The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-10-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC NsTRUCTIo
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furnish desks for the school. The
school when organized to recommend
a suitable person 10 be appointed
SUPERVISE.
Professor Workman called and dis
eussed the condition and outlook for
the ocaIa school
E. A. Maxey, supervisor of the Roper
Farm school coIored. called and re-
quested that the monitor be paid
more or that another one in addition
be furnished the school The matter
was left for the superintendent to adj
just
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved and the mat
tiers referred to discussed in passing.
The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday, Morning Session
+ The board met with all members
present and acting.
Mr.. G. s. Scott called and went over
the insurable values of the school
houses and furniture Of the county
with the board preparatory to issuing
a policy on same 10 take the place OF
the one that expires on November 20,
/ 1911. It was agreed that Mr.. Scott
would issue a new policy for the re-
vised values and new houses and al
| low credit the premium for the un-
earned part of the premium on the old
| policy. the new one to become effective
| at once.
Mr.. D. II. Pettys. one Of the trus-
tees of the Mcintosh school, called and
| reported on the condition Of his school
and requested that there be another
/ teacher allowed The matter was dis
| cussed and the board adopted the fol
| lowing resolution:
/ Resolved that when the attendance
upon a school reaches an average OF
sixty-fve a third teacher will be fur
nished and in schools of two teacher:
or more the principal must have no
less than a county first grade Ger
I tifcate and in schools of three teach
ers one of the teachers at least mus
hold not lower than second grad,
certificate
/ Mr.. j. j. CUTLERY, one of the trus
tees of the kendriek school. callet
and requested that they be supple,
with six desks and fourteen yards o
curtain cloth TO separate the primar.
room from the other part of the school
The request was granted, the cloth t.
/ be paid for from the district funds.
Cores pondence was shown showing
that instead of the people at the An
dalusia school putting down a we'll TO
water, that they had made arrange
! ments with Mr.. Yonge of Ocala to shi
r. them tank for $40. The action wa
| approved by the board and the accoun
ordered paid.
. Several requests were made for ad
g ditional desks in the various school
and granted, to be supplied as quick
, ~ as possible.
V \ petition from a large number {
t the patrons of Hawthorne colore
school was presented asking ths
: Martha Moore be assigned as monte
!, and another protesting against it. A
= the matter had been left with tn
o teacher in conjunction with the sui
trustee to settle. no action was take
= on the petitions.
A request from the trustees of tt
Fort Mccoy district to be allowed
issue time warrants in order to secul
:. an advance of $500 to use on their ne
: school house, was presented to I'll
t board and it was ordered that they
s allowed to secure the money in tn
: manner. Mr.. Grantham reported tn.
# they had made arrangements to secu
the money from Mr. O. G. Stanbroug
sIoU ana nlTnSeH Sl5o- 1t was OrQer<
that a warrant be issued to Mr.. Star
brough for s100, payable one We:
from date and one to him for $50 pa
able two years from date, and one
Mr.. J. S. 0rantham for $50 payab
:" two years from date, and for for 81
payable three years from date, each
is draw interest at eight per cent, pay
It BILE annually and the money paid t
= them IN he immediate1y available f
Y, the use Of the trustees and buildiI
n, committee to be used in advancing t
* work on the new school house.
z A request was presented from t
" trustees of the Oklawaha school as
& ing that they be allowed to build
re addition to the present house for t
I accommodation of the increased a
RS tendance, also that they be allowed
Or purchase blinds for two sides of t
house to protect the pupils from t