The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-06-09
BOARD
REGULAR MEET
Terms of Coming Year Will BE
Only Eight Months
TEACHERS APPOINTED
Soecial Election Granted Sebastian Sub
District -. Vote at VerO Canvassed
and Declared

The Board of Public Instruction in
and for St. Lucie County, Fla. met IN
regular session this 9Th day OF June,
1911, Present B. F. Hardest, chair
man, ]. f. Bell and J. w. Hodge, sec
retary and superintendent.
The minutes of the regular, and
special meetings were read ana ap-
Petition from Sebastian for an cleo
ton to vote on forming a sub-distrlct
of that precinct was received ana
The following voters were appointed
nc insnectors and clerk of said election.
Inspectors. G.. B. Hall, Paul kroegel,
w. r. Baughman; clerk, A. Foster.
The election will be held June 3Oth.,
B. F. Hardesty was instructed TO
prepare the ballot box and deliver IL 10
the polling place. g
Petition from the negro citizens or
Viking and st. Luce to establsh ne
GRO school in their neighborhood was
received and the superintendent. was
instructed to investigate the conditions
and report at next meeting.
Petition from Sebastian for the ap-
pointment of certain teachers was re-
cejyed. also letters, reports ana state.
ments against their appointment ~
was the unanimous opinion OF the boafd
that owing to the existing conditions
thare that it would not be the best
? nolicv to grant the petition, and would
, h, fair TO all concerned to secure teach,
ers not known to any of the patrons OF
said district.
: The ballot box of VerO was expressed
: to the Supervisor of registration, ana
: throuph the fault of the agent mere
t. was retained in the company's once
+ lin the morning of the meeting Inc
e returns were not sent through the mali
l. hut nlaced in the box, therefor were
t not canvassed on the 18th OF May, as
II we're the other returns. -.
The board secured the written opinion
It If Messrs. Parker & Gillen, attorneys
a at-jaw. and in accordance with thelr
e. on;nion opened the ballot box and can
is vpssed the returns which were as fol,
l. lows. VIM. Reams, Chas. Clifford ana
5. Louis Harris were reelected 'rus'ee'
and three mills voted.
Tbn INSPECTORS and clerks of the va
= r;ons snb. district elections and the par
Of ties returning the ballot boxes 10 roi.
al Pierce are EMIT led to pay i3i ''e'r
he work from the sub-district funds.
The Board recommends that the va
!" r;ons trustees. that have met with the
o. SUPERINTENDENT for instruction IN re-
De card TO the estimates required ana III,
" vestigation of the financial condition OF
Us their respective districts be allowed
e,, two dollars per diem and their aetna
III travelling expenses, from the sub-dls'
e. trct fund of said districts.
:, Those officials of the election a,l'
ell trustees who wish to do so, please max
ur out reonisitions. and send to the super
lot ntendent before our next regular meet
m ing. ,;e.od bv q
CT loast t,yo trustees of the sub-dlstrlct
and ordered paid from their sub-d's
cir y Motion made and carried that the 81
ng oo,;nt nndent he instructed to secure TN
ale necessary supplies needed for the oiic
W of the Board. .,.,l :
houa unfinished in THE TRIBUNE ca
for bids for the erection OF scho'
hnilding at Viking. Plans and speclI
- catioos can be seen at the ONCE ol VI
| Superintendent. ...o,
u The Superintendent was instructed
in accordance with Section 4, Chapt'
The 5o37 acts of legislature OF l9I',, TO Sc
Tub that all outside doors, of school ouli
The inps of two stories or two or more room
m. he hung to open outward before ne
Inc term of school, A., A. ,oho
lew The Board decided tnat the sch'
ged term for 19l1-12 shall be five mont
rem from the general fund. The sub d
,nts tricts will extend the term from one
three months in all sub-dlstricts.
The following teachers were appolII
cd on the grading committee, VIZ:
/ Okerlund, Misses Elma Gelger a
Alice Vause. or. ~
C Miss Josephine SummerIin, was
pointed to teach at Five-Mlle, beg
!, &c ming Monday, June 18th.
The following teachers were appo''
ed for the next term:
q Fort Pierce High School, "A;
: 40 Morgan. principal, eleventh and twell
~ Sc Grades. Miss Bertha Hodge, asslsta
> " ninth and tenth grades; Miss Z,
IOc Johns. eventh and eight grades; NJ
~ 90 K ate Morgan, sixth and seventh grad
Miss Mary Thorne, tifth. grade; NJ
. Kathleen Smith, third and fourth grao
h. Sc Miss Georgia Slater, first and sec
Fort Pierce Colored - B. F. Jan
- 1c nrincipal; Mamie Gardner, assistant
- the attendance does not justify
;,t IN taochers. the assistant will be dropl
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