The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
ocala. Fla. Tuesday. April 6.

Ocala, Fla, Tuesday, April 6.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, Fla, met in
regular session on the above date at
the regular place with G. S. Scott,
chairman, and B. R. Bitch, member,
present, and J. S. Grantham, member,
absent. Supt. ]. H. Brinson served as
secretary.
Messrs. J. Camp and J. E. Chace,
Ocala trustees, called and discussed
with the board statement of the re-
lation between the county and district
as regards the proceeds of the Ocala
bond issue and the contracts that had
been made for buildings and it was
agreed that the salary of the super
visor of construction should be inclnd-
ed in the building expenses and the
installation Of the domestic science de-
partment should. be paid from the
county funds outside of the building
fund. The trustees recommended the
present principals of the high school
and the primary school for reappoint-
ment at the present salaries. This was
agreed to. An extra teacher for the
high school department was requested
and the matter was laid over for con-
sultation with the principal and future
action.
Wes Burden, supervisor of the
Blaze Pond colored school, called and
requested more material for use in the
new building and upon recommends
tion of Mr.. Bitch it was granted.
Mr.. D. R. Zetrouer, one of the trus-
tees of the Shiloh school, called and
conferred with the board in regard to
having new building erected. The
particulars were somewhat discussed
but action was deferred until the
next regular meeting of the board.
The secretary was directed to write
Mr.. G. W. Neville at Dunnellon in re-
gard to the territory to be included in
that to be voted upon to come into
the Buck Pond district and also in re-
gard to the pupils from that district
being allowed to attend the Dunnellon
school
Messrs. Hall, Neihenhoefer and Rou.
trustees of the Lowell district, called
and made request that steps be taken
toward the erection of a new school
building upon site that had been Sc
| lected. Action on the building was
postponed until the neS regular
meeting but permission given to
change sites. The trustees were au-
thorized to sell the old house and Ioi
to best advantage with the under
standing that the proceeds should ap,
ply on the new building.
Mr.. Atkinson, one of the trustees OF
the Fellowship school, called and re
i ported that the principal of their
school had left without consulting the
/, trustees and that the trustees anC
patrons had held a meeting and hat
agreed to close the school for the re
mainder of the term.
i The secretary was directed to writ'
the supervisor of the Blaze Pond col
ored school letter urging the pat
rons to contribute toward the fun,
for the work on the building.
E. d. Williams, supervisor Of tn,
Eastlake colored school, called ant
made request for help in building
new school house. He was instruete'
to secure deed and have a defnit
. proposition as to now much the,
would contribute toward the building
j at the next meeting Of the board.
Mr. Nisle, proprietor of the Advo
cate, published at DunneIlon. Gale
and presented the claims Of his pape
r for recognition in the printing of tn
, minutes Of the board Of public in
} struction. Action was postponed fo
: the present but afterwards the boar
/. considered the matter and couclude
) that owing TO the many extra e1
penses recently incurred that it wouI