The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-17
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, Jan. z, 1911:

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and for Marion county met in regular
session with all members present and
acting as follows: w. D. earn, chair
man, B. r. Bitch and J. S. Grantham,
members. and J. H. Brinson. secre-
tary.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. A. B. Fort, one of the trustees of
the Moss Bluff school, called and dis
cussed the condition of their pump
with the board. 1t was agreed that
the board would furnish twenty more
feet Of pipe and pay $40 for the put
ting of it down, with a guarantee of
water.
Mr.. Albertson and Mr.. Perrin called
| in behalf of a petition to allow
school to be operated in the South Lake
Weir school house. After discussing
the situation it was agreed that
teacher would be furnished by the
board at $50 per month for three
months.
Mr.. j. H. 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
paying for it, Also he had a bill of
books to be Strengthened out and paid.
Mr.. w. a. Redding, one of the trus-
tees of the Charter Oak school, called
and personally reported that a pupil
who had been in the Charter Oak
school had without a 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 citizens of the Ev-
ergreen community called and pre-
sented papers signed by numbers of
white people and some from colored
asking that the teacher who had re-
signed from the school be reinstated
and speaking favorably of her charac-
ter. Mr.. r. A. Burford called and
made statement in her behalf After
consideration the board agreed to al
low her to resume her work as teach
er and to set a special time for hear
ing evidence for and against her at
which time they would take final
action in the matter This time was
set for Monday. February 8 at ! p. m.
The secretary reported the receipt
from the CaXton School Supply Co. of
check for $3.50 for freight paid on
charts which should have been pre-
paid.
A communication from a credit
agency in connection with an account
against the Dunnellon district was
ordered referred to the trustees for
such action as they consider proper.
A communication from the super
visor of the Juliette school in regard
to the attendance was presented and
it was ordered to run the school until
the average ran below the county re-
quiremeft.
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.
A communication was presented
from Mr.. H. P. Billingsley. one of the
trustees of the Reddick school, stat
ing that the patrons had failed to meet
at the time called by the superintend-
ent for meeting for the purpose of
recommending a suitable person to the
board for appointment in the place of
Mr.. E. D. Rou, resigned. He reported
that a number had spoken favorably
of the appointment of Mr.. ]. 3. Devoe
and this was ordered done.
Resignation of Miss Sallie Nichols
as teacher in the Pedro school was
presented and accepted. From the
best information obtainable the prin-
cipal and other assistant would be able
to do the work for the remainder of
the term and it was ordered that the
school be continued with just those
! two teachers.
Largely signed petitions from the
ladies representing the Woman's Club
and one from the men of the city of
Ocala were presented asking the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Jack Camp as one
Of the trustees of the Ocala district in
place of Mr.. L. W. Duval. removed
from the city. The petitions were
granted and Mr.. Camp was ordered
commissioned accordingly.
The term of the present board hav-
ing expired they adjourned sine die.
Organization of New Board
Wednesday, January s, 1913.
The members of the board of public
instruction of Mari on county elected
on the fifth day Of November 1912,
were: w. D. earn, B. r. Bitch and J.
| S. Grantham,, of whom w. D. earn
was residing in and for school board
district No. l, =. r. Bitch residing in
and for school board district No 2,
and j. S. Grantham. residing in and
for school board district No. 3. OF
these. Messrs w. D. earn, B. r. Bitch
and J. 5. Grantham having met on the
above date in the office of the super
intendent of public instruction and
each for himself having presented his
commission as a member of the said
| board of public instruction for the
| term of two years from the first Tues
day after the first Monday in jan
uary, A. D. 1913, and until his success
sor is elected and qualified, proceeded
| to complete the organization of said
board in compliance with section S42,
| General Statutes of Florida, as fol-