The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
ocala. Fla. May 2. 1911.


The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met on the
above date in their Office in the coun-
ty court house with all members pres
ent IS follows: w. ID earn, chair
man; b. r. Bitch and j. s. Grantham,
members. and j. HI. Brinson, secre-
tary.
Messrs. A. ]. Stephens and ]. Low
ell, trustees of the Spar school, call
ed to consult with the board on the
question of the removal of the school
house. The situation was freely dis
cussed, and it was agreed that the
trustees should meet and ascertain
the cost of making needed repairs
to the present schooi building or of
erecting a new building, and report
their plans and probable cost to the
board at the next meeting.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read with the insertion of the items
Vi Tic dOIlOA VI IAC UOdlA AAOAOOy
they agreed to guarantee the neces-
sary travelling expenses of the teach
er to be assigned from the Jeans
fund, and their action endorsing the
plan of the Tampa Times to have a
bill passed providing for the uniform
ity of school text books throughout
the state, were adopted as recorded.
The board discussed the financial
condition of a number of the special
tax districts, and it was agreed that
at the first opportunity there should
be a statement of their present condi-
ton prepared and published for gen.
eral information.
1t was agreed that the board would
meet in extra session on Wednesday,
May 18th, for the purpose of examin-
ing the county financial affairs, also
those of the districts, ascertaining the
needs of the county schools and max
ing appropriations therefor. The Sec
rotary was instructed to prepare and
have printed a letter to the trustees
and supervisors of the schools
throughout the county, asking them to
meet with the board to confer as to
their conditions and needs for the
coming school year. 1t was under
stood that the salaries of teachers for
the coming year would be fixed at this
meeting.
Mr.. w. A. Redding, one of the trus-
tees of the Charter Oak district, call
ed and requested that the bill of the
Unicl School Furnishing Company of
Chicago, for $3.50. be prepaid in or
der to have the matter settled. The
same was ordered done.
The board adjourned until 1870 p.
m.
The board met in session as pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Request from the supervisor of the
Paisley school that the same teacher
as last year be returned, was present
ed and request ordered granted.
The matter of series of religious
meetings that were reported as con-
templated to be held in the Lowell
school house was left with the super
intendent and the trustees of the dis
trict residing ct Lowell to adjust.
Request of J. NJ. Nettles, one of the
trustees of the Buck Pond district,
that the money for the materials
needed in repairing the roof of their
school house be advanced from their
district funds, were presented, and
the secretary was instructed TO noti-
fly Mr.. Nettles that he could have the
materials ordered from the dealers,
and the board would pay the bills
when properly endorsed by the trus-
tees.
The matter of one of the colored
teachers having sent in report com
pleted before the time had been
taught was explained, so that the
board felt justified in excusing the err
ror for this time, and the warrant for
her last month was ordered drawn.
The correspondence of the superin
tendent with the trustees and primary
teacher of the Mcintosh school rela
tive to conditions prevailing in the
school in regard to diphtheria, was
laid before the board. conveying the
information that owing to the fac
that the attendance of the primary
room had almost entirely disappear
ed. that the teacher had followed the
advice of the superintendent and had
dismissed one week before the time
for the school to close. 1t was order
ed that she paid for the three weeks
taught prior to dismissing.
A letter from Mr.. w. G. Norswor
thy, one of the trustees OF the McIn
tosh district, conveying his resigna
tion as trustee. was presented, and af