The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-28
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session at the usual place on Tuesday,
October 3, 1912, with all members pres
ent and acting as follows: w. d. earn,
chairman, and r. r. Bitch and j. S.
members, and J. II. Brin-
son. secretary.
Mr.. J. f. Parker of she Homeland
school called and made inquiry as to
the advertising preparatory to calling
an election in the Cotton Plant dis
trict to change the boundaries of
same.
Mr. A. S. Pickett, one of the trus-
tees of the Cottage Hill district, call
ed and made request for an appropria-
tion to assist IN transporting the
school children of the Cottage Hill
district to the Fellowship school or to
apply in paying a teacher TO be en-
ployed by them. 1t was agreed that
the available funds of the district
could be so used to the extent of SO
per month for six months with the
preference in favor Of transporting
the pupils to the Fellowship school
Messrs Dinkins, Fort and Hampton,
trustees OF the Capulet district, call
ed to have an understanding about
the salary of the teacher or the part
of same to be paid from district funds.
1t was claimed that the intention of
the trustees was to pay but S5 per
nonth from district funds and the
teacher had been contracted with for a
salary including $40 per month from
district funds. 1t was agreed to con-
tinue the salary as contracted.
Mr.. ]. B. Trotter. supervisor Of the
Homeland school, called and reported
on the well that had recently been put
down.
Mr.. Hooper called representing the
community on the Lake Weir road on
and in the neighborhood of the Robin
son farm and asked that a petition
that was to be presented to the board
asking that a school be established on
the farm, be granted. 1t was agreed
to grant the school with the under
standing that the community would
furnish the wood and water.
The board adjourned. to 1870,
Afternoon Session
Mr.. Isaac Perkins. one of the for
mer patrons of the Eton Creek school,
called and made request to patronlze
the Key Pond school, which was grant
ed,
Mr.. A. p. Conner of Be1levlew called
and verbally presented a request from
the trustees of the Belleview school
that the original appropriation salaries
of teachers should be paid instead Of a
reduced appropriation which had been
cd
for the present.
Mr.. Z. L. Mills, supervisor of the
Grahamville school, called and made
continue to the end of the present
school month with two teachers al
though the average shown by the re-
port for the month just ended was not
quite sufficient to Justify the county
in continuing the assistant Request
was granted
Messrs. Luffman, Fore and Murphy.
trustees of the Griner Farm district.
called and discussed the situation Of
their school and made request that the
county allow the amount OF the orig
inal appropriation for salaries of
teachers instead of the amount later
agreed upon. Action was passed for
the present.
Messrs. VIM Griffith and g. w. Ne
VILE, trustees of the .Dunnellon school,
called and presented certain accounts
in due form for payment. They also
presented plans for making additions
TO the Dunnellon school building APP
parently necessary to accommodate
the increased attendance and the one
extra teacher that had been granted
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trustees would make temporary ar
rangements for room for the primary
department outside of the building for
the present term with the understand
ing that after the close of the present
term the county board and the trus-
tees would take up the matter of en-
1arging the present house to accom-
modate the school between the county
and district, the county board to de-
termine the limit of expense upor
same.
Mr.. F. w Ditto called and discuss.
ed fire insurance matters with tn,
board and solicited a share of the
have him prepare policies for the new
houses just erected at Sparr and Sum
merfield
[
Montague colored school, called anC
made request for a monitor TO be al
/ lowed for the school and suggested
his daughter for the place. Action wa
passed for the present,
| Prof. Workman, principal OF III,
Ocala school, called and made reques
for an appropriation of s25 for tn
purchase of additional apparatus an,
material for the physical laboratory
Action passed for present.
Mr.. VI. VI. Proctor, one OF the trus
tees Of the Pedro school, called an
discussed with the board the resigna
tion OF the principal and the appoint
ment of Miss Elizabeth Proctor TO tn
IposItion as had been recommended b
the trustees. Action passed.
DR.. ]. E. Chace. one of the trustee
of the Ocala school, called and dis
cussed with the board the matter @
lsecuring a site for the proposed ne7
tschool building. 1t was agreed tha
the committee that had been previous
ly constituted to handle the schoC
building proposition secure all desira
BILE information as to available lot
and prices at which they could be OF
tanned and report at the neXt sessio
of the county board.
In the matter of the requests frol