The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


and for Marion county met in regular
session at the usual place with all
members present and acting as fol-
lows: W. D. earn, chairman, =. r.
Bitch and J. s. Grantham, members,
and ]. II. Crimson, secretary.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr. r f. Perry, one of the trustees
Of the Pedro school, called and an
nounced the selection of Miss Sallie
Nichols as assistant at the Pedro
school.
Mr.. ". \. Redding, one Of the trus-
tees OF the Charter Oak school, called
and requested that an assistant be
| granted the school for the coming
| term. 1t was agreed to allow the as
| sistant to start and If the average for
the first month is sufficient to Justify
the county in paying the salary, the
county will pay the salary and con-
tinue the assistant, but If it is not,
the salary for the month taught will
be paid from district funds and the
teacher dismissed.
! Mr.. ]. \. Jones, former patron of the
Oak Hill school. called and made re-
quest that he be transferred as a
patron from the Oak Hill school to
the Fairfield school. 1t appearing that
| he is much more conveniently situat-
! ed to the Fairfield school, the request
was granted.
| Mr. D. A. Walker, one of the trus-
tees of the Martel school, called and
requested settlement of a warrant held
| by him against the Martel district for
$3.50. He was directed to present it to
the bank and it was ordered that a
warrant be drawn for the accrued in
terest. He reported that the trustees
! had agreed that they would run the
school but six months thereby leaving
sufficient funds in the treasury to
| operate full eight months next year
| even if the average should not Justify
the county in furnishing an assistant
teacher from county funds.
Calvin McMahan, supervisor of
Blaze Pond school. called and present
ed dimensions of house that they
wanted cei1ed. 1t also appeared that
the we'll had caved and it was neces-
sary to have water provided and it
was agreed that the board would fur
nish the necessary pump material for
fixing the we'll and the people would
Iput down the pump themselves.
G. S. Mickens, colored, representing
the supervisor of the Gainesville
school, called and discussed the size
of the school and the needs. II vas
agreed to provide an assistant tea her.
An addition of fifteen feet to the es-
ent house was asked and it was agreed
to furnish $50 to apply towards the
material of the addition and TO Eur
nish the forty additional desks
Mr.. John Ballet, supervisor of Key
stone school, called and presented pc
titiOn for a new school house to be
erected for their school He was ask
ed to have estimate made as to cost
of building 20x22 feet and report at
next meeting of the board. Also to
ascertain where a suitable lot could
be obtained and cost
| George Ross, supervisor of Mount
Royal school, called and made state
ment of need of covering. The Belle
view district had made provision for
giving s25 for the repairs. It was
agreed that the county would give $50
to apply on the purchase of material
and work on the re-roofing of the
house and to ask the district to ap-
propriate SIS to apply on the cost of
a we'll.
Paul Williams, supervisor of Beth
lehem school, called and asked that
the school house be recovered and
to make addition to the house It
was agreed that the board would fur
nish material and the people must do
the work in a neat and substantial
manner.
| Resignation of Henry Stephenson as
supervisor of st. Peters school was
presented and James Blye was ap-
pointed in his place. The latter call
ed and spoke of the choice of teachers
Mr. T. L. Holly called and presented
petition from patrons of the Marsh
Vile school for his appointment as
supervisor in the place of Mr.. w. S.
Priest, who had moved from the COM
munity. Petition was granted
The board adjourned for dinner
Afternoon Session
DR.. VIM. Griffith. one of the trus-
tees of the Dunnellon school. called
and presented estimates of the trus-
tees which caused discussion. The
trustees declined to make any provis-
ion for running the school beyond the
regular county term with district
funds for the reason that they did
not want to appropriate any district
funds to paying the salary Of the
principal that had been contracted
{ with. The estimates We're left but the
board ordered them returned to he
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for the purposes for which they wish
: the funds to be applied.
Messrs. Lambert and Clemens trus-
tees of the Spar school. called and
{ presented plans for the proposed new
school house to be erected there
They mentioned bids that had been
received and that they would accept
bid for erecting the house for $1,000
They were authorized TO draw up
specifications and contract for the
= building with Mr.. r. f. Minis. The
? payments were to be made by the
board as the work progressed but al
!. no time to be as much as the work
2 done was worth at the time. until the
final payment. All available funds of
t the district were to be applied on the
new building and for this reason the
: school is to run for but six months
l Several bids were reported on the old
} building and it was agreed to keen
them open for another month.
Mr.. ]. l. Jones came before the
board and spoke with reference TO
, securing a suitable appointment TO
teach.
Hydia Daniels. colored. supervisor
of the Jacobs Well school, called and
discussed the situation at their school
with reference to there being a petit
ton for the appointment Of another
supervisor and also the relations with
the teacher of last term. 1t was agreed
that Lydia Daniels continue as super
visor.
Messrs. D. II. Pettys and c. F Far
ran. trustees of the Mcintosh school.
lcalled and rauuaStad of