The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-25
Special Meeting of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, May IL, 1911

and for Marion county met al the OF
fee of the superintendent on the above II
date with all members present and act II
ing as follows: W. D. earn, chairman: Il
q r Bitch and ]. s Grantham, MEM /
bers. and J. Fl. Brinson, secretary
Minutes of last meeting were read |
and approved.
Messrs 6. W. Petteway and j. T. |
Strickland. trustees of the Heidtville |
school. called and reported that IS |
would be sufficient for incidentals for
their school They wanted the same
teacher as last year and wanted to pay
$50 PERI month.
Mr.. W. II. Massey. supervisor of the
Orange Springs school, called and rec
commended the same teacher as last
year if she applied for the place. He
| asked for an appropriation Of SO or
| $40 for repairs to the house and
raise of S. per month on the salary
| of the teacher.
| Mr.. J. VI. Mock. one of the trustees of
| the Electra school. called and request
ed that a heater be provided for their
| school
| Messrs. VI. NJ Proctor and r. l. ely
| burn. trustees OF the Pedro district.
called and reported that they would
not be able TO have the same principal
las last year. They asked that the sa ame
| teacher be assigned for the first as
| sistants place last year and that
the salaries be fixed at SIS. $40 and
$40 as they were last term. They re-
ported that the corners Of their school
house were being undermined by the
wind blowing the sand away and that
they had bell that had been donated
10 the school but there was no belfry
and IL had never been hung.
| Messrs D. A Walker and ]. L. Smith
trustees of the Martel school called
, and requested the return Of the teach
; er of last term al a salary OF $50 per
month for seven months.
| Messrs. W. a. Redding and c. E.
Lucius. trustees Of the Charter Oak
. school. called and asked for we'll to
, be put down to cost about $50 and
! mentioned that they would like to have
r the school house painted. They request
ed the return of the same teacher that
they had last year and wanted the
county to pay s5 per month above the
salary Of last year and requested the
county to pay one third of the expense
of putting down the pump.
: Mr.. ]. C. Dupree, one of the sEustees,
: : and Mr.. c. NJ earn, one of the patrons
. of the Reddick school, called and ask
ed that their school be run seven
months with salaries of $40 and SIS
per month for the principal and assist
ant respectively with the purpose OF
employing the same teachers that they
had last term. Mr. f. c. Gladney, the
one of the Reddick trustees who lives
at Lowell and looks after the inter
:, ests of the Lowell school particularly
was also present and reported tha
they needed a heater and would also
:. like to have seven months term. HI
of ha
" getting water from the neighbors.
Mr.. w. NJ. Mills. one of the trustee
of the Pleasant Hill district, called am
asked for a seven months term AM
presented a petition asking for tn
appointment of Miss Josephine Arlin
as teacher for the next term at a sal
ary of $50 per month and wanting {
start the school on the first Monday il
July. Petition was granted IL teache
was found to be properly qualified.
Il Messrs. ]. l. Beck, v. NJ. Seckinge
and r. w. Ferguson. trustees Of tn
Fellowship district, called and discuss
r. ed the condition of the district and de
cided to run a six months term wit
one teacher and they pereferred a ma
ts teacher.
. Messrs. S. W. Petteway and ].
Strickland called and inquired as
es whether il a district had more fund
ny than they needed. could it loan them
s. another district or to the county. TIL
matter was discussed at some lengt
and the board was of the opinion ths
it was doubtful if il could be legal
done
Mr.. r. w. Ferguson made inquiry {
. to the S. A l. Railway in the souti
east corner of the Fellowship distric
Wanted Fellowship teacher contracts
left open to running exit
month.
Mr.. ]. n. Stevens. supervisor Of Il
Indian Mound school, called and asl
ed for a pitcher for the school pun
and for the same teacher that they n;
last year to be assigned again. r
"A, quests granted.
~ The board adjourned to meet at
p. IN.
Afternoon Session
The board met pursuant to adjour
ment with all members present and &C
ing.
Messrs. E. F. Smith, trustees, and
H. Sanders. patron. of the Dunnell
school, called and the general como
rs tion of their school was freely d
cussed.
The matter of a part OF the Blu
e Pond district having originally be
part of the Dunnellon district was d
cussed, it being claimed that the Du
Mellon district formerly covered all (
territory in the election district. a go
part of which now is in the Buck Po
- district. The original advertisemer
of the election to create the distr
were found and it was found that
advertisements covered by descripti
the present boundaries OF the Du
mellon district but mentioned that
was the election precinct. 1t being
possible TO do anything definite abe