The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

The board Of Public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session on Monday, September +, 1911.
with all members present and acting
as follows: ". D earn, chairman, B.
r Bitch and ]. 5. Gransham. MEM
bers. and J. H Brinson, secretary
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
H. r. Harvey, one of the sub
trustees of the Hawthorne colored
school called and protested against
the appointment of Martha Moore as
monitor of the school, stating tina, it
was generally opposed by the pat
rons Of The school It was agreed to
open school without monitor and TO
allow choice TO be made by the trus-
tees in conjunction with the teacher
Lydia Daniels. supervisor of Jacobs
Well colored school. called 10 ask that
some means Of getting water be pro-
vided for the school 1t was agreed
that there should be sixty feet of pip
ing furnished 10 be shipped 10 Citra
and the pump that is at Andalusia
should be delivered at Citra for her
The board adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon Session
Chapel colored school. called and pre-
scented a deed for lot for the school
and asked for flooring for house 90 by
80 feet and shingles for covering same
Request was granted
G r. Hill, supervisor of Mt. Olive
colored school, called and asked the
board 20 furnish windows for thei,
new school house and shingles fol
covering same and proposed to operate
the school for four months only and
! allow salary of teacher for this time
to apply on the expense and the re-
mainder TO be donated to the board
! They agreed TO also furnish doors fol-
| the house
| It was ordered that W. T. Shelton o,
| Jacksonville be written request fol
| a deed for lot for the school house al
| Linadale to be used as school site
when the school house shall have beer
! removed to the proposed new site i
Was agreed 10 furnish a teacher to the
school If the work Of removing the
| house be done without expense to The
| board. and as long as the legal aver
age is maintained.
| 1t was agreed 10 furnish monitor a
Hopewen colored school and apply tn,
| difference between the salary OF
monitor and that OF a teacher to re
pairs on the school house.
| G. G. James, supervisor of Noun
| Tabor colored school. called and ask
ed that there be $50 appropriated b!
the board for a pump. Request wa
granted with the understanding tina
there would be SIS availa BILE from tn
district appropriation
Mr.. Savage Of Gambler called ans
| stated that there was some objection
in the community TO the teacher tina
had beer recommended for appoint
ment by the trustees He was advise'
by the board TO have a petition pre-
pared and circulated asking that tn
party be not appointed and have sam
presented 10 the board during I'll
present session If possible.
\ request for n increase in the sal
airy Of the principal of the ocala Hig
School was presented and discussed. i
was agreed TO pay him $3.50 as a sal
airy for the school year.
| Resignation of Mr.. F. H. Ellis a
principal of the Dunnellon school wa
presented and accepted and Mr.. ]. F
Owens was appointed principal c
the school for the coming term.
I The board adjourned to meet a
I:45 p. m