The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-06-23
PROCEEDINGS or BOARD OF PUB
Lie INSTRUCTION
Ocala. Fla. June 5. 191

lar session at the office of the super
intendent with all members present
and acting as follows: W. D. earn,
Chairman; B. R. Bitch and ]. S.
Grantham, members, and J. H. Brin-
son, secretary.
Messrs. ]. S. Martin and A. w. Fort,
trustees of Moss Bluff school, called
and requested that the monthly sal
airy of their school teacher be made
$40, and showed a list of thirty pupils
that would be eligible to the school.
They wanted a brick flue for heater
and heater, and one-half dozen win
dow lights, 9x16 inches Miss Emily
Halford was recommended for teach
er for the coming term. NJ. o. Nor
rison was recommended for trustee
to succeed J. A. Bethea, removed from
community. Also books were re-
quested to be furnished for some
children in destitute circumstances.
An extra month for the term was also
requested, and five joints of stove
4 pipe.
Mr.. D. r. Zetrouer, supervisor of
Shiloh school, called and asked that
the salary for his school be put at $40
instead of $35 per month.
Charley Lewis, supervisor of Jeru-
salem school, colored, called to see
what could be done toward erecting
new school building. He reported
that the community had raised $50 to
apply on the building and said that
the members of the community would
do the work necessary in erecting
the building.
The board took up the request from
Moss Bluff with reference to salary
: and agreed to pay $40 per month,
provided an average of sixteen is
maintained, but the secretary was in
structed to contract for $35, but if
the required average is made the
amount paid will be $40, which
amount over $35 per month will be
paid at end of term.
Paul Williams, supervisor of Beth
lehem colored school, called and ask
ed for repairs for roof of house and
that an addition be made, also re-
quested that Lottie B. Howell be as
signed as teacher and Annie James
as monitor. The request with refer
ence to the teachers was granted, and
y it was agreed to appropriate $25 to
apply upon repairs and addition, pro-
vided the work is done in a satisfac-
tory manner.
Moss Bluff was granted the mate
rial to be used in constructing flue,
also the heater, piping and lights for
the windows AS requested. Mr. M. o.
sMorrison was confirmed as trustee to
take the place of J. A. Bethea. Re-
quest for books for INDECENT children
was deferred. The district would be
allowed to extend term from district
funds, so far as they are available.
In looking over the average of the
Burbank school. it was found that it
could pay $40 per month instead of
S5.
A request from the Greenwood
school for repairs, amounting to $40,
was presented and granted
The board adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon Session
Mr.. J. F. Huffman, one of the trus-
tees of the Griner Farm school, call
ed and presented plan to pay the
principal $50 per month, and apply
the remainder of the county appro-
priation, SIS, on the salary of an as
sistant, the remainder to be paid
from district funds and the term toI
run seven months. Requests were
Agranted.
= Mr. ]. E. Thomas and Mr.. Colbert,
patrons of the Spar school, called
and reported on the meeting of the
patrons that had been called by the
board, to be held at the Spar school
house on Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock. Mr.. A. j. Stephens was
chairman and Mr.. J. E. Thomas was
secretary 1t seems that after some
discussion of the proposition to re-
move the school house that there was
some misunderstanding about put
ting the question, and the meeting
disbanded without any formal recon-
mendations to the board. A petition
from a number of tax payers, asking
that the location of the school house
be left to the tax payers of the dis
ttvt was presented. Also a letter
from Mr.. w L. Martin, in which he
withdrew his name from petition
which he had signed The situation
was discussed fully by the board and
1t was agreed to operate the school
for the coming term at the present
site in the present house without
making further permanent improve
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