The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-13
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

The board of public instruction IN
and for Marion county met in regular
session with w D. earn, chairman.
and B. r. Bitch, member, present, and
J. H. Crimson, secretary.
Mr.. Bitch reported his efforts in
regard to securing a deed to the Fell
1owship school lot and presented
deed made to the church lot of which
the school lot forms part and the
board ordered it recorded with the OBJ
1ect in mind of securing a deed from
the deacons of the Fellowship Baptist
church for the school lot.
Mr.. j. d. Proctor. supervisor of the
Dallas school, called and made request
of the board to grant $3.50 for pump
and to furnish wire to put around the
school house to protect 1t from the
hogs. He was instructed to furnish
the things required and send the bill
to the board for payment.
Mr. T. F. Parker, one of the trustees
of the Homeland district, and Mr., A.
w. Woodward, one of the trustees Of
the Cotton Plant district, called and
made request that there should be
school located inside the Cotton Plant
district near the line of the Homeland
district and a new school house should
be erected and the schools at the pres
ent Cotton Plant and Homeland loca-
lions should be discontinued. They
were instructed to select the exact
location and secure deed for the lot
and present to the board. 1t was
proposed that the proceeds of the sale
of the present Cotton Plant house
1f
the new house Also the feasibility of
moving the present Cotton Plant house
was discussed and it was finally
agreed that the line from the Cotton
Plant school house should be examin-
ed TO see If it could be moved to ad-
vantage and also they were authorized
to ascertain the expense of taking up
the Cotton Plant we'll and putting it
down again at the proposed site.
Mr.. T. p. Stevens, supervisor of the
Indian Mound school, called and made
request for fence to be furnished their
school The request was refused as
the county board has not fenced any
schools from county funds.
Mr.. Welsh of the Oca1a Lumber and
Supply Co., called and explained about
a car of shingles for the Fellowship
school building. It was agreed that
Mr. Petts, who has the work in charge
should come in and check up the
shingles in the car and the board
would pay for them at once It was
then agreed that it would not be nee
essary for Mr.. Petts to come in.
r. F. Heath of the Mt. Zion school
called ard made request for we'll tt
be furnished. 35 desks and the house
to be ceiled He also protested agains
the school opening at this time A.
the teachers were there ready TO
work the secretary was directed t
write them for their authority 70
opening school at this time
request was presented asking 70
the appointment of Miss F1oy McCull
as teacher of the Pleasant Hill schoo
and this was ordered done.
Mr. Grantham, the other member o
the board, came in and sat with tn
board.
Mr.. J. L. B. Hudgens came in an
reported that the people of the Eel
lowship community would haul tn
shingles for the building from Oca1a.
Mr. F. M Harp. supervisor of tn
Eureka school, and Mr.. L. B. Marsl
one of the patrons of the Marshvill
school, called and discussed with tn
board a proposal to move the Eurek
school about a mile south of the pres
ent location so that some of the pres
ent patrons of the Marshville schoC
who are very far from the schot
could send 1t was agreed for them
select a location and secure a deed I
the lot and present to the board an
steps would be taken to erect ne
school building for the present term.
Mr.. Morgan Mills of Pleasant Hi
school called and presented bills
1925 for moving the school house to
new location and one for $3.50 fl
Mr.. r. L. Curry These were paid
once from district funds
Mr.. John Ballet of the Keystor
school called and made request for
well TO be put down at their schoc
It was agreed to appropriate $25 to d
fray the expenses of digging an ope
we'll.
1t was agreed that the board shou
go in a body to Dunnellon on Wedne
day afternoon to inspect the ne
school building
Messrs. Lightsey and Coin of tt
Coin school called and reported tn;
there were more pupils in the neigl
borhood than they first had and the
would like for their school TO start
August II. They proposed to boar
the teacher at SO per month
Tt was agreed to furnish shfngl
for the Jacobs Well school at once
cover their house.
In the case of the Coin school beir
supplied with water, it was agreed
put up a no+al tank TO hold five
more gallons of water.
Mr.. Peoples Of the Grahamvil
school called and made inquiry abo
their school house. He reported tn
the shingles had been secured for r
pairing the roof II was agreed
have the necessary repairs made
once and to send man to fix the we