The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-02-10
PROCEEDINGS or BOARD OF PuB-
Lie INSTRUCTION.

and for Marion county, Florida, met in
regular session at the above mention
ed time and place.
w. D. earn, chairman, and B. r.
Bitch were present, and J. s. Gran
than was absent. Superintendent j.
H. Brinson was present as secretary
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Messrs. Rafferty,. Priest and Nc
Neal, patrons of the Burbank school,
called in person to make complaint of
the condition of the school, upon the
ground that the teacher was neglect
full of attention to the children in the
matter of teaching and hearing recita-
tions; that the discipline was SO lax
that the conditions for work were not
favorable, and that the house and
grounds were not kept in proper con-
dition. A letter of the same import
was presented from H. G. Parker and
one from Joseph Rogers was received
later in the day. Action was temper
arily postponed.
Mesdames G. l.. Bittinger and w.
w. Clyatt called as representatives of
the State School Improvement Asso-
citation and presented a request that
the board make an appropriation of
800 to be used in supporting schol-
arship in agriculture for a boy at the
state university, and one in home
economics for a girl at the State Col
lege for Women, the amount to be
$50 in each case. Action temporarily
postponed.
Geo. Simpson, one of the trustees
of the Mayville district. called to pro-
test for himself and others against
the board paying from Mayville funds
to w. B. Coggins IS per month for
transporting his children to the Weirs-
dale school as per previous action of
the board. The protest was based
upon the ground that his children did
not attend regularly and that there
were others as much entitled to trans
portation as were those of Mr. Cog
gins After discussing the matter.
the board agreed to rescind the former
action of the board in allowing him
pay for transportation. this to go into
effect Immediately upon notification,
which should be at once.
Mr.. Schuldt, representing the I'm
perial Brush Co., called and exhibited
his goods, with the object of inducing
the board to buy. but they declined to
do so.
Mr.. L. w. Duval, one of the trus-
tees of the Ocala school, called to
make request that the sub-district
board be empowered to employ an as
sistant for the primary department of
the Ocala school. owing to the in
creased attendance in that depart
ment, and the salary to be paid from
district funds. The same was granted
with the understanding that the sal
airy should not exceed $25 per month.
The matter of the situation at the
Burbank school was taken up and dis
cussed, and it was agreed that the
superintendent should write the teach
er and the supervisor of the com
plants. stating the particulars. and
take such action "a seems to be for
the best interest of the school.
The request of the ladies with ref
erence to the scholarships was dis
cussed, and the matter was laid over
for action, with the request that the
ladies secure all the particulars pos
sible as to the manner of appointment
and other matters of interest pertain
ing to the work. and communicate
with the board again.
The board adjourned to meet at L: sc
p. m.
The board met as per adjournment
with all members present and acting
as follows: w. d. earn, chairman; B
r. Bitch and j. s. Grantham, with j
H. Crimson. secretary.
Messrs. j. L. Beck. ". Seclinger and
r. w. Ferguson, trustees of the Eel
lowship school. called to discuss the
condition of their school. The aver
age had run below the required mum
Der to justify continuing the assistant
teacher, and since the next salaries
would be paid from district funds ii
is the desire of the trustees to dis.
continue the term at the close of the
present month. The superintendent
was directed to write the teachers OF
the recommendation or the trustees,
and also that it is the judgment of the
county board that it would be advisa-
BILE to close at the time suggested. Up.
on hearing from them he was to take
such action as seems advisable.
Mr.. Myers, one of the trustees of
the Capulet school, called and asked
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