The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-05
ROOM AND
TEACHER FOR
HIGH SCHOOL
CROWDED CONDITION HERE
PREVENTS THE BEST WORK
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IN SEES
SION THIS WEEK TAKES Ac-
TON TO RELIEVE THE PRES
EMIT CONDITION.

DELAND, Dec. 5.-The Volusia
county school board met in regular
convention here this week with all
members present
Applications from Grant Logue and
E. S. Taylor, referred to Com
missioner Prevatt at the last conven-
ton, were refused. Transportation
was granted to w. NJ Warensford
Commissioner Prevatt reported the
purchase of six desks for the Orange !
City school. Commissioner Woolwine /
reported the purchase of a stove for |
the Barberville school. Commissioned
Crouch reported that he had let the |
contract for a pump at the Spruce |
Creek school, the same to cost $50.
He also recommended that the Spruc |
Greek school house be painted The |
matter was referred to Mr.. Crouch
with power to act. The board |
authorized Mr.. Crouch to purchase
the necessary amount of wood for
the Blake school, the same to be
paid for from the sub school district
funds of District No. Z. Commits
sioner Woolwine was authorized toI
remove a sufficient number of seats
from the Folwers school to supply the
Braddock school.
Petitions from Haw Greek, Rogers,
and the colored people of Eldrige, ask
ing for schools, was each granted.
The superintendent was authorized
to supply desks and a teacher for
Haw Creek and teachers for Rogers
and Eldridge. The Eldridge term
was limited to three months, com
mencing in January.
A letter from Supervisor EspeiahI
relative to the use + the Blake
school house for church purposes was
read, and his recommendation that
the use Of the house for further reIig-
ious purposes be prohibited, WAS
approved.
The request from the trustee
Of the Seabreeze high school Tor a
raise of salary for the assistant hi-h
school and eighth grade teachers was
refused, the financial condition OF
the board forbidding the increase OF
teachers salaries at this time
The bill of Conrad d Oates against
the Holly Hill school was approved
and ordered paid. The funds OF
the subdistrict being insufficient,
the bill was ordered paid from the
general fund and charged to the
Holly Hill district until such time
as the sub district funds can repay
the amount.
The funds of the New Smyrna dis
trict being insufficient to cancel bill s
incurred by the trustees of the
district, the bills were ordered paid
from the general fund until such
time as the special funds are suffi-
Gent and the superintendent was
ordered to correspond with the trus-
, tees relative to mourning further ex-
pense.
Mrs. Hollie Mcclellan was rein
stated to her former place in the
Kingston school without contract.
Prot. w. H. Britt was regularly APP
: pointed to fill the vacancy as princi-
pal caused by the resignation Of Miss
Panneu.
The fact the Daytona high school,
, has for some time been turning away
: pupils because of the lack of room
and teaching force to accommodate
them, the board granted an additions
teacher and the necessary fixtures
for an overflow room, to be placed
into operation at once.
The superintendent was ordered tc
notify C. w. Stout that after this
: month the board will no longer pay
. transportation for his children to at
: tend the DeLand school, since Mr.
Stout Is said to live within two and