The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-30
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
A Full Report of the Proceedings at
the June Session


on the above date, with all members
present.
DIR. III. F. Watt called and discussed
with the board the supply of the books
to the teachers provided for primary
health instruction.
Messrs. Wilmington and Smith of
Shiloh called and discussed with the
board the proposed new building for
their school.
Hiss Harris. home demonstration
agent of the state, and Mrs. Moor
head called, and Mrs. Moorhead made
a report of the work of the year to
date. The board made provision for
$500 for canning club and home dem
onstration work.
Mr. ID. A. Miller of Martel called
and made request to paint the col
cred school building at York. Granted.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings were read and adopted.
Messrs. Guthrey and Livingston,
trustees of the Kendrick school, call
ed and discussed with the board the
matter of securing an ezra body of
land for the school lot and moving the
house and en1arging the same Grant
ed.
The board adjourned for noon
Tuesday Afternoon Session
= e
A petition from the trustees and
patrons of the oklawaha school ask
ing for the re-appointment of j. w.
Mann as teacher and communica
ton from w. B. Burton, supervisor of
Blaze Pond school asking that Jas.
Dixon and Edith Williams be appoint
ed as teachers, and that a monitor be
supplied. Request granted.
A request was presented from the
Mt. Tabor school asking for the ap-
point of Mrs. Bertha McDuffy as
teacher and Blanche Cornell as as
sistant. Request granted
Resignation of Mr.. H. C. Croft as
trustee of the Summerfield school was
accepted, and Mr.. J.. NJ. HARRISON
was commissioned as trustee in his
stead
The matter of delinquent or def
cient pupils attending school was pre-
scented for discussion and the follow
ing resolution adopted. Resolved, that
when pupil is so deficient mentally
or physically as to render his or her
presence in a school a hindrance or
disadvantage to the other members of
a school or where one has an affliction
that is hideous or repulsive to the
other members of the school, such
pupil shall be debarred from attend
ing school.
A letter from Mr.. w. D. Young,
one of the trustees of the Buck Pond
school was presented saying that
they had offered the Buck Pond school
to Miss Eula H. Goldsby of Quincy
for the coming term.
A request for the Pedro school to
open on July 10 was granted.
Request for repairs to Turner Farm
school was postponed until July meet
ing.
| A report was presented of the Sc
lection of Miss Mary Jeter of Camilla
| Ca, as principal of the Kendrick
school by the trustees.
The superintendent reported on eff
forts to have supervisor for the In
dian Mound school selected 1t was
agreed to appoint Mr.. Wyatt Melon
aid, if he would serve.
/ A request was presented from the
trustees of the Electra school asking
for the return of Miss Mary Forbe:
for the coming term.
/ Notices were received from the
state comptroller of the apportion
ment of the one mill state tax amount
ing to sssO7v6.
Recommendation of the trustees O
the Dunnellon school for the reap
pointment of Miss Louise Booze to he
former place in the school was filed
i A report was presented that Mr.. w
R. Freer, who had been elected as ont
of the trustees for the Charter Gal
district would not serve. and Mr.. w
]. Plat was appointed in his place.
i Mr.. Blackjack, county farm dem
onstration agent, requested that al
appropriation be provided for tn,
boy making the highest yield of corr
to defray his expenses at the univer
sity short course. The matter wa
passed over until the July meeting.
Mr.. E. III. Martin, attorney for tn,
board, gave it as his opinion that (
trustee must be resident of the dis
trict for which he was elected.
i 1t coming to the knowledge of tn,
board that Mr.. ]. FL. Clark, one of tn,
trustees of the Fellowship district
did not live within the boundaries O
i the district, his place was declared
vacant and the patrons are requested
to recommend a suitable person 1