The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-30
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, July 7. 1914.

The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regn-
lar session at their office on the
above date with all members pres
ent and acting as follows: w. ID.
earn, chairman, B. r. Bitch and j.
S. Grantham, members, and j. H.
Brinson, secretary.
Messrs. ID. II. BURY and G. E.
Cork, trustees OF the Orange Lake
school, called and made request for
"a new desks and one recitation
desk. 1t was agreed that they should
be allowed and ordered and half of
the expense to be borne by county
and half by the district. 1t was also
agreed for the trustees to repair the
windows and such other repairs as
were necessary at district expense.
Messrs. l.. b. Marsh, J. H. Brin-
son and Ed Teuton appeared before
the board and made request for
new school to be established about
two miles east of the present site of
the Marshville school The matter
Mr.. w. v. Chapel of Kendrick
called and discussed the matter of
holding a meeting of the white peo-
pie of the district to recommend
trustees to the board for appointment
. to serve in the Kendrick district for
the ensuing term. 1t was agreed for
the meeting to be held that after
noon.
Messrs J. F. Parker and Fl. r.
Roddenberry, trustees of the Home
land district, called and made re
quest for a new school house to be
built in different location from the
present. They asked for a house to
be built 20x30x12 feet.
The getting of a deed to the Fell
lowship school lot was discussed.
Mr. a. B. Moore and Mr.. C. c.
Priest, Jr. of Anthony called and dis
cussed with the board the repairs to
the Anthony school house that were
needed and it was agreed that the
repairs as stated should be made by
Mr.. Moore and materials furnished
for Sis.
Dr. VIM Griffith of the board oil
trustees of the DunneIlon schoo,
called and requested that heaters and
desks be furnished for building, also
the disposition to be madeeof the ole
school building, and teachers for the
negro school The matter of the
pupils of the primary grades beins
required to leave their books at the
school house was discussed.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
George Ross, supervisor of Noun
Royal colored school, called ant
made inquiry about the request 70
we'll to be put down, his house Il
be ceiled and painted.
j. j. Calhoun, supery isor of tn,
Sulphur Springs colored school, call
ed and made inquiry as to when tn
building of their new~school hous
would begin and also requested tina
desks be furnished. 1t was agrees
to go ahead and build their hous
as soon as possible as they had con
tributed 500 in money to apply Of
It,
Interest on $1400 of warrants he'll
by Mrs E. ]. Cardy was due and or
dered paid.
1t was agreed to take out build
er's risk on the Ocala school build
ing to the extent of SIS ,0a0, dis
tributed in equal amounts betwee
G, S. Scott, f. w. Ditto and E. N
Osborne, as agents.
Mr. D. IA Walker, one of the trus
tees of the MarteI school, called an
requested the appointment of Mis-
Laura Kemp as teacher for tn
coming term. He also requisite
that the house be recovered and
was agreed that this he done by tn
county furnishing the material an
the district doing the work necessar
to put it on.
Mr.. w. ]. Folks of Juliette Gale
and made a statement with referenc
to the Buck Pond school district.
was recommended that there be a
election called to change the bou1
dairy lines of this district and it va
agreed that there should be a pet
ton prepared and sent for sign;
lures asking for the election.
Mr.. j. o.. Whisenant, one of tt
trustees of the Belleview sehoo
called and requested 43 yards /,
blackboard four feet wide and al
nounced that Mr.. J. A. Freeman ha