The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-11
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
ocala. Fla. March 4. 1913.

and for Marion county met in regular
session with w. D. earn, chairman,
and B. r. Bitch. member, with ]. S.
Grantham member, absent. Superin-
tendent j. H. Crimson serving as Sec
rotary.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved as read.
Messrs. Geo. Johns and Joe Deni-
son of the Derby school called and
made request for material to be furn-
ished for erecting school house and
putting down well for their school,
they promising that the work of doing
same would be done by the people of
the community. Mr.. Johns promised
to donate an ac-e of land for the
school site The board agreed to
grant their request under the con-
ditions named.
The board adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon Session.
Various communications were taken
up and acted upon as follows:
4 circular letter from the state sup
erintendent was presented in which he
stated that there would be a conven-
ton of the county superintendent,
members of school boards and high
schools principals, called to meet in
Ocala, Gainesville, or Lake City, on
March % (asking that the boards
suggest two subjects for discussion
at this meeting The matter was dis
cussed and the subjects suggested for
discussion were, First What is the
cause of the apparent ineffciency of
our rural schools, and Second. What
is the remedy for the cond' ton. It was
agreed to pay the expenses of the sup
erintendent and as many of the board
members as could attend if the conven-
ton should be called at another place
than OcaIa. It was also the feeling
of the board that they would heart
lily appreciated the honor of the board
meeting in Ocala and the secretary was
directed to prepare and forward a
suitable invitation to the state superin-
tendent requesting that the meeting be
called for Ocala.
A communication. was presented
from the principal of the Reddick
school calling attention to the fact that
the average reported for the last
month was less than that required for
requesting that the assistant be allaw-
ed to remain for the last month upon
which they were just entering. It was
agreed to do this.
request for six dozen ink wells for
the Ocala school was presented and
granted
A request from the Oca1a school for
certain maps was presented and it was
agreed to order two for use in teach
ing latin and ancient history.
A request from Joseph Parker for
deed to the lot that was formerly
used as a site for the Homeland
school, was presented and the chairman
and secretary were authorized to make
deed to him for same.
A communication was presented from
the teacher of the Buck Pond school
stating that he had discontinued as
teacher of the Buck Pond school ow-
ing to unsatisfactory conditions. It
was agreed that if it could be done
there would be another teacher sent
to complete the term.
Resignation of the colored teacher
of the Gambler school was presented
and accepted and anothr ordered sent
Accounts as follows from the county
funds were ordered paid: Mrs. E. H.
Martin for office help SO; Ocala Lum-
Der and Supply Co., for 2 steel screw
vice for industrial department of
Howard Academy 81; Oca1a Lumber
and Supply Co., for lumber for indus
trial department of Howard Academy
$1.21: ]. Fl. Brinson for stamps and
office supplies $3.50; OcaIa Banner for
printing minutes, $3.50; H & w B.
Drew Co, for desks for Grahamyille
school. less memorandum of credit for
| 81, S17.4S; E. A Williams for travelling
expenses as supervising Industrial
teacher of colored schools under Jeans
fund, $3.50; s. NJ c. Thomas for rent
of house at Dunnellon for two months,
$50; Marion Hardware CO., for stove
pipe for Hog Pond school, SIS; John NJ
Graham for treasurer's commission,
S6664; Ocala Telephone Co., for long
distance service, SIS; H. B. Masters
| Co.. for equipment for Industrial de-
partment OF Howard Academy, $3.50;
w. A. Price for work on GrahamviIle
school house, SIPS; Oca1a Star for
printing minutes. s2.50; E. E. Con-
verse for desks for Romeo colored
school, 1892; Commercial Bank for
interest on warrants paid, $3.50.
The following were ordered paid
from district funds: Commercial Bank
on Ocala for interest on warrants
paid, s5.S5; Ocala Star on Cotton Plant
for publishing Homeland district cleo
ton notice, $3.50; Ocala Banner on Cot
ton rant Tor same S4.5ts W. l. cary
on Ocala for janitor and sundry in
'eidental expenses, 800; on Dunnelon
Renwick Cleveland for janitor for
fifth month. $40; Dunnellon Supply
CO., for brooms and items for repairs,
S3.2o; Dunnellon Supply Co, for glass
and work in repairing windows, $3.50;
G. ". Boynton for wood, 81; H. W.
H w Henry, Sr.. on Ockfawaha for
brooms. $50, for wood, SIS; E. L Wart-
man on Citra for brooms, buckets,
clippers, oil cloth. $3.50; Marion Hard
ware CO., on Griner Farm for pump
supplies, $50; w. H. Morgan on Pedro
for erayons and drinking cups, $3.50;
IS P. Burton on Spar for fastening
desks, $40; H. j. Heet on Summer
field for work on windows, desks and
flag pole, s12.0S; A. S. Lamber & Co,
on Sparr for heater, stove pipe, and
crayons, 1885; c. C. Curry on Pleasant
Hill for balance on organ, sass; B. ].
Mcbride on SummerheId for staples.
hooks, plates, and bolts for repairs,
81: Frederick Disinfecting Co.. on Ocala
for one half price of barrel of disin-
feetanf floor dressing S30. W