The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-23
SPECIAL MEETING BOARD
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala. Fla. May 10. 1914.


The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in special
session as per adjournment on May
9Th, 1914
Present and acting were W. d.
earn, chairman. and B. r. Bitch,
member, and ]. H. Brinson. secre-
ltary. Mr.. John Grantham. the other
member, came IN at 1870.
f, Superintendent C. II. Tompkins.
OF Sumter county. called and pre-
scented a bill for $50 for attendance
Iof Marion county line pupils in Sum
! ter county, which was ordered paid
Messrs. Stephens and Clemens,
| trustees of the Sparr school, called
and conferred with the board in re-
gard to the salaries of their teach
ers for the ensuing term. They made
request that the proceeds of the sale
of their old school house of S140,
| which had been deposited in the
general school fund, be applied to
| the discharge of that amount of in
debtedness for them. This was
agreed to by the board. They also
reported that Mr.. ]. W.Johnson who
had been elected as one of the trus-
tees of the Sparr district, declined to
serve and that the people recommend
ed Mr.. J. E. Thomas to be appoint
ed in his place. This was ordered
done.
Messrs. Perkins, Redding and
Granger. of the Shady school, called
and made request for the erection of
a new building 32x4O feet in size
II was agreed to have some one figure
on the price of building with 10
foot porch in front, and brick piers
and fiue. The people agreed to haul
the lumber from the railroad to the
school site.
Mr.. Price of Callahan, called and
showed sample of Callahan brick
and made price to the board, deliver
ed at $3.50 per thousand, in carload
lots.
Afternoon Session
The board took up the matter of
fixing salaries of teachers to be paid
from the county funds for the ensu-
ing term of six months. The follow
ing appropriations were made, leav-
ing out several of the places as the
terms had not closed and the final
reports were not yet in. The appro-
priations for white schools were bas-
ed upon $3.50 per average pupil for
preceding term as far as practical:
Belleview $50 for principal and $50
for assistant; Fantville, $40; Red
dick $50 for principal and $40 for
assistant Pine Level $40; Weirsdale
$50; Citra SIS. SIS, $50; Griner
Farm SIS and $50; Buck Pond $50;
Spar SIS and $40; Gambler $40;
Fellowship SIS & $50; Electra $40;
Blitchton $45; Martel $50; Fort
King $35; Capulet $35; Linadale
$35; Cotton Plant s35; Orange Lake
$40; Oak Hill $40; Moss Bluff $50;
Fairfield, SIS. $40 and $25:
Charter Oak $50; Pedro SIS and
$50; Kendrick SIS; Oklawaha $50
and $35; Heidtville $35; Pleasant
Hill $35; Fort Mccoy SIS and $50;
Anthony SIS, $50 and $50; Sum-
merfield $50 and $40: Homeland
s35; Shiloh $50; Shady $50; Cen
trail $40; Irvine $40: Coins $40;
Marshville $780, Eureka $40; Bay
Lake $40; Orange Springs $55;
Lake Bryant $40; Grahamville $50; i
Indian Mound s45, Key Pond $45: !
Romeo $40; Greenwood $45; Lowell
$50; Pats Island $40; Ebenezer
$50; Mill Creek $40; Dallas $50;
Paisley $40; Burbank $40; Turner
Farm s45; keystone $40; Derby
$40. !
The appropriations for the colored !
schools were as follows. leaving over
several schools, the reports of which !
are not kyet in
are not yet in: Mt. Tabor S35 and /
s25; Gum Springs s25 and SIS;
Mt Zion $40, $50 and SIS; Lakeside |
s35; Boardman s35 and s25; Clark
Vile s35, SIS, SIS; Moore's Pond |
$25; Hard Rock s45, s35, s25: We 1
tumpka S35, SIS; Blaze Pond S35; 4
$50. SIS; Elmwood s35, SIS: Pine l
Grove S35, s25; Bethlehem $35,
s25; Wesley Chapel $50; Hog Pond
$50; ST. Peters s25: Magnolia s25;
Springs s25, SIS; Freestone
s25; Palmetto s35; Evergreen IS,
$40, s35, SIS; Roper's Farm s35,
s25, 49, Mt Pelier $50; Mt Royal
s35. SIS; Christian $25; Stanton
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