The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-09-13
OUR SCHOOL INTERESTS
the September Meeting of the
Board of Public Instruction
Ocala. Fla, September ,. 1912


Ocala, Fla, September ,. 1912.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session at the usual place on the above
date with all members present and act
ing as follows W. D. earn, chairman.
b. r. Bitch and ]. S. Grantham. mem
bers and ]. H. Brinson, secretary.
Mr.. ]. c. Perry, one of the trustees
of the Pedro school. called and stated
the condition of the attendance of their
school There were thirty in the room
of the principal and fifty-four in the
assistants room and more TO come.
They wished for a third teacher It
was agreed I. ask Miss Nichols, the
assistant, to reduce her salary So per
month and to offer the place to Miss
Bertha Snow at $40 per month.
Minutes of the last meeting were
Iread and approved.
r. F. Heath, colored. of Reddick.
called TO see about getting lumber to
use in building the Mt. Royal school
house. 1t was agreed that when the
bill of lumber was made and submitted
to the president that it could be order
Messrs. II. Gatrell and W. \. Young,
trustees of the Fairfield school, called
to request that arrangements be made
about a we'll to be put down at their
school house. 1t was agred to author
ize the trustees to proceed to have the
we'll put down and the county to pay
one-half and the district one-half. The
board adjourned to 1870.
Afternoon Session
Mr. A s Lambert, one Of the trus-
tees of the Sparr school, called and
discussed the new school house with
the board. An extra bill was present
ed and allowed for building toilets
and moving bell from old building.
Also a bill of $50 for painting the
house on the outside with white lead
and zinc,
a pumping outfit for the Hopewell
school.
4 request for % feet of blackboard
for the Sparr school was granted to be
ordered. Also two teachers chairs and
one table for teacher.
1t was agreed to have the painting
mentioned done and to pay onehalf
from county funds and one-half from
more than $50.
request from the Marshville school
for a pitcher pump, a heater and a
lock was granted, to be shipped to L.
l. Holly, supervisor at Fort Mccoy.
The question of teachers was taken
up and a number Of appoi tments
made and changes noted from the first
appointment.
4 he
for we'll to be put down was present
ed and it was agreed 10 write and see
lif it would not be more desirable to
have a metal tank made and installed.
\ request from the Mill Creek school
for crayOns and brooms was declined
for the reason that these items are
furnished by the patrons of schools
where there is no special tax district.
Also a request for more desks was
made and this to De investigated and
furnished if found to he necessary.
y communication was received from
Mr.. j. *. MiNsOn of Irvine to the effect
that at a meeting of the patrons of the
school they had made request that Mr..
T. j. Sherouse be appointed supervisor
in the place of DR.. J. L. Davis, resign
ed. II was ordered that the appoint
ment be duly made.
\ communication from the secre-
tary of the board Of trustees of the
OcaIa school recommended that the
salary of J. D. Mccall, principal of
Howard Academy, be made $40 and the
salary of one of the assistants be in
creased So, said assistant 10 be named
by Principal Mccall. The matter was
left for the secretary and chairman to
adjust.
\ petition from a number of the
patrons of the Electra ScnOol was pre-
sented asking that Mr.. D. F. Stebleton
be appointed trustee of the district in
place of Mr.. ;. Z. Smith, resigned.
This was ordered TO be done.
\ request from the hey Pond school
for cover for two toilets was granted
and ii was suggested that it be of gal
vanized metal.
y map Of the situation Of the colored
school at Weirsdale was presented
with the information that there was
objection TO building the proposed new
house a the place formerly settled
upon. II was ordered that the grants
be temporarily withheld for a final
settlement OF the question Of location
Report was made to the board Of the
settlement in full by the chairman and
Oh the con price Oh the
Sparr school building with the con-
tractor, Mr.. 3. F. Minis.
Resignation of Mr.. J. y. Stevens as
supervisor of the Indian Mound school
was presented and accepted, he having
moved from the community. Recon-
mendation for the appointment Of Mr..
I P Stevens was presented and il was
ordered 10 be done
\ request from the Lakeside colored
school for a monitor TO be granted
was refused for lack of a sufficient
number Of pupils in attendance.
James Blye resigned as supervisor Of
the ST. Peters school and John Pink
ston was ordered appointed in his
place.
\ communication from the Pedro
school stated that Mr.. Bob Shaw had
been selected for appointment as trus-
tee n place OF Mr.. r. ". Perry, re-
signed. The appointment was ordered
made.
Il was rsD1r-ed - The hoard that The