The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-23
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
ocala, Fla. Aug. Is. 1912.


acting as follows: w. D. earn, chair
man; B. r. Bitch and j. s Grantham,
members, and ]. H. Crimson, secretary.
Mr. John Ballet, supervisor OF the
keystone school, called and presented
bill of lumber that would be necessary
to erect the proposed school house. 1t
was agreed to furnish lumber. shingles.
nails. etc, for the building and the
people of the community to do the
work and to first secure deed TO a
lot for the school site to be approved
by the board.
Mr.. c. ]. McCraney from Linadale
called and entered a protest against
moving the Linadale school or making
an appropriation to build a house
upon another lot. The location and
conditions were discussed and action
passed over at present.
Mr. George Goolsby called to discuss
the new school at Stroud's Landing to
be known as the Goolsby school He
was appointed supervisor and It was
agreed to use the furniture that has
been in the old Daisy school house
where school has been discontinued for
sometime.
Mr.. r. ]. Perry Of Pedro called and
presented bills for the repair work on
the Pedro school house and explained
the work.
R. F. Heath, colored Of Reddick
called and discussed the situation Of
the Mount Zion colored school at Red
dick. He asked that the school be dis
continued until the school house could
be built and also made request for the
material for the new house 70 be fur
nfshed bv the board lie said they had
two school lots AMI they would like to
sell one lot and apply on the school
fund and deed the other TO the board
II was agreed that the board would
furnish lumber for the siding and
shingles for the house, providing a
deed is made to the lot and also TO
discontinue the school when they are
ready for the work TO begin.
Mickins, acting supervisor Of the
Gainesville school, called and asked
for an assistant teacher to be appoint
ed ana accepted the principal teacher
il the school can open promptly.
Brown. the supervisor Of the Dallas
colored school, called and brought in
number Of the patrons to pledge them
selves to send to school if the board
would continue their school 1t was 50
ordered if they keep up fair aver
age. sherman Joyner offered to fur
nish deed to lot.
Nlr. G. " Brant. one Of the trustees
Of the Electra school, called and dis
GUESSED with the board the fact that
one OF the trustees did not reside With
in the district and was not therefore
eligible TO serve on the board OF truS-
tees. Ell also requested that deep
well pump be granted their school, the
same to be ptu down b ythe patrons.
Request was granted.
Messrs. Mayo, Davis and Clyburn OF
symmetrical called and presented
deeds for the school AMI church lot al
Summerfeld to be used for school
lot and upon which the new house is
10 be constructed 1t was ordered
that a warrant for $3.50 be drawn in
favor Of the trustees Of the Methodist
church, Messrs T. W. billiard. IL T.
Seymour and Nathan Mayo.
/. bid was presented for furnishing
the lumber for new school house by
the McGehee Lumber Co, and also one
Tor doing the work Since the last IN
derstanding about the house the par
ties at Symmetrical had concluded
that ii would be better TO tear down
the old church and the old school
house ana rebuild than to try to move
them ana combine in a new building.
The matter was freely discussed and
the board adjourned for noon without
coming 10 a decision.
Tuesday AfternOon Session
Mr. i. ". Wilson. supervisor OF the
Eaton Creek school, called and asked
thar Mr. Horace Hurst be appointed
Teacher and that the term should
omen All once Request was granted.