The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19
BOARD or PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS


Ict3fNe6 session 81 the 9sDvS date IT +
10 a. m, NTH 81 members present
a. follows q. s. ge0es, chairman, p.
X. Fitch and ;. 8. gTansaara, raens~ !
DeTs, md Superintendent J. #. 5ssE I
sons seeSn4arv. (
The nsfaUees ~ ne regular sea-
ssoYs 81 DE. ; ard E sad gne spee5ai I
session n Der. zS mes read ard ap-
pYove3>
VI. Simmons, s1peTgss1r, ard VI
BaYpeY, . patron, ~ ne Turner Farm
school, called ard made complaint
zHainst The teacher, II mas agreed
f6r me Supervisor ~ call meeting
~ t0e patrons ~ consider he matter
and 70 make feporg 70 the s1DeTIn~
tendent, wfo if IL we're advisable
would fll ne place.
Nr. r.. ". Neville called ard pre-
sented bond ~ the D5nnesfon BARK
70 qualify ~ = depository FIR school
funds ard il MA agreed fbat this
hank would 10 rseoznized ~ 4 DE-
D0slt1Yy when me o1Hd Was signed
~ he oDndlng eDn0paay ard approy
ed ~ the enTH - r1fler ard the JDaf0
notified If fos aetlDa.
Of9niai actice from ens oonpsroiieT
~ the elfset t6aI inc scg.ds IT <he
Commercial Har< If OcaIa IN me
amo00E 81 Gl1, DfjG had been appeared
thus completing the Gh5nQa 0ecessary
- constitute thla hank p deposstofy
for school funds.
The bond issue voted ~ Cltra sDe-
ciaI faz school district in the amount
If sz5O0 having been 6ojy validated
IL Was agreed - offer then for sale
and due advertisement ~ "a made ~
cell them on Fs1. s at T. n ~ Pc
advertisement, Or ~ feject the hids
~ they nay deem best.
The acreage II attendance IN tho
Citra school having fallen below that
required by the county board IN
maintaining fur teachers, gppn rec-
0rnmendatIon If the trustees and
ence Russell, he was discontinued a
teacher
The hoard adjourned for noon.
Monday Afternoon Session
The board met NTH All member
present and acting
a number 81 teachers reports we're
presented and the accounts ordered
paid.
The average II the Blitchton school
appearing that it, was not going ~ I
be msintained ~ the legal require |
mept VAS reported in which the tr1s-
tees agreed that the school would b. !
operated On district funds If the /
average should be less than seven, the |
number required by the county foi /
operating q school This vas agree /
able and the gchooi was ordered IN be /
continued.
Resignation If Jennie A. RelIamy /
r. - r.iy 4 - A /
was reported and the secretary All
thorized - I'll the place FIR the re
r0ainder If the term
Resignation IS Miss Helen Thorn /
ION as tea1her If the Fantville school |
was reported and same accepted and
the oconfmendation # the trustee
that The fern BE- finished by Miss
Mollie NIegel was approved.
James' K. DIXON wae appointed IL !
finish the Hog Pond coiorcd school in !
place II Bessie Young, resigned
a request that school be estab- |
lished st South Leto Wejg vas pre-
sented and same was refused for the |
present term
a letter was presented from the |
principal If the Dunnellon school /
making request that owing to pecul |
iar conditions confronting the school
another teacher be granted and the /
request refused owing 10 lack ii |
funds 10 employ extra teachers.
The board adjourned for the day.
Tuesday Morning Session
The board met with Mesars Scott /
and Bitch present and Grantham alb /
sent.
Bills as per list attached hereto |
were examined and ordered paid
The collectors list Of poll tax RI
ccipts was presented and the board |
began checking up and comparing
with the stubs Of the receipts and the |
amounts accounted for on the treas
urer'a reports
Mr. Leroy Williams Of the Home
land school called and presented bill !
for the transportation Of his children.
On account sof lack of funds conaid |
Grafton Of the matter was postponed
The board adjourned for noon.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
The board met with all members
present and acting.
The board resumed the checking
OF the collectors poll tax list with the
receipt stubs and also comparing with
the amounts accounted for in the
treasurer's reports with the exception
or $3VS which was turned over tol
the treasurer with the list for De
cember and the treasurer report for
the same month with request that the
treasurer and collector adjust the
difference The matter was later nd.
iusted by the collector making settle.
mont for the amount of the discrcp
ancy.
The time for the acting board 10
make their final adjournment having
arrived. there were pleasant words Of
esteem and respect made by the sew.
eral members and upon motion oil
Mitch seconded by Mr. Grantham il
was voted that the present achool
board do now adjourn sine die.
G. y. Scott, Chairman.
j. II. Brinson, Secretary.
Ocula, Fla. January .. 1917.
The members Of the board Of pub.
lie instruction Of Marion county
elected the 9TH day of November
1916. were: Mr.. G. S. Scott of Ocala