The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-26

ing dwere ordered appointed trustees
for the ensuing two years. G. A. Nc
Craney, NJ. Rigdon and |. B. Roberts.
It was reported that F. P. McCraney
would give lot for the Linadale
school.
Request from the Ocala trustees for
a number of improvements was pass
ed for future consideration.
The same was true of a number
from different places In the county.
1t was agreed to continue paying
the travelling expenses of the colored
industrial teacher from the Jeans
fund, amounting to So or SO month.
Notice was filed that Mr.. Gates, one
of the Anthony trustees, was away
and not in position to perform the
duties of the Office Of trustee and it
was recommended that Mr.. c. c..
Priest Jr. be appointed in his stead,
and it was so ordered.
| Petitions for and against the reap
pointment of the teacher of last year
at Blaze Pond colored school filed for
reference.
/ Request for appropriation to fill a
hole that was undermining the corner
of the Pedro school building was
/ granted not TO exceed S25.
Upon petition it was agreed that
the Romeo school would be re-opened.
i Board was notified that coupon
warrants held by Mrs. Victoria Carter
for $500 and Mrs. R. L. Goodbred for
4 $1,000 had been paid and cancelled.
i Request for well at Shady passed
over for future consideration.
i A request from the Ebenezer school
was presented for certain additions
and changes in the school house and
{ for two toilets. The toilets we're or
dered furnished but the changes in
the~house were denied for the present
4 Board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Morning
Il The board met with all members
present and acting.
) Some of the patrons and the super
I visor of the Wesley Chapel colored
school called. The supervisor resign
ed and he was instructed to call q
| meeting to choose his successor.
The trustees of the Fairfield schoo
called to discuss school matters.
II Mr.. F. p. Cahoon, one of the trus
q tees Of the Griner Farm school, asked
! that they have new building Re
III quest was refused for the present.
Mr.. ". B. Potts, one of the trustees
i of the Fellowship school, called ane
discussed the situation there. It wa
8 agreed to start the school with thret
teachers.
Il Mr.. j. H. Clarke, who had beer
elected trustee at Fellowship, being
+ Ioutside the district, Mr.. G. w. Mill
E was recommended for appointment
Z which was done.
{ Upon the request Of Mr.. G. W
Johns, Mr.. Stuart was appointed sup
! ervisor at Derby school.
! Mr.. J. r. Moorhead gave in the rail
4 road mileage of the addition to tn
+ Dunnellon district.
III Minutes of meetings of June Ii an
|. Ia were read and adopted as read.
f It was ordered that 80 copies o
Health is Wealth, /" the book prepar
!. ed by DR.. II. +. Watt and Miss Nelli
I Stevens and adopted by the stat
! board of education, bevpurchased TO
! the use Of the teachers.
81 Secretary was directed to write tn
! trustees of the Buck Pond school wit
reference to the request of the pat
rons of the Romeo school.
j Board adjourned for the day.
Z Thursday Morning Session
Board met with all members pres
= emit and acting.
? All accounts were inspected and OF
dered paid as per detailed warrant lis
y to be filed in the Office of the clerk o
4 the circuit court and preserved on Al
= in the superintendent Office.
=. Mr.. B. r. Bitch reported on tri
of inspection in regard to schoo
= asked for by colored people at Roc
= Springs. He found pupils enough t
: justify school and it was agreed
7 school would be granted if a suitab1
7 house could be secured without ex
= rense to the board the coming year.
= The secretary was instructed to in
!. vite proposals for handling the tex
J books the coming year.
- Treasurer's report was presented
= checked over and compared.
Board adjourned till Monday, Jul
! 10, to resume consideration of tn
= financial condition of the board.
Monday Morning Session
] The board met with all member
i present and acting and went into SEES
i sion, considering fully the income an
] expenditures of the last year and tn
appropriations made for different pun
f poses.
81 The following resolution was adopt
i ed:
al Whereas, It is necessary, under tn
i law, that all Indebtedness of the pre-
: eeding year must be extinguished be
Il fore the board has authority to Dor
row funds with which to operate tn
: schools for the coming year; and,
Whereas, There are no funds IN tn
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