The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-21
OUR SCHOOL INTERESTS
Official Report of the Proceedings of
the Hoard of Public instruction at
the Way Meeting
Ocala, Fla, May I, 1912.

the Way Meeting
Ocala, Fla, May !, 1912
The Board Of Public instruction for
Marion County met in regular session
on Wednesday. the above date at their
office in the court house All members
were present and acting as follows:
". D. earn, chairman; 3. r Bitch
and J. S. Grantham, members; and J
H Brinson, secretary.
Minutes OF last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. s.. c. Petteway called and pre-
scented district election returns from
Heidtvlle.
Mr.. r H. Saunders called and called
up petition that had been sent in
to the Board asking for the appoint
ment of Mr. J. II. Owens as principal
of the Dunnellon school Petitions
for appointment and for postponing
appointment were examined. Mr.
Saunders entered a protest against the
election that had just been held for
trustees and TO fix millage for school
purposes being declared legal and ask
| ed that there be another election call
ed The consideration of the matter
other people a Dunnellon notified by
| telephone so that reasons for and
against the proposition could be pre-
scented.
Mr.. D. y. Walker. one Of the trustees
of the Martel school, called and made
statement that the flue of the school
| building needed repairing and proposed
that the school bear one half the eX-
pense and Woodmen of the World bear
one half as they occupy the upper story
of the building. He was authorized to
| proceed to have the work done upon
those conditions.
The Board then took up the canvass
ing of the district election returns with
the results as returned as follows:
Ocala No. /, L. w. Duval. J. f. Chase,
and w. T. Gary, trustees and three
mills levy; Mcintosh No. ,, c. T. Bate
man, D. H. Pettys and c. F. Farran,
| trustees and three mills levy; Belle
view No. 3, D. c. Stanley, J. \. Free
man and G.. ]. Proctor, trustees, and
three mills levy; Fantville No. 4, NJ. r.
Goodwin, r. G. Limbaugh, and J. B.
George, trustees. and three mills levy,
In examining the returns of the Dun
Mellon district it appeared that VIM.
Griffith, J. NJ. Barksdale, and Geo. W.
Neville were elected trustees and that
a levy of three mills had been voted.
There being a contest under considera-
ton. the result was not decls red. At
Reddick No. 6, E. D. Rou. w. NJ Shock
ley and II. P. Billingsly were reported
as trustees and levy of three mills:
at Pine Level No. {, ]. T. Ross, Leonard
Redding and F. D. Sparkman. trustees,
and three mills levy: at Mayville no
10 nd
gins, being the only resident trustee
was recognized as trustee but there
was no levy voted Weirsdale No. g.
H H. Rast, c. S. Gates and W. A.
CUTLERY, trustees, and three mills levy;
| at Citra No. 10, w. J. Crosby, J. S
Wyckoff and c. W. Driver, trustees
and three mills levy; Griner Farm No
II, J. F. huffman, Joe Fore and 3. c.
Murphy, trustees. and three mills levy;
Buck Pond No. -, T. NJ. F. Morgan, J
d. Virgins and J. VI. Nettles. trustees
and two mills levy; Spar No IS, F
Clemens, ]. ]. Colbert and y. S, Lam
bert, trustees and three mill levy
Gambler No. IA, y. McClain, F. f. Dreiv-
er and J. n Marshall, trustees, and
three mills levy; Fellowship No. Is, V
NJ. Seckinger, j. L. Beck and ]. L. B
Hudgens, trustees. and three mills levy
Electra No. 16, S. +. Smith, G. w. Brant
Z Sr., and ]. NJ Mock, trustees, and three
mills levy; Blitchton No. Il, Jos. Akin
o. S. Sanders, and w J. Willis, trustees
and three mills levy; Fort King No. 10
F. c. Clayton, w. J. Young and J. A
F'reymouth, trustees, and three mills
levy; Martel No. IS, D. A. Walker, Wal
ter Ray and J. Seckinger, trustees
and two mills levy; Capulet No. 20, w
u
Fort trustees. and three mills levy
Linadale No. p, G. \. McCraney, Nit
chell Rigdon and r. p. Erwin, trustees
and three mills levy: Cotton Plant No
%, J. S. Weathers, A w. Woodward
and c. r. Veal, trustees. and two mill
levy: Orange Lake No. %. D. H. BURY
David BURY and c. f. Cork, trustees
and three mills levy; Oak Hill, No. "a
d. FAINT, Z. T. Ostell and II. w Nettles
: trustees, and three mills levy: Mos
Bluff No. IS, J. s. Martin, \. L. Clifton
; and y. W. Fort, trustees. 1t appearing
from the returned and from the bal
" lots enclosed that the vote for millag g,
stood for three, for two. and , 70
one mill, the Board decided that at tn
law requires that the rate receiving
l majority of the votes cast for milla Q,
would be declared the legal rate 0
e millage TO be assessed, and no rate il
this case receiving such majority, tn
rate previously existing should be de
clared the legal rate which was tire
mills Fairfield No. %. reported Henri,
Gatren W. y. Young and W. T. Stokes
trustees, and three mills levy; Gotta 2
! Hill. No. p. l. D. Beck. J. 2. TayIo
and y :. Pickett, trustees. and thre
I mills levy: Charter Oak No. %. W. \
Redding. c. f Lucius and W. J. Wright
trustees, and three mills levy: Pedr
No. %, VI. NJ. Proctor. r. l. Clyburl
and r. f. Perry. trustees, and thre
{ nipseed ]. ]. CUTLERY and c. y. Shaw
trustees. and three mill levy: Oklawah.
No. 81. II. w. Henry. Sr.. II. G Morrison
= and Robert Martin. trustees. and tw
4 mills levy: Heidtville No. 30. ". L. Jor
= dan. W. T. Strickland and :. ". Petite
way. trustees. and TWO mills levy
/ Pleasant Hill No. 80. J II. Lanier. "
4 " Mills and c. c. Curry, trustees. an
= three mills, levy; Fort Mccoy, No. 81
jChaS. r. Bon. W. Matchett and H. Nc
. IQuaig. trustees. and three mills levy
? Mr.. w. ! Crosby. Mr.. F. Cahoon an
Mr.. Joe Fore. called and made inquire
and remarks about their schools re
2 spectively. Mr. L. W. Duval as Iawye
= was called before the Board and queS
= strict construction Of the wording o
r the statute in regard 10 the marking o
ballots in the district elections and h