The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-28
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, Monday, Sept a.

Ocala, Fla, Monday, Sept A.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, Florida, met
pursuant to adjournment on the above
date in their Office with J. S. Gran
than and B. r. Bitch present, and
the regular chairman, G.. S. Scott, abb
sent
Mr.. Grantham was chosen chair
man pro tenn, and with j. H Brinson,
secretary, the board proceeded to bus
mess.
A number of patrons of the Goods
by school called and wished to re-
open this school and it was agreed
that the board would furnish teacher
for the coming term and Mr.. George
Goolsby was appointed to serve as
supervisor.
Messrs. Harmon Hall and George
Turner, trustees of the Greenwood
district, called and conferred with
reference to their school.
Mrs. Rex Todd called and presented
bill for work done to her rooms at
the dormitory and discussed school
matters with the board.
Mr.. Peoples, supervisor of the
Grahamville school, called and con-
ferred about his school.
Coupon warrant of Mr.. ]. M. Bitch
for 5000 was due and presented with
request to continue loan and this was
agreed to for one more year.
The minutes of the preceding meet.
ing were read and adopted as read.
The board adjourned for noon.
Monday Afternoon Session
The board met as before noon.
Resignation of Frank Jefferson a!
supervisor of Mt. Carmel school wa:
presented and J. H. Bethea was order
ed to be appointed his successor.
A request from the trustees of tn,
Spar school to be allowed to -screel
their school house to cost about ST.
was presented and allowed from dis
trict funds.
1t was agred to make investigated,
as to the cost of the painting of tn,
inside walls of three rooms at tn,
ldormitory.
| A request from the trustees of tn
Buck Pond school for an assistan
teacher was presented and it wa
Iagreed to wait until the rst month
report comes in to see if the require
average is made.
j A request for school to be grant
ed at Lombay was made and it wa
i laid over until the October meetin,
for action.
4 Mr.. George Johns and a number o
others called in behalf of the openin
of the Derby school and same wa
refused for lack of pupils that wer
not nearer to this school than t
Iothers.
Resignation of E. G. Goolsby a
supervisor of the Silver Spring
school was presented with a reques
| for the appointment of Fl. A. Carutf
!, |ers, which was ordered done.
u A petition was presented from th
; patrons of the Jacobs Well schot
| asking that Martha Crawford be cor
t tinued there as teacher which wa
: agreed to.
A request was presented for tn
appointment of /. c. Ellis, S. Rame.
7 L. H. Hall as inspectors and M.
Timmons, clerk, for the bonding elet
ton to be held at Citra on October L
! and same was ordered to be done.
t A request was presented from I'll
!, Lakeside colored school for the
! house to be recovered and the
i agreed to do the work if the count
!, board would furnish the material
r This was agreed to if funds wei
found available.
Il A request from the Martin scho,
for a flue and some benches was pre-
} scented and granted.
: A letter from the encouragement
5 enclosing decree of the supren
court was presented and read for II
formation on the matter of the al
thority of the superintendent in er
dorsing certificates from other cour
!. ties. This was to the effect that
. superintendent is not compelled I
endorse certificate issued in anothe
county and the board cannot legal
contract with a teacher without Gel
tifcate issued in the county of tn
board or endorsed by the superb
tendent from another county.
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