The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-06-14
MINUTES or THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Ocala, Fla tuesday, June 4, 1913
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county, Fla, ma in
regular session on the above date
at their office in tho court house
with all members present, as follows.
G. S. Scott, chairman A. J, Stephens
and G r. Veal, members, and J. f.
BrinsOn, secretary.
Minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved.
Messrs Plumber, Pasteur and
Turner, patrons of the Anthony
school, called and presented a Pc
tition and personally protesting
against the appointment of the prin-
Cipal that had been recommended by
the board Of trustees The situation
was discussed but no action taken al
this time
Messrs Brockton and FogeIstrom,
trustees Of the Capulet school called
and requested further time in which
to file estimates and this vas grant
ed
J J Calhoun, supervisor OF Sui
phur Springs school. called and re-
Quested that some means of getting
water be supplied for their school
He was instructed 20 raise $50 in
money and the board would supple
ment this and put down the we'll
The board adjourned Tor noon
Tuesday Afternoon Session
The board met with ali members
present and acting
The situation in regard to the pc
tition from the patrons of the An,
thOny school was discussed ana It
was decided to call for the trustees
to come in for q conference with the
board
request from the Black Sink
school for shingles to cover their
old house and fifty feet u window
casing was granted,
A request was presented from the
state superintendent in regard to
there being a state course Of study
prepared for the schools OF the
state during the summer and stating
that the proportiOnment Of the ex-
pense from Marion county would be
$22 for preparation and publication
and distribution It was ordered that
The trustees Of the Ocala district
called with the principal and discuss
ed their situation in general. 1t was
requested that there should De pro-
vision made for a teacher OF vocal
music in the schools and an apDrO-
priation Of $50 per month Was asked
and granted with the understanding
that the domestic science department
would be discontinued tor the pres
eut term The sale Of the bonds OF
Ocala vas discussed and the pay
ment to the sounty funds Of the
balance d44 the county and also the
installation Of sanitary plumbing al
the primary school II was agreed
that the latter should be done IS the
city council and the state board 0t
health department. demanded this
It was also agreed that with the
number ot pupils that were report
ed TO De ready for the north Ocala
school there should be two teachers
furnished there as there were last
term Messrs Curry and Simmons
called and presented petition from
the tax payers and patrons Of this
school asking that the school be con
tinued which had already been
agreed upon.
recommendation from the trustees
of Anthony for teachers for the com
ing term we're presented and filed
Notice was presented of note with
the Bank of Dunnellon being due for
the amount of $6OC0 and it was
agreed TO renew this note for thirty
days.
A letter was presented from Miss
Eupha King of DunnellOn stating
that warrant that had been sent
her for teaching had been detroyed
and asking that a depulicate be is
sued. This was authorized and prop
er precautions taken to stop payment
on the original
A communication from Miss Part
ridge, the lady in charge of the home
demonstration work of the state
was presented in which she urged
the necessity for larger appropria-
tons for the demonstration work