The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-15
m,NuTEs OF THE BOARD or PuH.
Lie INSTRUCTION


session on Monday, September a,
1911 with all members present and
acting as follows: w. d. earn, chair
man: B. r. Bitch and ]. S. Gran
than, members, and J. H. Brinson,
secretary.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
H. R. Harvey, one of the sub-trus-
tees of the Hawthorne colored school.
called and protested against the ap-
pointment of Martha Moore as mont
tor of the school, stating that it was
generally opposed by the patrons of
the school. 1t was agreed to open
school without monitor, and to al
low choice to be made by the trus-
tees in conjunction with the teacher.
Lydia Daniels, supervisor of ia
cob's Well colored school, called to
ask that some means of getting wa
ter be provided for the school. 1t
was agreed that there should be 60
feet of piping furnished to be ship
ped to Citra, and the pump that is at
Andalusia should be delivered at Cit
ra for her.
The board then adjourned for din
ner.
Afternoon Session
L. R. Teal, supervisor of Wesley
Chapel colored school, called and pre-
sented deed for lot for the school
and asked for flooring for house
20x9O feet, and shingles for covering
the SAME. Request was granted.
C. r. Hill, supervisor of Mt. Olive
colored school, called and asked the
board to furnish windows for their
new school house and shingles for
covering same, and proposed to OPP
crate the school for four months only
and allow salary of teacher for this
time to apply on the expense and the
remainder to be donated by the
board. They agreed to also furnish
doors for the house.
1t was ordered that w. T. Shelton
of Jacksonville be written a request
for a deed for a lot for the school
house at Linadale, to be used as a
school site when the school house
shall have been removed to the pro-
posed new site. 1t was agreed to
furnish a teacher for the school if
the work of removing the house be
done without expense to the county
school board, and so long as the le-
gal average is maintained.
1t was agreed to furnish monitor
at Hopewell colored school, and apply
the difference between the salary of
a monitor and that of a teacher to
repairs on the school house.
c. G. James, supervisor of Mt. Ia
Dor colored school. called and asked
that there be $50 appropriated by the
county board for pump. Request
was granted, with the understanding
that there would be SIS available
from the district appropriation.
Mr.. Savage of Gambler called and
stated that there were some objec-
lions in the community to the teach
er that had been recommended for
appointment by the trustees. He
was advised by the board to have a
petition prepared and circulated ask
ing that the party be not appointed,
and have same presented to the board
during the present session, if posi-
BILE.
A request for an increase in the
salary of the principal of the Ocala
High School was presented and dis
cussed. 1t was agreed to pay him
$500 as a salary for the school year.
Resignation of Mr.. F. H. Ellis as
principal of the Dunnellon school was
presented and accepted, and Mr.. j.
H. Owens was appointed as principal
of the school for the coming term.
The board adjourned to meet at
'7:45 p. m.
Night Session
Mr.. George Turner, one of the trus.
tees of the Pine Level school. called
and stated the condition of the school
pump recently put down to be unsat-
isfactory 1t was agreed that the pay
for putting it down would be with
held for a month for trial of the
pump.
1t was agreed that the board would
not pay any bills from district Oh
county funds in the future without
their having been previously author
lied by the county board in any
amount exceeding $40, and for any
bill of free text books to be furnished
by the district 1t was ordered that
the secretary give special notice OF
the ruling on this matter.
The board then adjourned to meet
on Tuesday morning.
Tuesday Morning