The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-17
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD

The board of public instruction IN (
and for Marion county met IN regular
session az the Office Of the superiHtend {
emit on TUESDAY, April 5, 1913. with all
members present and acting as fol-
lows: w =. earn, chairman. &. r.
Bitten and J. : Grantham. members,
and r. II Crimson. secretary
sir 81 N. Proctor called and tender
ed his resignation as trustee OF the
Pedro school His resignation was ac-3
cepte5 and the patrons requested to
meet and recommend su. table person +!
to be appointed in his stead for the
cne xp.red term.
ar W. p Brown. a patron Of the
Oak Hill school. called and asked for
permit TO patronize the Fairfield
scnooI in the future. action upon the
request was postponed until the next
meeting.
Minutes OF the last meeting were
read ard approved as read.
w NJ Martin. supervisor of Lake
side colored school. called ana made a
statement about a new school house
they proposed to build and asked for
help from the board. The proposed
building was to cost from $500 to 500
aid ne was Instructed to have bills of
material made and submitted TO deal
! ers for prices and the same TO be sub
mitted to the board at the next meet
ling for its consideration.
/ John Holden, eolored, with others
| from Weir Park. called to make re-
quest for assistance in building a house
1 for school and the establishment Of
same al Weir Park. They were ac-
Icompanied by Mr. J. Smell. who made
la statement of the situation TO the
board. petition was presented show
/ ing the number of prospective patrons
and asking for the school. Action was
postponed TO the next meeting.
". NJ Smith. colored, and others,
patrons of the Blaze Pond school. call
ed and presented petition asking for
/ the appointment Of the same teacher
that they had last term and also for
/ the appointment of ". P. Burton as
supervisor instead Of the present in
lcumbent The board agreed to call a
meeting Of the patrons to be held at
the school house on Saturday, April
49, at 3 p. M. for the purpose of max
ing such recommends tions to the board
las they wished to make
The board adjourned for dinner
At the afternoon session Mr.. w "
Mills. supervisor of the Grahamville
school called and made request for the
appointment of the same teachers that
they had last year.
Jos. l.. Wiley principal of Fessen-
den Academy, called and discussed
with the board the plan for operating
a normal term of one month preced-
ing the June examination, at Fessen-
den Academy. He was requested to
prepare some preliminary plans and
Mr. L. w Wilson called and present
ed his resignation as supervisor Of the
Eaton Creek school which was accept
ed and he was requested 10 call a
meeting of the patrons to recommend a
successor
Mr.. j. F. Parker called and present
ed the returns of the special tax school
district election held at the Homeland
school house on March 49, The returns
showed a unanimous vote in favor of
creating the district, levy of three
mills was voted, and ]. F. Parker, j.
ID. Williams and H. r. Roddenberry
were elected trustees for the term ex-
piring April y. 1914 The boundaries
of the district created were as fol-
lows: Beginning at the northeast cor
ner of the northwest quarter of 1915
20, thence west to the northwest cor
ner of 14-15-19, thence south to the
southeast corner of 9-15-19. thence
west TO the northwest corner of 1916
10. thence south to the southwest cor
ner of 33-15-19, thence east to the
southeast corner of 6-16-20, thence
north TO the northeast corner of 31-15-
20, thence west to the southwest cor
ner of the southeast quarter of 30-15-
20, thence north to point of beginning.
DIR. H. Gatrell one of the trustees of
the Fairfield district, called and dis
cussed the school situation with the
board. He requested the appointment
of the same teachers as last year and
! that the term be made eight months.
He requested four recitation seats in
leight feet lengths, which were granted.
| Messrs. J. E. Chace and w. T. Gary,
| trustees of the Ocala district. called
and discussed the matter of fire es-
capes for the Ocala schools, 1t was
agreed that the board would furnish
lumber for the erection of a stairway
in the rear of Howard Academy and
the white schools would continue as
at present for the remainder of the
present term.
1t was agreed to forward letter to
the members of the legislature from
Marion county urging the early atten-
tion to the providing for carrying into
effect the amendment to the state con-
stitution adopted at the last general
election making it legal for special tax
districts to issue bonds for school pur-
poses.
The board adjourned for the day
Board re-convened Wednesday. Ac-
counts were approved and ordered paid
as follows: To g. E. Stechert & Co.
for maps for high school use In the
Oca1a school $3.50; American Seating
Co, for ink wells for the Oca1a school
S2.24; the Commercial Bank, for inter
est on county warrants paid by treas
urer, s149.22; American Seating Co.
for Summerfeld school S49. 80; Ocala
News Co, for office supplies, $3.50; the
IOcala Lumber & Supply Co., for lumber
for use in industrial department of
Howard Academy, S4.52; H. & W. B.
Drew Co. for desks for Citra school
commission, S82.97; Fl. & W. B. Drew
Co, for Electra school, S4837; Ocala
Banner for publishing minutes of pre-
ceding meeting, $3.50; Esther Will
Jams, for travelling expenses as indus
trial supervisor among co1ored schools
for February, $3.50; the same for
March, $50; Ocala Telephone Co. for
Telephone service, 1925: OcaIa Star, for
printing application blanks, $3.50, the
same for publishing minutes of proceed
ing meeting, $3.50: Mrs. E. H. Martin,
for office held, S13; B. r. Bitch. for ex-
pense in attending convention of sup
te~i