The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-24
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
OcaIa. Fla Aug. 3. 1915.

Bitch and j. S. Grantham, members;
!. II. BrinsOn, secretary.
Messrs. J.. Brown and A. f. Bur /
nett, representing the Marion Dunn I
Masonic lodge Of Ocala, called and \
proposed 70 loan the board about /
years with interest payable semi-an- |
nually at seven per cent. and TO take |
the coupon warrants Of the board for I
the loan. II was agreed to accept |
the loan.
A delegation Of patrons from the
Moss Bluff school called and present
ed a petition protesting against the
appointment Of the teacher that had
been recommended BY two Of the
trustees. i was ordered by the board
that the trustees be requested to hold
meeting with the patrons of the
school and try. to arrive at some sat
/ IsfactOry understanding to recon-
mend 70 the county board for action.
Mr.. BrOOklin called and made re-
4 quest for the old Capulet school house
/ to be given him and the request was
refused.
Mr. Willis called and presented
petition signed by a number of peo-
4 pie asking that there be a school open
ed ct Old Town. 1t was agreed TO
{have the superintendent make an in
/ spectiOn Of the situation and report
! to the board at the next meeting.
/ Mr.. S. 7. Rou and Mrs. Mary f.
| Rou, representing the estate of A. q.
| Rou called and discussed the matter
Of collecting Ocala district warrant
for $500 which had been reported lost.
The secretary was authorized to have
bond prepared for Mr.. ROu 10 have
executed securing the county against
any possible loss should the warrant
be found, and when it was properly
executed to issue another warrant
against the Ocala district for $500
and pay the remaining $500.
Mr.. c. Z. Hill called and conferred
about the Narshville school
Messrs. G. c. Priest Jr. and c. w.
Turner, trustees of the Anthony dis
trict, called and discussed their SCI chool
with the board. They requested some
small repairs and some desks.
Mr.. J. NJ. Mathews, one of the
trustees of the Oak Hill school, call
ed and discussed their school with
the board.
Mr.. G. w. Neville called and made
request that a well be provided for
the colored school at Dunnellon. 1t
was agreed to try to get water with
Il pitcher pump.
Mr.. Barker, one of the trustees of
: the Capulet school, called and discuss
, ed the matter Of the disposition of the
old school house. The trustees were
authorized to post a notice of sale and
to sell it to the best advantage and
turn over the proceeds to the county
board for the general school fund.
The board adjourned for noon.
, Tuesday Afternoon Session
Mr.. ]. F. Parker, one of the trus-
y tees of the Homeland school, called
and protested against the board pay.
ing Mr.. Leroy Williams an account OF
$50 that he had presented for trans.
porting his children to school anc
wanted the district to pay.
/ Mr.. L. NJ. Murray called and re
| ! quested a recommendation to the sew.
eral publishing houses as a suitable
/ person to handle the school books fol
| The county and the board agreed Il
Il give a testimonial to this effect.
II It was agreed that in the futur'
when interest coupons were due anC
/ presented for payment the chairman
and secretary would be authorized II
pay them and take them and canoe
them.
II The minutes of the last meetins
| were now read and approved as read
IL NJ d. Pierce, an instructor in How
| ard Academy, called and made /;
statement with reference to a revol
yer being found in the possession o
. a boy student at the academy las
term and the boy had been arrest
o ed: The board expressed itself a
. being ready to support the teacher
. ard officers in enforcing the law AM
o preserving order.
Q delegation of colored minister
= representing the Colored Ministeria
. Alliance of 0cala, called and made
o protest against the appointment o
. certain teachers in Howard Academ,
. and the county board recommends
. that they take the matter up with tn
: local board of trustees.
. Report of household demonstra
Q ton work by Mrs. Moorehead wa
q presented and filed for information
. Resignation of Mrs. Elva M. Bas
. set as principal Of the Griner Farr
; school was presented and accepted.
o A petition from n member of color
. ed people from Oklawaha asking tina
the Eastlake cOlored school be move
:: TO Ohlawaha was passed over with
!. out action.
! Two requests from the Civi
Z League of Citra for the use of ROOF
: in the new school building were pre-
Z ented and ~. matter va, refer re
!. to the trustees for such action a
:: they think proper in the matter.
z The superintendent presented
:. new map of the state of Florida
= the board for consideration as
= purchasing same for use In tn
:: schools of the county. 1t was agree
:: not to purchase the map at this tim'
z A request from the president {
= the Jeans fund for negro teacher
:: asking that the county make an il
: crease in the salary Of the teache
= furnished by them for negro rur;
industrial training, was presente
and discussed and the request refu:
ed.
Election returns were presente
from a district election held in Tn
Buck Pond district on June % as 70
+, lows: To the Board of Public In
9 struction of Marion County, Floridi
Geneltmen: We, the undersigned II
spectors and clerk Of an election he
in the Buck Pond special tax scho'
district, No. u, hereby report the TO
lowing results of said election:
For the change Of boundary sixtee
= (16) votes.
- Against the same seven CD vote
- Very respectfully, 7. F. Morgan, '
!" D. Young, c. B. Miller, Inspector
J. T. Hutchins, clerk.
& The above were ordered to be pa
81 each for services from dlstrl
o. funds.
The boundaries thus establisht