The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1915.

Ocaia, tuesday, Dec. Z, 1910.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, met in regu-
lar session at 2 p. M, at their Office,
with all members present and acting
as follows: G. S. Scott, chairman; B.
R. Bitch and J. S. Grantham, men,
bers, and Superintendent J. H. Brin-
son, secretary.
The matter of the closing the
schools of the county for the Christ
mas holidays was discussed and it
was agreed to leave the closing to
local arrangements, provided that all
schools must close not later than
Thursday afternoon before Christmas
and open on Monday, January 3, 1916.
Messrs. G. w. Neville and J. NJ
Barksdale, trustees, and Miss Isabel
Mays, principal, of the Dunnellon
school, called and presented a claim
for an extra teacher After a full
discussion of the matter it was agreed
to grant the teacher for the part of
the term beginning after the holidays.
The minutes of the meeting held on
November and 8 were read and ap-
proved as read.
Mr.. Stokes of the Ocala National
bank, called and discussed the MAX
ing of bond for depository of the
sinking fund and interest funds of
the districts that had bonded. The
secretary was instructed to write the
comptroller full information about
the amount of the funds to be col
lected to meet the sinking fund and
bond interest in the several districts,
advising him that the Commercial
Bank of Ocala, the Ocala National
bank and Munroe & Chambliss Ma
tional bank had signifed their inten-
tions of qualifying under the law for
being designated as repositories of
these funds for the Ocala and Citra
funds and the Bank of Dunnellon for
the Dunnellon funds, and that he be
requested by the board of public in
struction to name the amount to be
required of the several banks to be
furnished in bond.
! The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday, December 8.
The board met with all members
present and acting.
| The annual payment of the pre-
miums on the bonds of the boarc
! members being due it was ordered
that these amounts be paid from
county funds as provided by law.
/ Mr.. Scott of the board of trustees
I of the Fairfield school, called and re
! ported that the pump was out of or.
der and he was authorized to have
same fixed to the best advantage.
It was mentioned that the state
treasurer's Office was ready to accepf
and pay for the bonds to be issued By
the Citra district upon presentation
OF these bonds and it was ordered tina
the chairman and secretary proceed
to have same executed and delivered
at once.
A communication was presented
from Mr.. S. J. McCully, farm demon
stration agent, notifying the boarc
that Hobert Blair. of Ocala, had pro
duced "a 54-56 bushels of corn to al
acre, and was entitled to the shor
scholarship course at the state uni
versity promised by the board and i
was ordered that he be notified &C
cordingly.
An account of E. F. Wilson for 5!
for fixing the pump at the Bay LAX
school was presented and also let
ter from the supervisor of the schoo
advising against paying it and tn
board deferred payment for the &C
count to be revised or further ex
planned.
The matter of the meeting of tn
State Educational Association wa
discussed and it was recommends
that as many of the teachers as coul
| do so attend.
The secretary reported the resigna
ton of Mrs. Charles Driggers a
teacher in the Pedro school and tn
appointment Of Mrs. NJ. L. Proctor t
| finish the unexpired term.
i The election returns from the cleo