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

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discussed. 1t was decided to decline
to accept the resignation and the sec
rotary was instructed that in case he
should quit the school to withhold his
salary for the two months already
taught.
The following resolution was pre-
pared by the chairman of the board
and unanimously adopted, viz:
Whereas. in certain places it is i'm
possible to secure the funds necessary
for erecting and equipping school
buildings and other special expenses.
from the ordinary sources of revenue:
and. whereas. there will be an amend
ment TO the state constitution pre-
scented az the approaching general
election which if adopted will author
ize the legislature to make provision
for special tax districts to bond them
selves by a vote OF a majority of the
qualified electors who are fFeeholders
within said districts in favor of such
bond issue; therefore be il
Resolved. by the board of public in
struction of Marion county that they
| are heartily in favor of the adoption
| of the proposed amendment and : call
upon the voters to support it by vot-
/ ting for the amendment of Article u.
\ request was presented for Mr..
Stanaland, one of the patrons of the
Lake Bryant school, to send to the
! Electra school since there were not a
sufficient number of pupils in the
Lake Bryant school TO maintain the re-
quired average.
\ request was presented for help to
get a pump a Fort Mccoy and it was
! agreed that the county would furnish
the material and the district would
| put il down.
Mr.. T. W. w Jordan. one of the
patrons of the Pine Level school, call
ed and asked for permit to send to the
Heidtville school as the Pine Level
school had closed by the resignation
of the teacher. The permit was with
held awaiting efforts to secure an
other teacher for the Pine Level
! school
\ request from ". H. Burrell, prin-
cipal of the Roper Farm colored
school. for an increase of salary was
refused.
y report was presented from the
teacher in charge of the Hopewell
| school, colored, of the suspension of
Sim Bagley from attending the school
and the teacher was sustained in her
action.
Notice of the resignation of Mr. J. S.
Dunning as supervisor of the Central
school was presented with a recon-
mendation from the patrons for the
appointment of Mr.. c. r. Curry in his
stead The resignation was accepted
and the appointment of Mr.. Curry or
dered made.
\ request that a teachers desk and
chair be supplied for the primary
room of the Pedro school was present.
ed and granted.
| Resignation of Miss Nellie Clyburn
as teacher of the Pine Level school
was presented upon the ground of her
inability to walk the distance to the
school Resignation was accepted.
a request from the supervisor of the
Paisley school for a pump to be sup
piled was granted, the material to be
supplied by the board and the COM
munity to put it down without expense
to the board.
A request that four dozen ink wells
be supplied for the Ocala school was
granted.
An inquiry from Mr.. c. Long, one OF
the patrons of the Pats Island school,
las to whether Marion county would
pay tuition for his children to be sent
|
answered in the negative but every
teacher for their school A request
from the Moss Bluff school for a
teachers chair to be supplied was
granted.
Resignation OF Miss Mary Bentley as
teacher of the Charter Oak school was
presented and accepted.
4 request was presented from the
Paisley school for four desks to be
supplied and same was granted.
The superintendent reported grant
ing a permit for Clarence Young, a
pupil of the Kendrick school, to at.
tend the Ocala school, the permit be-
ing agreed to by the trustees Of the
Kendrick school
\ request was presented by the
trustees of the Buck Pond school ask
ing that a warrant be drawn on their
district funds for $40 to be used in the
purchase of needed supplies for their
school The request was declined for
the reason that the regular order of
securing supplies is for the purchase
to be made by the trustees and a bill
sent in for the amount endorsed by at
least two of the trustees.
\ request from the Lowell school
for eight lower sash and five single
seats was granted.
A list of articles for the manual
training department of the Howard
Academy was presented with the re-
quest that they be purchased and it
was left with the chairman and secre-
tary to investigate prices and take ac-
ton in the matter.
Sundry accounts were examined and
ordered paid.
Mr.. Wright, one Of the trustees of
the Charter Oak school, called 10 pre-
sent a protest against the resignation
of the teacher OF that school being
accepted. He discussed the matter
with the board as to the causes of her
resignation and presented a paper
from some Of the patrons of the school
endorsing her work as a teacher.
The reports Of the teachers for the
month past were examined and the
accounts ordered paid.
Mr.. Wright again appeared with
Preference TO the situation a. the Char
ter Oak school and after considering
the matter the board agreed not to re-
tain the teacher who had resigned nor
| TO appoint the other one agreed upon
At the morning session.
| The treasurer's report was examin-
ed and checked over comparing with
warrants returned and found to be APP
| parently correct. 1t showed for coun-
Ity funds balance on hand from last
month and receipts Of s2739.97; dis
bursements $269999; balance on hand,
$S99s. The following district bal
ances were shown: Ocaia, deficit of
90.