The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, June 4 1914.

/ in and for Marion county met at the
regular time and place with all the
members present and acting as fol-
| lows:
| W. D. earn, chairman, 3, R.
] Bitch and j. S. Grantham, members.
/ and j. H. Brinson, secretary.
| A number of the patrons of the
/ Shady school appeared with the sup
ervisor and discussed the moving of
their school house. A plat of the
/ community was presented and some
/ favored moving 1t and some opposed
1t. Mr. Bull asked that action on
erecting the new school house be
postponed thirty days. Action on
| the location of the school house was
passed over for the present.
Mr. Mills, one of the trustees of
| the Pleasant Hill school, called and
made request for the moving of the
Pleasant Hill school house and made
statement as to the location of the
patrons. Action was postponed for
/ the present and he was requested 20
get bids on prices for moving the
present house to the proposed loca-
| ton.
/ A number of the patrons of the
/ Marshville school called and dis
cussed the proposed moving of their
! school house. A map OF the commu-
nifty was exhibited showing the To-
ent school and the proposed site.
Action was passed over for the pres
ent.
The trustees and principal of the
request that the school house be
painted inside and out, and new
boards furnished and desks and
chairs for the teachers.
Mr.. G. w. Neville called and made
the following recommendations for
the appointment as teachers of the
Dunnellon school: Miss Isabel Mays,
principal: Miss Ruth Orwell at Wo-
mans College, Tallahassee, and Miss
Clarissa Whitaker for the high
school department; Miss Grace God
by of Tallahassee, for Sth and 7th
grades; Miss Zoe Reed, Louisburg
Tenn, for I'd and 3rd grade; pri-
) mary teacher not yet recommended
Mr.. E. v. Potts called and discuss.
, ed with the board the building of the
school house at Fellowship. He pro.
; posed to take the supervising of the
. work and do it for So per day, as il
was near his home.
George Ross, supervisor of The
Mount Royal colored school, calles
. and made request for repairs of hi!
school house and for water to be Sc
{ cured for His school. The board
; agreed to take the matter up late
and consider the matter of water be
fore the others.
Lewis Griffin, representing Pau
: Hampton, supervisor of the Noun
Pelier colored school, called and pre-
sented a bill of lumber with sugges
! tons as to the building of thei
school. He also presented a dee'
recommended w. II. Washington t
4 FOR the lot which was accepted. H
; being appointed as teacher for tn
!. .chool to open August 1.
R. F. Heath of the Mount. Zio
public school called and presente
request for ceiling for the schoc
house, a well and desks for tn
T school.
- Several patrons of the st. Peter
colored school appeared and discuss
ed the moving of their school hous
to a point near the Blitchton roat
:, 1t was decided to repair the hous
used at present and remain there &c
one more term.
The borad adjourned to 1880 fo
noon.
Afternoon Session
Wesley Burden, supervisor OF tn
Blaze Pond colored school. Gale
e. and discussed with the board I'll
question of tearing down the oil
school house. to rebuild and PR
sent a bill of extra material requi
ed. He recommended Fanny Beat
as teacher for the coming term.
Mr.. L. B. Marsh called and di
cussed with the board the situate
at the Marshvilie school and 1t W;
agreed to operate the school in II
y. present house for the coming teri
]. J. Calhoun, supervisor o. Il
Sulphur Springs colored school, cal
ed and made statement about Il
work they had done in the matter
Il collecting funds to apply on the
new school building. He presentt
Q and delivered to the board S92.s