The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-07-14
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF PUB
Lie INSTRUCTION

The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session at their office in the court
house on Monday, July g.. 1911, with
w. D. earn, chairman; ]. S. Gran
than, member, and j. H. Brlnson, Sec
rotary, present Mr.. B. r. Bitch.
member, was absent
Messrs. G. D. Turner and E. w. w.
Jordan, trustees of the Pine Level
school, called and discussed district
taxes. They requested the board to
help on the expense of putting down
pump from county funds. 1t was
agreed that the county would pay
one-half the cost of putting down the
pump, the expense to the county not
to exceed $40, the balance to be paid
from district funds.
Mr.. Atkinson called with reference
to the building of the new school
house at Turner Farm, and presented
bills of lumber and bids for hardware
and hauling and labor in erecting the
building. 1t was agreed that the
board would pay Mr.. D. J. Atkinson
$65 from county funds to erect The
house and put in the we'll in good or
der, he to have the help needed from
the patrons of the school in doing the
work.
Mr.. J. w. Stevens, supervisor of IN.
dian Mound school, called and asked
to have salary of teacher increased
from S35 to $40 per. month, stating
that there would be an attendance of
twenty-six for the coming term. Re-
quest was granted
More than a dozen citizens of the
Fairfield district appeared in the in
terest of moving the school from the
present site to a point about one
half mile west of the town of Fair
public road Prof P w. Green, as
spokesman for the delegation, laid
before the board petition signed by
a large number of patrons asking for
the proposed removal of the school,
and accompanied the petition with
plat of the surrounding country, and
showing where the patrons lived.
He reported upon meeting
of the patrons that was held in
response to a call and which voted
for the proposed removal by vote
of IA to 5. They reported that there
had been a committee composed of
Prof. Green, Clark Yonge and D. D.
Mathews appointed to take into con-,
sideration the merits Of available
school sites, and the committee had
unanimously agreed upon the propos-
ed site. 1t was stated that the 0b
jections that had been mentioned to
the site selected were that it was too
wet at times for school lot, aud
that if the school were located at the
proposed site it would probably have
tendency to draw pupils from the
Oak Hill school, the line of the Oak
Hill district being not more than
three fourths of a mile from the pro-
posed school site. These objec-
tions were met and the situation ex-
planned by those present in free
discussion. Hon. M. l.. Payne adj
dressed the board upon the situation.
The request for the removal of the
school was followed by a request for
the building of new, modern and
commodious school house, and in sup
port of this presented a subscription
list amounting to 1903. They further
wanted a general Strengthening of
the teaching force of the school, say
ing that there would be largely in
creased attendance if such were the
case. A pledge of Al pupils was pre-
scented with the names of the patrons
and also list showing a probable at
tendance Of Sc They requested two
teachers and a strong principal.
The board odjourned FOR noon.
Board met as per adjournment with
Messrs. earn and Grantham present
as members
The Fairfield delegation appeared
again with Mr. +. H Scott, trustee.
He objected to the proposed site up
on the ground that it, was too low,
bat was willing to move to a place
that was the second choice Of the
committee. He assed that q commit
tee from the board be appointed to
inspect the location, saying that the
trustees would show them the situa-
ton fully. The matter was discussed
freely by various parties, and the ne
cessity for prompt action was urged
as they wanted the school house
ready for occupancy for the coming
term.
On motion Of lir. Grantham, sec
onded by NJ earn, and agreed to. it