants. NJ
liver & MacKay. on Charter Oak 4
sundry items OF furniture. $40: TT
Globe store. on Cotton Plant for bool
J and supplies. 1852; The Globe Stor
on Pleasant Hill for books and SUI
plies. e3e:7: J. A. Lufman. on Weir
dale for erroneous assessment. 45c.:
T. LuHman, for building fence at CT