The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-08-17
OALA FLORIDA SATURDAY, AUGUST H. 1912
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

acting as follows: W. y. earn. chair
man: T. r. Bitch and J. :. Grantham,
members. and J. H. BrinSOn. secretary.
Mr.. John Ballet. supervisor Of the
Keystone school, called and presented
bill Of lumber that would be necessary
10 erect the proposed school house. Il
was agreed to furnish lumber. shingles.
nails. etc, for the building and the
people Of the community 10 do the
work and to first secure deed to a
lot for the school site to be approve
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 We're discussed and action
passed over al present.
Mr. George GOOlsby called TO discuss
the new school at StrOuds Landing to
be known as the GooIsby 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. J. Perry of Pedro called and
presented bills for the repair work on
the Pedro school house and explained
the work.
Z. +. 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
De built and also made request for the
material for the new house TO be fur
nished by the board. He said they had
sell one lot and apply on the school
fund and deed the other to the board.
1t 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.
Mckins, acting supervisor Of the
Clarkesville school, called and asked
for an assistant teacher to be appoint
if the school can open promptly.
Brown, the supervisor Of the Dallas
cOlored school, called and brought in a
selves to send to school if the board
would continue their school. 1t was so
ordered If they keep up a fair aver
age. Sherman Joyner offered to fur
nish deed to lot.
Mr.. G. w. Brant, one of the trustees
of the Electra school. called and dis
cussed 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 a deep
we'll pump be granted their school. the
same to be ptu down b ythc patrons.
Request was granted.
MessrS. Mayo. Davis and Clyburn of
Summerfeld called and presented
deeds for the school and church lot at
Summerield to he used for a school
lot and upon which the new house is
to be constructed. 1t was ordered
that a warrant for $3.50 be drawn in
favor of the trustees of the Methodist
church. Messrs. 7. w. Dillard. II. y.
Seymour and Nathan Mayo.
=, bid was presented for furnishing
the lumber for a new school house hy
the McGehee Lumber Co, and also one
for doing the work. Since the last un-
derstanding about the house the par
ties at Summerfield had concluded
that il would be better to tear down
the old church and the old school
house and rebuild than to try to move
them and combine in a new building.
The matter was freely discussed and
the board adjourned for noon without
coming to a decision.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
Mr.. L. w. Wilson, supervisor Of the
Eaton Creek school. called and asked
that Mr.. Horace Hurst be appointed
teacher and that the term should
open at once Request was granted.
Miss c. y. Adams, principal of the
Dunnellon colored school. called and
asked for one more teacher for the
Hard Rock school No. 10, on account
of the very large attendance.
James Bass, supervisor of standard
colored school, called and made report
Of sale of old school lot amounting to
$3.50, the district Offering to give $50
and they requested the county to give
$500, making a total appropriation of
$500 for the new school building. The
matter was passed without action at
present.
James Kinsler, colored with some
others called and made request for a
school to be established al St. Phil
| lips church west Of Kendrick. Passed
over without any action at present.
The representatives from summer
field called and discussed with the
board the building proposition at their
place 1t was agreed that the county
would donate 500 10 be used with the
proceeds from the sale Of the old
school lot with the old Methodist
church and old school house on il 70
the county for $3.50. making a total Of
$1050. 1t was understood that the
| trustees would take charge of the
matter Of looking after the building
| and the question as TO whether the
buildings should ne moved whole on
| torn down and moved was left 10 be
handled by the trustees a. might
seem best.
1t was agred to have forty desks
made for the Clarksville colored
school.
| Mr.. G.. W. Neville. one Of the trus-
tees Of the Dunnellon school, called
and discussed with the board the
school situation there. He recon-
mended the appointment Of Miss Nina
| Rives as fifth teacher.
Proposition of party to buy the
| old school lot al Sparr for the Wood
men Of the World for $50. provided
the county board would enter into a
separate agreement TO protect the
| purchaser from any loss or expense
that might arise from litigation IN re-
gard to the title Of the lot. was de-
clined for the reason that the county
board proposed TO make a warranty
deed which would carry all these
covenants with ii.
The secretary was directed - inves-
tjgate the distances Of the proposed
1t. Philip colored school from other
schools and if 1t i found to be the