The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-14
OUR SCHOOL INTERESTS
Official Report of the Proceedings at
the November Meeting of the
BOARD of Public Instruction

Marion county met IN regular session
lon Wednesday. November. s. 1912. with
all members present and acting as
follows: W D. earn, chairman. Z. r.
lBlitch and J. :. Grantham. members.
land J. H. Brinson. secretary.
/ w. II. Burren. teacher. and +. 4.
Maxey, supervisor of Roper Farm col
ored school, called and asked for ma
;erial TO be furnished for hue for
the school house. Also a heater was
requested Il was agreed that the
county would furnish the brick and
material for the hue and the people
Of the community would put it up and
Ialso there would be a heater furnish
ed.
MesSrs. r. ;. Hall and W. T. Gary
Of Dcala. members Of the school house
building committee, called and visited
the proposed site for the location Of
the new buildings with the county
board and agreed TO make the follow
ing recommendation to the county
board: To the School Board of Marion
/ iCounty. Fla. Gentlemen: We. the COM
| mittee appointed by your honora BILE
| board 10 select a locat on for the pro-
posed building or buildings for the
| Ocala school. recommend the purchase
| of the city block inst across the street.
south of the property of Mrs. NJ. T..
Layne, also the west half of the city
lot owned by DR.. J. +. Chace. south ef
| the first described property. also the
full city block Immediately in front
of the home of Mr.. J. r. Moorhead.
| Signed: W. d. earn. chairman, w. I.
Gary. for the committee.
Mr.. J. +. TrOtter, supervisor of the
| Homeland school, called and request
haa hr I'd hi -,l,.,. -
which was done.
Messrs. r. l.. Clyburn and j. w.
Davis. trustees of the Summerfielf
| Der of bills in settlement of the ac-
counts for the erecting of the new
school building. 1t was found that
there was due by the county about
$3S Of the county appropriation for the
building and after passing upon the
several bills it was ordered that the
amount due by the county be drawn
from county funds and the remainder
from district funds.
Mr.. G. w. Neville. one of the trus-
tees of the Dunnellon school, called
and presented a number Of bills for
payment. He also called up a request
for an extra teacher and showed let
| ter from the principal exhibiting the
work done in the school and by the
several teachers.
Mr.. w. Matchett. one of the trus-
| tees of the Fort Mccoy school. called
and presented teachers reports and
made request that the board grant a
third teacher or monitor and recon-
mended Mrs. Anderson for the posi-
| tion. AS the average shown was more
than required regularly by the board
| for granting a third teacher upon. it
was agreed that the board would
grant a regular third teacher to be
| supplied as soon as possible.
! Messrs. c. J. Proctor and D. c.
Stanley. trustees of the Belleview
school, called and made request that
! the salaries of the teachers be allow
| ed as at first fixed. 1t was explained
! that the certificate of the assistant
was not such as the board had con-
templated and that they were being
paid aS much as could be done with
out setting aside the regulations of
the board in regard to fixing salaries
with a maximum limit for the second
and third grades of certificates.
! The matter of the report of the
Ocala building committee came up and
! it was agreed to accept the report of
the committee and to purchase the
lots at the following prices: the lot
! Immediately south of Mrs Laynes
property at $500; the half block from
DIR. j. +. Chace for $1,000 with interest
to be added that has accrued since his
purchase. and the lot in front of Mr..
j. r.. MoOrhead's residence at $2500,
these amounts to be deducted from
ithe original amount that the county
agreed TO donate to the building fund
which was $4,000. provided a private
donation of $4,000 be made by the
icitizens Of the district and the district
Inappropriate $4,000 from district funds
thus making a fund of 100000 availa-
bile
The board adjourned for noon.
Wednesday afternoon Session
| \ committee consisting of a num-
lber of the most prominent citizens of
tocala representing the board Of trade,
Icalled and presented an agreement
that the Marion County Fair Associa-
tfon had proposed with reference to
giving Friday after Thanksgiving as
fair holiday upon which the schools
would he dismissed for the purpose Of
allowing the teachers and children TO
visit the fair and to allow the salaries
Iof Tho teachers to 20 as if the time
had been taught. The fair manage
ment proposed to admit children under
~ years Of age free and those older
at half price. Il was afterwards
agreed thai those schools wishing to
do 20 could dismiss as requested pro-
ivilei they attended the fair but in no
sense was it 10 he construed that they
would be allowed TO dismiss for other
purpose OF decline to attend the fair
and claim pay for the time. Il was also
the sense Of the committee that call
ed upon the board that the railroads
Icntering Ocala ne requested 10 grant
special rates for th. occasion ana run
extra trains 20 far a possible 70 ee-
.commoiate -he people desiring 70 at
'-nl on this day.
Mr.. J. l. Reynolds. supervisor Of
the Lake Bryan, school called and
made request that there D. a teacher
FURNISHED his school or that some
means of transportation be provided
FOR several of ,he children Of the
Ecornnluni;v 20 some other school
There has been no teacher furnished
for he reason that one Of The patrons
, was oatronizing the Electra school
and another hal moved % the Key
p Pond 0et-nhnrhool and was patroniz-
.iouh:tul = being able % maintain the
ave~a-,. If seven as required by he
; .eou~,- regulations. L was agree !
|-aa- there should he . teacher fur
, r.saed f one could b. secured.
James Bas<. supervisor u The stan
r t:on coIored school. called anf pre-
= sented plat Of the location Of the
I patrons Of their school and made re-