The Ocala evening star., 1910-12-15
OF PUBLlC INSTRUCTION
Ocala. Fla, December 6. 1910.

Minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. w. r. Coggins. one of the trus-
tees of the Mayville district, called and
made request that he be paid for car
rying his children to the Weirsda1e
school from the district funds. The re-
quest was accompanied by Trustee
George Simpsons permission for this
to be done. 1t was agreed to pay Mr.
Coggins the sum of $8 per month from
the funds of the Mayville district for
the last six months Of the Weirsdale
school upon a bill being presented
each time properly endorsed by two of
the trustees Of the district
The matter OF the schools dismissing
for the holidays was taken up and dis
cussed and it was agreed that the
question be determined by the local
authorities as to whether the shoots
shall dismiss on Friday. December %,
or at an earlier date. the vacation not
to exceed two weeks and all schools
to reopen on January 2, 1911.
The matter of special meeting Of
the board for the purpose Of paying the
accounts Of the teachers that may be
due prior to the holidays was discuss
ed and it was agreed that there should
be a special meeting of the board held
on December Goth fTuesday) for this
purpose.
Robert Gail, supervisor Of the Or
ange Creek colored school. called and
presented a request that the salary ap-
propriated for the teacher for the first
two months be applied in repairing
the school house and putting down
pump for water. 1t was ordered that
hA 0t ha nON0
pairs and the term of school be made
three months. A deed for the lot at
Orange Springs for the school was
presented to the board. 1t was order
ed that a pump and piping be shipped
to Lochloosa for the school, also five
joints of stove pipe and an elbow.
Mr.. ". T. Gary, one OF the trustees
Of the Ocala school. called and pre-
sented sundry items of expense for the
preceding month in the operation of
the schools Of the district and request
ed that a warrant for 500 be issued in
his favor in order to furnish funds for
current expenses for the following
month. Request was granted. The
board then adjourned until afternoon
Board met as per adjournment with
all present and acting.
Mr.. Fred Magaw, representing the
New South Farm and Home Company
appeared before the board requesting
that the board paint the school house
at Burbank which had been recently
erected largely at the expense of the
Aforesaid company. The matter was
freely discussed and it was agreed to
authorize Mr.. Magaw to go ahead and
have the school house painted at coun-
ty expense not to exceed $40.
Mr.. Myers. one of the trustees of the
Capulet school. called and discussed
some Of the needs Of his school with
the board and was authorized to AK
the flue, cistern and such work as
seemed necessary to insure safety from
fire and to secure a supply of water
from the cistern.
Mr.. J. C.. Mathews of Pennington,
came before the board and reported
the death Of Mr.. W. D. Mathews, super
visor of the Flemington school, and
the matter of appointing a new super
visor was discussed and it was agreed
to appoint Mr.. J. c. Mathews supervis-
or.
Prof. ]. D. Mccall. principal Of How
ard Academy. called to speak with ref
erence to the necessity and the ex-
pense of getting the teacher of dOmest-
ic science who is furnished to this
county by the Jeanes fund to the var
ious parts of the county. 1t was agreed
that the superintendent would COM
municate with the supervisors Of the
cOlored county schools and urge upon
the schools the desirability Of secur-
ing this teacher for at least a few days
to teach the pupils lessons OF house,
keeping and general domestic indus
would be willing to pay expenses suf-
fcient to defray travelling expenses Of
one trip to Hard Rock school at Dun
mellon. The board adjourned for the
day.
Wednesday morning the board met
with Chairman Stevens absent and Mr.
J. S. Grantham was made chairman
pro tenn and the board proceeded with
the work.
A letter from Mr. E. F. Smith, one of
the trustees of the Dunnellon district,
with reference to the county wagon at
that place was presented and he was
authorized to sell it for SIS if he had
an offer. Later Mr.. S. w. Petteway
called and made an offer of SIS for the
wagon and it was agreed that he
should have it.
a communication from the Clyde
Steamship Company was presented
with a voucher for $40 to reimburse
the county for freight which had been
advanced on a shipment Of furniture
to Burbank.
A communication from the teacher
OF the Sparr school accompanied by a
recommendation from the trustees Of
that school and many of the patrons
asking that Miss Jettie Boyles be al
lowed to assist monitor in the
school at a salary of $50 per month
The average of the preceding month
being over the required minimum of
35. it was agreed that the request be
granted.
1t was agreed that Mr.. y. A Noble
supervisor of the Romeo school. be
authorized to put in whatever lights
that are found to be missing from the
windows and send bill to the board
A request from DR.. J. E. Chace. rep
resenting the dentists OF the city of
Ocala that they be permitted to con-
duct free dental examination Of the
public school children of the city. in
dicating any defects that may be found
on dental chart for the information
of the parents of the children for the
purpose of stimulating the care Of the
teeth of the children and the correc-
tion OF any defects was granted with
the endorsement OF the county board
The examination to be voluntary uDon