The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-10-06

G. Il. BITTIFGER, Editor
q. 3. CARROLL. Business Manager
DOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
The board Of public instruction In
and for Marion county met in regular
session on Tuesday morning. October
4, 1919.
Minutes Of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
Mr.. w. r. Gary as secretary Of the
called and filed statement Of the ex-
penses incurred incident to opening
and operating and asked that a war
rant for $50 be issued to meet the cur
rent expenses Of the coming month.
which was ordered to be done.
Daniel Woodward. supervisor Of the
Gum Spring school, colored, called and
asked that In view Of the very large
Aumber In attendance. monitor or
some help be furnished. 1t was order
ed that monitor be allowed.
Mr. d. Lee 0rantham, one of the
trustees Of the Sparr school, called to
report on the condition Of his school
and asked for an assistant to be sup
piled the school After discussion by
the board It was agreed to wait until
the report Of the first month should
be received and then II the average
should be the required amount OF 35.
the board would supply an assistant.
He also asked IL 1t would be advisa-
BILE for the district to purchase books
for some parties In the district and he
was directed to call the patrons to-
gether and discuss the matter and If
found agreeable with them 1t would
b all right with the county board.
Aftegnoon Session
DR.. p. A. Snow, one Of the trustees
Of the Pedro district, called and dis
cussed the financial condition of the
district with the board. He asked
that the board endorse the district
warrants held by Mr.. T. E. Pasteur
against the district. Request declin-
ed. The board entered into a general
discussion fthe financial condition OF
various districts and their relation to
the county proper.
II having been duly advertised that
an election would be held in the Fort
Mccoy community for the purpose OF
establishing special tax sub-district
for school purposes. and 1t appearing
that no election had been held. 1t was
ordered that the election as advertised
and for the territory advertised be
held on Saturday. October Is.
E. A. Maxey. colored. supervisor Of
Roper Pond school. called with a col
ored well digger to report that they
had no water and to ask help of the
county in securing same. After full
inquiry as to the condition 1t was de-
cided that the county would furnish
material for same not to exceed $40.
the community to do the work and
furnish remainder Of expense.
1t was reported to the board that
Mr. l. T. Nixon. one Of the trustees Of
the Oklawaha district. had moved be-
yond the limits Of the district, but
wished to patronize the school. It was
ordered that he be permitted to send
his children to the Ok1awaha school,
but that his position as trustee be de-
clared vacant because Of non-residence
and the present trustees be requested
to call q meeting Of the patrons to
recommend q successor to Mr.. Nixon.
A request was also made for large
dictionary to be furnished the school
The secretary was instructed to pro-
cure one for them II they had suffic-
tent funds on hand to pay for same.
A request from the teacher of the
Spar school was presented asking for
an assistant. but the matter was dis
posed Of as before mentioned upon re-
quest Of the trustees.
A request from the teacher Of the
Hog Pond school, colored. for help
was declined.
request from the two trustees OF
the Gambler school to have Mr.. F. E.
coed Mr. Schultz. moved away. was
presented and the matter was referred
to the trustees with the request that
they cafi meeting Of the patrons OF
the school to make recommendations.
petition signed by patrons repre-
senting twenty-one pupils was pre-
scented from Silver Springs asking that
Q school be located In that neighbor-
hood. In consideration that Silver
Springs Is within the Fort King
school district and that the proposed
school site would lack nearly q quar-
ter OF q mile Of being the legal limit
OF three miles from the Fort King
school. and further that in direct
line over which q dry road could
easily be made to the Fort King school
II would not be more than two miles
for nearly all Of the pupils to go, it
was agreed to refuse the request for
this term and to recommend that a
school road be made in as nearly a d.
rect line from Silver Springs to the
Fort Mccoy school as practicable and
that the people Of Silver Springs pat
ronise the Fort King school for the
present term.
A request from the supervisor of the
Paisley school that the school be al
lowed to run with an average below
the legal requirement Of seven was de-
clined
A request from the teachers Of the
Dunnellon school that the superinten-
dent be authorized to issue warrants
for the month closing on Friday. Oct.
7th. after the adjournment Of the
board when the reports should come
In. was declined.
A request from the principal of the
primary department Of the Ocala
school to have q chart to accompany
the Aldine method Of teaching read
Ing was granted.
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