The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-14
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
OcaIa, Fla, Jan. :. 1913.

Inc DOafl BL DuDl4C instruction III
and for Marion county met in regular
session with all members present and
acting as follows: w. D. earn chair
man, E. r. Bitch and J. :. Grantham,
members, and J. II. Brinson. secre-
tary
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved
Mr. \. B. Fort. one of the trustees Of
the Moss Bluff school called and dis
cussed the condition of their pump
with the board. It was agreed that
the board would furnish twenty more
feet of pipe and pay $40 for the put
ting of it down. with guarantee of
water.
Mr.. Albertson and Mr.. Perrin called
in behalf Of a petition to allow a
school to be operated in the South Lake
Weir school house After discussing
the situation it was agreed that a
teacher would be furnished by the
board at $35 per month for three
months.
Mr. J. II. Lanier one of the trustees
Of the Pleasant Hill school, called and
talked with the board in regard to an
organ that had been purchased for the
school and the raising of funds for
paying for it. Also ne had bill of
books to be Strengthened out and paid.
Mr.. w \. Redding, one of the trus-
tees of the Charter Oak school, called
and personally reported that pupil
who had been in the Charter Oak
school had without d permit with
drawn from the Charter Oak school
and entered the Derby school. The
board ordered that he be discontinued
as a pupil of the Derby school and any
Others that may be attending that
school or any other without permits
who have been previously enrolled in
one school and who have without per-
mits entered another school
Several colored c1tI-ens Of the Ev-
.ergreen community called and pre-
scented papers signed by numbers of
white people and some from col0red
asking that the teacher whs had re-
signed from the school be reinstated
land speaking favorabIy of her charac-
ter. Mr.. r. \. Burford called and
|made a statement in her behalf After
consideration the board agreed to al
low her TO resume her work al teach
Ter and to set special time for hear
ing evidence for and against her at
which time they would take final
faction in the matter. This time was
lset for Monday. February at 1 p. m
The secretary reported the receipt
from the CaXton School Supply Co. Of
Ia check for $3.50 for freight paid on
charts which should have been pre-
paid.
\ communication from a credit
agency in connection with an account
against the DunnelIon district was
ordered referred to the trustees for
y communication from the super
visor of the Juliette school in regard
| to the attendance was presented and
lit was ordered to run the school until
! the average ran below the county re-
lquirement.
| Resignation of Miss Irma Seckinger
as teacher of the Key Pond school was
presented and accepted and the place
ordered filled as soon as possible.
\ communication was presented
from Mr. H 2. Billingsley, one of the
trustees of the Reddick school. stat
ling that the patrons had failed to meet
/ at the time called by the superintend-
/ ent for meeting for the purpose Of
I Recommending suitable person to the
/ board for appointment in the place of
/ Mr.. Z. D. Rou. resigned He reported
! that a number had spoken favorabIy
Iof the appointment Of Mr.. J. E. Dev0e
land this was ordered done
! Resignation Of Miss Sallie Nichols
| las teacher in the Pedro school was
tpresented and accepted. From the
/ best information obtainabIe the prin-
Icipal and other assistant would be able
to do the work for the remainder of
/ the term and II was ordered that the
school be continued with just those