The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-07
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
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ange Lake was presented from the
trustees but no motion taken at this
time.
A recommendation from the Griner
Farm school that Mr.. Bert c. Murphy
be appointed trustee to fill the uneX-
pired term of Mr.. H. L. Griggs, resign
ed was received and approved and it
was ordered that he be duly commits
stoned
A request from the trustees Of the
Spar district to have Mrs. A. Mouzon
appointed teacher for the Hopewell
school, colored, was received, but no
action taken.
RESIGNATION of Mr.. ]. c. Pillans as
trustee of the Electra school was re-
ceived also a recommendation for the
appointment of Mr.. S. E. Smith as his
successor for the unexpired term. The
resignation was accepted and the rec
| ommendation was approved and Mr..
Smith was ordered to be commissioned
| for the unexpired term.
| Several requests for certain schools
from teachers and recommendations for
appointment were received and passed
over without action for the present
| Resignation of l. ]. Jones super
visor of Moore's Pond school, colored,
with a recommendation for the ap-
pointment of J. P. Lazier as his sue
cessor was received and each action ap-
proved by the board.
| Request for help from the Jerusalem
colored school to rebuild their school
| house was received and they having
raised $50 by private subscription. it
was ordered that the board would fur
lnish material to be used in the work to
an amount not to exceed 500.
| The superintendent reported to the
board the issuing to Miss Margaret E.
Taylor of the Ocala school a life first
grade certificate. she having complied
with all the legal requirements.
A request from the trustees of the
Oklawaha district that their school
district be officially designated the Ok
ilawaha sub-school tax district instead
of the Weir Park district, as it was
sometimes called. 1t was so ordered.
| Letters We're received from the chair
man of the Mcintosh trustees stating
that Miss Catherine Farra of Mt. Ster-
ling, Ky, and Miss Mary r. Cochrane
of Rocky Mount, n. c., had been chosen
as principal and assistant for their
school, respectively.
Report of Mr.. w. A. Moorhead. coun-
ty surveyor, on survey of the mileage
of the Ocala Il Southwestern Railway
within the Ocala school district was re-
ceived and ordered incorporated in the
Estimates for taxation the coming year
The superintendent presented to the
board the correspondence with DR.. A
c. Maddox who had been selected fol
the principalship of the Reddick schoo
but who took the teachers examination
in A1achua county and having received
a second grade certificate, the superin
tendent insisted on his taking the ex-
| animation again in order to present
first grade certificate, and he having
declined to do so, he resigned the place
leaving a vacancy in the principalship
He also presented the correspondence
with the trustees in regard to the mat
ter. The general matter was freel.
discussed.
A report was received from the trus
! tees of the Cotton Plant school stating
that a meeting had been held in which
Miss Leila Parker had been selected a.
teacher for the coming term and thu
first Monday in September was named
as the time for opening the school
Two colored teachers reports wer
audited and ordered paid.
Sundry accounts We're audited am
ordered paid from county and distric
:, funds as they properly belonged.
!, An account from the superinte nden
OF Alachua county for s103.62 as tn
part due Alachua county from Marion
for children from Marion attendin:
school at Evinston in A1achua county
was presented together with the fina
report of the teacher for the attendant
= of the Marion county children. Their
:. having been no arrangement with tn
for the account, it was ordered that tn
secretary correspond more fully wit
c the superintendent of Alachua count
in regard to the matter.
The treasurer's report with tn
s vouchers was presented and checke
D over and found to be correct with tn
} warrants returned and cancelled TIL
s report showed total receipts Of s1657.1:
( disbursements of s1s48s5, leaving
9 balance Of ss.47 Of county funds. ]
). also showed for the district funds tota
receipts of s3271.s1, disbursements c
ts447.s3, leaving a balance on hand @
s372sss.
The minutes of the last meeting wer
c read and approved as read.
d No further business appearing. tn
: board adjourned 10 meet in specis
Il session on Tuesday. July IS, 1911, fa
the special purpose Of making the az
pointments of teachers so far as possI
BILE for the coming school term
J. H Brinson, Secretary.