The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-19
SCHOOL BOARD MET
IN SPECIAL SESSION
Barlow Fla. March II, 1914.

The board of public instruction
met in special session in the office OF
the superintendent with all mem
bers and the superintendent present
for the purpose of opening and con,
|sidering the bids for the bonds to be
issued for and in behalf of special
tax school district No. Z, and for
any other business that would come
before the board for action.
The board canvassed the returns
of the election held at Mt. Zion for
the creation of a special tax school
district to lie known as the Mount
Zion special tax school district and
declared the result of said election
as follows: That the said special
tax school district was created, that
Reid Robson, d. c. Combec and
Robert Tompkins were duly elected
trustees of said district and that
said district was in favor of )
mill assessment for the ensuing two
years.
In the matter Of bids for the
school bonds to be issued for and in
behalf of special tax school district
No. 7, for said county, the bids
therefore coming up for considera
ton and acceptance and after duly
considering said bids, it was moved
by e. NJ Law, seconded by j. w.
Keen, that the bid of John Nuveen
& co. of Chicago, be accepted, theil
bid for said bonds being as follows:
For the $4,000 Barlow special tax
school district No. z school bonds
we will pay $l5,GO0 and allow ac-
crucd interest to date of the deliv,
cry of the bonds to us and we. will
also furnish the autographed bonds
free of cost " The said motion to
accept the bid of John Nuveen &
Co. being voted upon, it was unan
imously carried in favor of accepting
said bid.
Z commendation of r. M. Dor
sey as principal of the Fort Meade
school for the year 1914-l5 was re
cciyed from the local board. Ac.
ton upon same was deferred until
the regular meeting.
The superintendent made a report
to the board as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Pub
lie instruction.: With over a years
experience as county superintendent
schools and during which time have
visited nearly all of the schools of
the county and, after giving the
subject most serious consideration
and study, ! now feel that ! am fair
lv conversant with tie needs Of the
educational facilities Of the county
and feel that certain recommends.
tions to you would not be altogether
amiss at this time.
The first suggestion is one that
we have discussed many times be-
fore and we have all agreed that ii
would be beneficial 1t is "consOli-
dation of schools" We all agree that
this question is one Of paramount
Importance, for in this way the mum
Der of schools would be lessened
with a consequent less expenditure
for teachers salaries, the term.
would be heightened, teachers bet
ter paid, and better work accom-
plished, as the schools would be un.
der competent heads and thorough!
systemized.
The second suggestion is embodied
Iin an article appearing in a number
of the county newspapers severa
weeks ago which in brief is as fol
lows: To organize rural school i'm
provement associations and enlis
the cooperation of every school il
county in movement, and as an in
centive to this move. | would lik
to ask the board if it would not b.
advisable to offer four prizes to tn
schools making the greatest improve
ment in a certain time to be fixed b.
the board. Have photographs mad
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