The Ocala banner., 1912-07-12

many standpoints. Decision was tenn
porarily passed over.
The board adjourned for the after
moon.
Night Session
Request was presented from the
Andalusia school for lumber and
shingles sufficient to build new
toilet and shingles for covering the
| old. Granted.
The request from Mcintosh was re-
fused but it was agreed that If after
the school opens, the average main
tanned is such as to justify the county
in supplying a third teacher, 1t Will
do so. Also a proposition from the
principal of the school to devote two
hours extra time to the advanced
pupils and to be paid extra for them.
was declined.
| Request from Liberty chapel, color
ed school, for material for building a
1ue for their school house, was pre-
sented and the material granted with
the understanding that they would do
the work.
Request from Reddick school for an
appropriation of $25 for sundry repairs
was granted.
! a request from the Grahamville
ischool for window glass and one door
was granted
| A request from number of patrons
living near Stroud's Landing on the
Oklawaha river for a school to be es-
tablished was presented. 1t was un-
derstood that the house would be fur
lnished by the patrons and the only eX-
lpense to the county would be the
teachers salary. This was granted
provided it is found not to be within
the legal limits of the Burbank
school
A request from Linada1e for help on
the building of a school house on
site near where the school was taught
last term, was presented. The secre-
tary was instructed to write for par
ticulars as to cost.
A request from a number of color
ed patrons for new school to be es-
tablished out from Kendrick to be
known as st. Philip school, was re-
fused as it is not the legal distance
from other schools.
Mrs. L. ]. Wilkerson was appointed
teacher of the Wetumpka school, col
ored
request from Hope school, colored,
for 600 feet of lumber to be furnish
ed for making an extension to their
|school house was granted
The board adjourned for the day.
L. Wednesdays Session
Board met with all members pres
|ent and acting.
In consideration of the board not
granting a third teacher at Mcintosh
and that they had an appropriation
made of $125 per month for salary of
principal and assistant from county
funds and under an equitable appro-
priation based upon the average of the
preceding term they would have been
entitled to an appropriation of $135,
it was ordered that the extra SO per
month be applied to the discharge of
their Indebtedness. Also in connection
with the Pedro school, since they
would be entitled under an equitable
based upon the average
Iof the preceding term to an appro-
priation of $140 per month for salar-
lies, but the appropriation had ben fixed
at 1925 per month and it was ordered
that the remaining SIS per month be
applied to redemption of outstanding
warrants. 1t was also ordered that
the superintendent take up as nearly
$50 in warrants of Pedro from county
funds in consideration of amount
saved from appropriation of last year.
| In the matter of the proposed build
! ing for Ocala it was agreed that there
| be committee appointed to consist of
| five members, one to be from the
county board of public instruction, one
| from the local board of trustees, one
| from the citizens of the city, one from
the ladies of the city and the county
superintendent. This committee is to
secure information as to cost of lot,
examine plans and agree upon same
for the building. 1t was agreed that
1.-THE chairman of the county board
should represent the county board
upon the committee, the trustees to
select their member, and these mem
bers to select the member from the
citizens and these to select the lady
Representative.
James Bass, supervisor of the STAN
ton colored school, called and present.
led a request to move the school from
it's present location to one to be de-
ltermined upon close to the colored
lchurch. He was directed to have
iplans of proposed school house pre-
pared with probable costs, ascertain
what aid the Weirsdale district would
be willing to make, and report at the
next meeting of the board
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Proctor one of the trus-
tees of the Pedro school, called and
lstated the repairs that were necessary
for the Pedro school 1t was granted
and he was authorized to have neces-
sary work done to best advantage
and send in bill for same.
J. D. Mccall, principal of Howard
Academy, colored, called and discuss
ed with the board the matter of a re-
quest for the salaries of certain posi-
tions in the school to be increased.
This matter was laid over for confer
ence with the trustees of the OcaIa
! school. The matter of a summer nor
NAL training term was mentioned and
} the school board gave the matter its
! hearty moral support, providing Prof.
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