The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-02
BOARD or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


0cala, Fla, October 2. 1917.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, Florida, met
III regular session on the above date
IN its Office with all members pres
ent and acting as follows: G. S. Scott,
chairman, A. j. Stephens and G. R.
Veal, members, and Superintendent
j. H. Brinson, secretary.
The reading of the minutes for the
sessions of September 4th and 9Th
was passed over on account of their
not having been prepared.
G. w. Cole, colored, called with
some children and asked that he be
allowed books for his children upon
the. ground that being crippled he
was not able to provide them. He
was informed that when the request
came in regular manner from the
teacher and through the Ocala trus-
tees, they would be provided.
Mr.. A. w. Woodward, of the Cot
ton Plant trustees, called and dis
cussed the outlook for their school
and it was agreed to attempt to
operate it and to furnish teacher.
Upon request it was agreed to fur
nish black board for the Knoblock
school.
The trustees of the Fort King
school called and discussed putting
down well instead of using water
from the cistern but it was decided to
continue the use of the cistern with ii
in good condition.
Grant Mickens, supervisor of the
GAINESVILLE colored school, called and
made request for monitor to help in
school.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
Hinton Howard, supervisor Of the
Mount Pleasant school, called and
made request for some means of OBJ
tanning water to be supplied.
Messrs. Brass and Miller of the
Heidtville school called and made re-
quest that their teacher be paid $50
per month and request was refused
upon the ground that the certificate
held by the teacher was only third
grade and was entitled under the
county regulations to only $40.
The matter Of paying Mr.. Brass
SIP per month for transporting his
child and the teacher was discussed
and it was agreed to continue, the
same being paid from Heidtville dis
trict funds.
1t was agreed to have well put
down at Mcintosh school and to hire
water if necessary at the Boardman
colored school.
Teachers reports were presented
and examined and accounts ordered
paid. Sundry bills were presented
and ordered paid as per monthly list
posted on the financial statement and
filed with the clerk of the court.
A letter was presented from the
supervisor of the Hopewell colored
school saying that their school could
not open until certain repairs were
made on their house and Mr.. Steph-
ems was delegated as member of
essary and have it done.
A letter was presented from Mr..
E. L. Boshardt, secretary of the
board of trustees of the Fort Mccoy
district, in which it was recommend
ed that Mr.. w. j. Wilson be appoint
ed trustee in place of Mr.. T. M.
Pierce, who had moved away, and the
appointment was ordered made.
A request from the supervisor of
Messrs. o. S. Sanders and Landis
Bitch to pay $40 per month more
from district funds to the teacher and
this was agreed to.
Upon request it was agreed to fur
nish ceiling and lumber for toilet for
Mount Royal colored school with the
understanding that the work of put
ting it up would be done by the peo-
pie of the community.
A request from tse supervisor of
Jacobs Well colored school for a
heater was granted.
A petition from the trustees and
patrons of the Homeland school that
Miss Ollie Mills be appointed teacher
was granted.
A request from the supervisor of
the Liberty Chapel colored school for
some more heater pipe and some lum-
Der for repairs was granted.
Notice from Mr.. d. w. Davis of
the expiration of one of the insurance
policies on the school dormitory was
presented and it was ordered to con-
tinue the insurance.
The superintendent presented a re-
quest from the Ebenezer school for
paint for inside and outside of build
ing and it was ordered to secure an
estimate of the cost and as to whether
the community would supply the
paint or not.
Bids for the painting of the school
building at Mcintosh were presented
but it was decided to postpone the
painting of the building at the pres
ent time and to have a well put down
for securing water.
It was ordered that deed for the
old school lot at Lowell no made r..