The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-14
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

lar session with W. D. earn. chair IL
man, and B. r. Bitch present. J. 5. OF
Grantham came in before noon. IN
Mr.. W. NJ. Shockley, one OF the Oh
trustees of the Reddick district. call II
ed and made request for an increase al
of SO per month on the salary of
the Lowell teacher for the reason 81
that she was teaching some tenth q
grade subjects. Action was deferred g
but was afterwards considered and L
request refused
c. ]. Smith. colored. called and 2
made statement about we'll drilling u
He proposed to take the county WORK
| of we'll drilling for the schools at the c
| rate of coo per foot for two and I
three-inch wells and 40c per foot
! for l u inch wells. Action upon the |
proposition was deferred but later 1t
was agreed to propose TO him that
the county would give 40c., SOC. and
6Oc. respectively, for l "A , and j.
inch wells, the material to be fur
= nished by the county in each in
stance.
Messrs. H. W. Nettles, James
Mathews. Of the Oak Hill and Flem-
. ington communities, called and re-
; ported that they had failed to hold
the election as advertised which pro-
posed to change the boundaries OF
Z the Oak Hill district. They requested
l that petition be prepared for cir
culation calling for an election to-
change the boundaries TO the follow
l ing: Beginning at the Sc cor OF IT,
1920. running thence north one
l half mile thence east One-half mile,
l thence north on half section line TO
the south boundary of the Arredon-
I da Grant thence west along the
| grant line to the range line dividing
l ranges 10 and 20, thence south tC
l the southwest corner Of 1S-13-2o,
l thence east to point of beginning.
Mrs J. r. Moorhead, county agent
/ for the girls canning clubs, called
l and reported that there had been
such little interest manifested by
the teachers and so little competl-
ton among the schools that she
nav the prizes that had been Offered
1 in the spring for those teachers
making the best showing in the can
ming work She requested that thu
board allow the amount approprlat
l ed to amply on individual prizes, tn
winners to be selected by compe
tent committee of judges. This wa
agreed to and Mrs. Moorhead dis
cussed quite fully with the boar
the results of the club work in tn
county.
Mr. J. A. Hicks, supervisor OF tn
Kew Pond school. called and repor
- ed that the fiue of the school hOus
. had fallen down and requested tn;
he be authorized TO have anoth'
III built so as TO secure the hou
vi against the possibility of fire. II
~ request was granted.
Messrs J. l.. B. Hudgens and
L. Beck. trustees of the FelloWsh
school. called and requested heate
and blackboard for their school.
was agreed to have the boards
paired and to furnish one heater a
20 twelve Joints of pipe. 1t was al
l ~ agreed to have the f1ue repaired
a.; to render it more safe.
Mr.. f S. Tyner, supervisor OF [
Paisley school. called and report
that their school was very small /
they wished to operate it and he
ouested that they be allowed to CO
IL,
blue posslol! go Slisn'is .o
hot " requirement. He was lnstruc
forty TO continue the school.
COM The board at this time adjourn
to 1870 p. m.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
40 Mr.. NJ. l.. Payne called, represe
. for ing Mrs. NJ c. Green in the mat
:. tho of loan to the board of some III
,,,o1s ev. After discussing the Partlcul
.oa q Mr. 7. s. Grantham offered the
lowing resolution, which was una
mously adopted, and SO ordered:
solved that a loan of $1,000 be
cluded with Mrs. NJ. c. Green TO
until January /. 1916. for the
\ nj $4,000 with interest payS
quarterly at the rate of seven
. cent per annum and warrant
1873 be issued for the said amc
IN at the said rate and terms in "a
~ OF Mrs. NJ. c. Green due and p
III BILE Jan. J. 1916. with interest
above mentioned
In pursuance of the above res
rion Mr.. Payne delivered to
hoard check signed by Mrs. NJ
Green in favor of the board OF
lie instruction for $4,000. Alter