The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-12-07
|OUR SCHOOL IN INTERESTS
Official Report of the Proceedings of
the Board af Public Instruction at
the December Meeting


office on Tuesday December 5, 1911.
| in regular session with all members
present and acting as follows: ". D.
earn, chairman; 3. r. Bitch and ].
S. Granthanl. members, and J. Fl.
Brinson, secretary.
| Minutes of The last meeting were
read and approved.
The matter IF a deed to the Sparr
school lot wa. discussed and it was
agreed that tha board would give $50
| to heirs of the donor OF the land for
deed to same.
1t was agreed that the board would
meet on Friday, December %, for the
special purpose of paying teachers
accounts that may be in at that time.
The returns Of the special tax dis
| trict election that was holden at An
thony were canvassed and the vote
for or against The creation of the dis
| trict standi 80 for and against.
| the district WAS declared to be Great
| ed within the boundaries as they had
been duly advertised as follows: be-
ginning at the ne cor of the SEA
36-3-22. thence w to NV cor of swA
31-13-22, thence to sw cor of 1914
| p, thence to Sc cor 13-14-22, thence
| n to ne cor or seA 36-13-22, the point
| of beginning. The following gentle
men receiving the highest vote for
| trustees, were declared duly elected
and ordered to be commissioned ac-
| cordingly, viz: r. ". Turner, G. w.
| Brown, G. G. Priest, Jr The major
| ity Of the votes being cast in favor of
la levy for school purposes within the
| DISTRICT of two CD mills on all the
| taxable property within the boundar
| les of the district, same was declared
| to be the legal rnillage TO be assessed
and collected for the ensuing two
years.
| Mr.. Joseph Mickle of Juliette ap-
| peared to request the establishment of
a school at the mines west of Juliette
| and presented a list of patrons and
| pupils, showing eighteen pupils ready
to attend school and making a propo-
| sition that they would provide the
house in condition for school and that
| the board was only to furnish teach
er for the present term. Request was
granted and the teacher to be fur
nished.
A batch of accounts was examined
and ordered paid as per financial
! statement filed with the clerk of the
circuit court.
A communication from the principal
/ of the primary department of the
Ocala school was presented setting
/ forth the largely increasing attend
ance and asking; that there be an as
/ sistant provided for the third grade,
Matter was discussed and it was
! agreed to furnish an assistant if sat
| isfactory arrangements can be made
at satisfactory salary.
| Mr.. J. H. Williams was appointed as
supervisor of the Juliette school.
| A request from the Fort Mccoy,
school for additional desks was grant
ed.
A request for an increase in the sal
ary of the monitor for the Hopewell
school was refused.
A request from Mr.. F. NJ Townsend
| of Martin for deed to be made back
| to him of the lot that had formerly
been used as a site for the Knoblock
school, was granted as the school site
had not been used for many years.
Resignation of Miss Mae Halford as
teacher of the Anda1usia school was
presented and accepted.
J A statement of AN accident at How
ard Academy where boy was hurt in
playing ball, was presented. It was
| ordered that the principal and teach
| eTS Ue WdtcIlul III supervising the
| grounds so as to reduce to the min
| imum the chance for accidents.
The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Session
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment with all members present and
| acting.
The teachers reports were examined
and ordered paid
The treasurer's report was taken up
and checked over and compared with
the vouchers returned and found to
correspond. 1t showed for the coun-
ty total receipts of s7605.60; disburse-
ments, s7422.22; balance on hand.
s1S3.3S. For the district funds it
showed receipts of s390629: disburse-
ments. s4O304: balance, s3502.s4. The
following district balances Were
shown: Ocala, ss1.50: Mcintosh
s42.5S; Belleview, s12SS4: Fantville
s676: Pine Level. SIS; Mayville
sS7.S5; Weirsdale. s349.13: Citra. s5.3S:
Griner Farm. s4S.31: Buck Pond
$265.52 Sparr, s24717; Gambler, s29s.1S
Fellowship, s2.2s: Electra. s42.ss
Blitchton, s76.12; Martel, ss0.56: Fort
King, s1S2.O3: Capulet, s141.2o: Lima
dale. s5sO1; Cotton Plant. sS66ss: Or
j ange Lake, s1o9.02: Oak Hill, s7.54
Moss Bluff, s4.S2: Fairfield. s7266
Cottage Hill, SITS: Charter Oak
s14362. Pedro. s452: Kendrick, sf7447
Oklawaha. sS9.39; Heidtvil1e, s351.S4
Pleasant Hill. s66.26: Fort Mccoy. 81.
In the matter of the Jeans FUND
teacher of domestic science for the
colored schools. it was directed that
report of the work be filed for the
inspection of the board and that a:
many as two schools be visited il
each week. Patrons of the coloret
schools are urged to entertain hel
free of charge when she is stoppins
with them for the work.
With reference to the holidays to bs
observed during Christmas time it wa
the preference of the board that tn,
schools should be dismissed on Frida,
before Christmas and school should b,
resumed on Tuesday following New
l Years. However. in those place
where it is desired by the teachers ant
the local school authorities, there ma,
be two weeks given for holidays
The matter of the State Educa tiona
Association meeting in Jacksonville
during the holidays was discussed an
| it was the sense Of the board that ev
= cry teacher who could possibly do s
should attend and take advantage o
/ | all the sessions and be benefited b,
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