The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


Ocala. Fla, Tuesday Feb. 4, 1913.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session in the usual place with Messrs.
B. r. Bitch and J. S. Grantham. mem
bers, present. Mr.. Grantham acted as
chairman pro TEN.
g. G. James, supervisor of the Mount
Tabor colored school. called and made
request that the remaining $32 of the
district appropriation for the year Of
the Kendrick district for their benefit
be allowed to apply upon the salary Of
their teacher for an extra month pro-
viding the patrons would make up the
remaining SO in order to pay $35 per
month for the teacher. The request
was granted.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
AS the board at the last meeting ad-
jOurned to meet on Monday to hear the
particulars of complaint against the
teacher of the Evergreen school the
superintendent reported the particulars
of the case as they had developed and
upon which the chairman and secre-
| tary saw that there was nothing for
the board to consider so the meeting
was withdrawn.
/ At this time Mr.. w. D. earn, the reg
ular chairman, came and occupied the
chair.
! The superintendent reported that
the BIitchton school had been discon-
tinued for the present owing to the
generally unsatisfactory condition of
same.
Jos. l. Wiley, principal of Fessen-
| den Academy, called and invited the
/
nual visit at such time as they may
select and it was agreed to go on Mon
| day before the regular meeting day in
March.
Mr.. George Carlton of Sparr called
with J. c. James, supervisor of the
Black Sink school. and made request
that the salary for the teacher be
changed from $25 to $S5 per month as
they had not had any school during
the last school year and they had a
teacher giving excellent satisfaction in
1.-The person of Fl H Williams The re-
iquest was granted.
The board adjourned to- 1870 for noon,
Tuesday Afternoon
/ Mr.. W. J. Crosby, one of the trustees
of the Citra school, called and made a
tstatement with reference TO the gen
eraI condition of their school and the
work being done. It was requested
that the Citra school be allowed the
unused appropriation for the Andalusia
school since the children from that
school were attending the Citra schoo,
since the former had been discon-
tinued. There was also a request from
Mr.. c. w. Driver, one Of the trustees
for an additional teacher which was
refused. Also it was decided not tC
increase the salaries of either of the
teachers. 1t was agreed in the mat
ter Of a request for one Mcconnell.
complete chart and one Mcconnell:
arithmetic chart TO purchase these
from district funds and in the matter
of the request for a recitation seat fo
the primary room and seven desks, Il
furnish these from county funds.
\ request was presented from tn,
Romeo school for one dozen desks ant
some blackboard. Same was granted
\ request from \. s. Lambert. one o
the trustees OF the Sparr school. tha
their school be allowed to run on,
month longer than the time contracted
for was presented and discussed ant
the board decided that as the finance
OF the district were exhausted in tn
erection of the new building and run
ming the one extra month agreed upon
that they would not run more than tn
seven months contracted for.
\ communication from Chicag
banking house with reference 10 a pos
sible loan was presented in whicl
they said they would not care TO con
slider a loan Of so small an amount a
$4,000 but would possibly consider $40,
3 600. The secretary was directed :
write them asking for propositions 70
from $4,000 TO $4,000.
\ request that a balance Of $50