The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-25

templated, that the district would be
bic TO cancel about $1,000 of her in
debtedness The county appropriation
for Dunnellon was fixed at 1855 per
month and il was agreed that her in
dividual expenses must be held within
800 for the term. Repairs not to ex-
ceed SIS were granted for orange
Springs
4 heater was allowed for the Electra
school.
Pedro was allowed $50 70 fix the
grounds 50 as TO protect the school
house from being undermined by the
wind blowing the sand away, and to
erect belfry for the bell that is al the
school house.
Charter oak was granted one third
of the expense of painting the house
and putting down a well. the total ex-
pense to the county not to exceed $50.
Petition of Pleasant Hill for the ap-
pointment of Miss Josephine Airline for
teacher at $50 per month for seven
months was granted.
The secretary was instructed TO write
the Sumner Lumber Co, at Zuber, 10
furnish Daniel woodard. supervisor OF
Gum Springs school. colored. sufficient
shingles TO recover the school house.
The request for an increase OF salary
of IS at the Shiloh school was refused.
The following with reference to the
work of Fessenden Academy was en-
dOrsed by the board: The board of
public instruction is pleased with the
| progress made by the students of Fes-
sender Academy and especially along
the lines Of industrial work. After
/ personal inspection and supervision il
unreservedly endorses the scope and
plan of the work being done. II is de
sired that colored boys and girls above
| the fourth grade who are prepared tC
| study carpentry, iron work, agricul'
| ture. cooking, housekeeping, sewing
! and millinery, be given an opportunity
to take up these branches. There will
| be no tuition charged those who enrol
from Marion county. Those who com
plete the courses offered at FesSendeI
find ready employment at good wages
1t is the desire of the board of pu bli
instruction to impress upon parents o
lcolored citizens to give patronage 4
the work being done for the colore'
youth.
The school will be under direction o
Principal ]. L Wiley, who has serve,
the board since 1898 with satisfaction
and success. The different trades Will
ue ny anu
instructors.
The matter of a school house for tn
Turner Farm school was taken up an
it was agreed that the board woul
furnish material for the constructor
of a suitable house if the people of tn
community would do work of erecting
il in a suitable manner.
! The secretary was Instructed [
write the trustees of the Gambler schoo
as to the merits of petition from tn
colored people asking for the establish
ment of a negro school there.
The secretary was instructed I
, write the supervisor OF the Contra
} school with reference to the roof an
the request of the supervisor with ref
erence TO stove piping and windo,
paneS was granted.
A letter from Mr.. W. ]. Crosby one O
the trustees of the Citra school, inform
, ing the board of the action of the trus
} tees in selecting Miss Jennie Payne 70
principal and Miss X. C. Griffith as as
sistant was presented.
The secretary was instructed to writ
, the Educational Publishing Company o
Columbus, o., to send their work o
school architecture upon approval.
No further business appearing tn
! board adjourned to meet in regula
} session on Monday, June 3, as the teach
, ers' examinations would begin o
D session. ] H. Brinson, Secretary.