The Ocala evening star., 1911-01-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

bers present and acting as follows:
Isaac Stevens. chairman; b. r. Bitch
and ]. 5. Grantham. members and j. II.
Brinson, secretary.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
Mr.. Bitch mentioned that Mr.. ]. II. II
Lanier. one of the trustees of the
Pleasant Hill school, had seen him
with a request that the Pleasant Hill
school be allowed 10 operate with the
present teacher for one month beyond
the contract time a $40 for the extra
month. the same TO be paid from dis
trict funds. It was agreed that same |
would be allowed and the secretary Il
was instructed to notify them TO this Il
effect
\ statement was received from DR. |
lG. 3. Parramore. supervisor of the /
Eureka school. asking that certain |
lights for the windows and stove pip |
ing be granted and the secretary was |
directed to write him and ask that they
| have the necessary repairs made at as
reasonable expense as possible and
send the bill TO the board.
| The resignation of Miss Addie Greg
| ory, teacher of the Mill Creek school.
was received. The cause of the same
being sickness, the resignation was ac-
cepted, and the secretary instructed TO
fill the place.
\ communication from the trustees
of the Griner Farm school was receiv-
ed, stating that part of the wire
fencing that had been left over from
fencing the school grounds and had
been sold to ]. ]. Luffman for 81 and
the same applied to the purchase OF
wood from Oscar Hall.
\ communication from Wade Cor
Of cd
Landing colored school. was received.
stating that he had removed from the
community thereby Withdrawing
number of pupils. 1t being doubtful if
that would leave a sufficient number
TO maintain the school, the secretary
was directed to write the supervisor
and make inquiry as to the situation
Accounts were audited and ordered
paid as per financial statement filed
with the clerk of the circuit court and
| kept in the office of the superiniend-
ent Teachers reports %ere inspect
; ed and accounts ordered paid a. per
financial statement. The hoard ad-
journed for the day.
Tuesday. January 3. 1911.
The board met with all members
present and acting.
Mr. J. NJ Mathews appeared and pre-
sented warrant on the Reddick dis
trict No 231 in favor of Miss Allie
Mathews and requested that a new
warrant be issued in lieu of same
!, which was granted.
Minutes of the present meeting were
then read and adopted. The terms II
the present members having expired,
a motion to adjourn sine die was made
and carried
Before adjournment the following
resolution was adopted:
''Whereas the Hon Isaac Stevens
. has served the county most acceptahly
: as chairman of the board of public in
. struction for a long period of time and
:. is now retiring from membership or
;. the board; therefore, be it
"Resolved. by the members of the
retiring board that their sincere ap'
probation is due and hereby tenderef
=, for the courteous manner in which ht
. has presided over our dellberatlon:
and for the long period which he ha:
faithfully devoted to the school inter
ests of his community and the county
n at large
- The board of l9O9 and 1910 then ad
- journed to meet no more. .
- Tuesday, January 3, 1911.
The members of the board of publi
= instruction of Marion county, elected
1910, were W. d. earn of Ocala, resid
- ing in and for school board district Nc
/: e r. Bitch of Blitchton, residini
in and for school board district No. :
=; J. S Grantham. of Fort Mccoy, resid
-, ing and for school board district Nc
g. OF these, Messrs. w. D. earn, B. /
- Bitch and J. S. Grantham having me
-, on the above date in the office OF TN
h county superintendent of public In
- struction. and each for himself havin
"a presented his commission, as mem
. Der of said board of public instrucuo
- for the term of two years from IN
first Tuesday after the first Monday
January. A. D. 1911. and until his sue
80 cessor is elected and qualified pro
- ceeded to complete the organiZatio
I1 of said board, in compliance with see
. ton 342 general statutes of Florid
% as follows:
~ On motion of Mr.. Grantham secon'
.tb ed by Mr. Bitch, Mr.. w. d earn w;
.st elected to be chairman of said ooai
ON of public instruction for the count
to Marion, state of Florida.
70 Mr. ]. II. Brinson, holding comm
,er sion as county superintendent OF pu
lie instruction for the ensuing "
years, appeared in person also at sa
ne meeting and assumed his duties
"a secretary of said board as provided
law The board thus organized th'
fixed on Tuesday after the first Mo
day of each month as the day 1
holding its regular meetings.
md The matter of fixing the salary
III III the SUPERINTENDENT for the prese
on school year was taken up and up
,ir- motion it was fixed at 1925 per mont
Iit Tn The treasurers reports for l
use months of November and Decemh
rle were presented by Treasurer John
~ Graham and checked over comparl
. in with the vouchers presented
de- found to be correct. The warrar
ana were cancelled and marked so on I
iii. stubs from which they were issued a
aid a record of same made in the warra
% register.
NIX Messrs J. l. Beck and L. w r.
of guson, trustees of the Fellows
1lSe school. called and discussed the gt
the eral condition of their school
at No further business appearing,
said hoard adjourned TO meet in regu
iar session on Tuesday, January {, 1911
J. II. Brinson. Secretary
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