The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-06-13
BOARD OF susLIc INSTRUCTION

/ BOARD OF BUBLic INSTRUCTION
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trict in place of Mr.. C. M. earn who
/, had resigned. It was ordered that
| he be commissioned
| The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Session
! The board met with all members
present and acting.
! A delegation of representative col
ored citizens of Ocala called in the
interest of increased salaries for
their teachers, and some repairs Of
the buildings and addition equipment
for Howard academy The board
agreed to go out at 1870 as a body
and look over the buildings.
A request was presented for the
salary of the teacher of the colored
school at Baldwin to be increased SIS
for the last month and this was
agreed to and also to request her to
take the school for the next term.
! A letter was presented from James
& Paxon, bonding agents of Jackson
vile, that the bond given one year
ago by the Commercial Bank had
been continued covering the bond in
terest and sinking funds for the
fOcala and Citra districts.
! Notice was presented that funding
! warrants to the value of $500 and
interest coupons for s525 would be
i due and payable at the Continental G
Commercial Bank of Chicago on June
1. The superintendent reported an
effort to have them sent to the Ocala
National Bank as depository for col,
lection and the matter was left with
him to handle to best advantage j
! The superintendent presented a
! statement from the principal of the
Dunnellon. school Of the attendance
of pupils from Citrus county and that
he had sent bill for tuition OF
s164.65 to the board of Citrus coun-
ey.
/ The superintendent presented a
/ letter from Miss Agnes Ellen Harris
who had for ten years been at the
head of the extension department of
the home economics work of the
! state but who was giving up her
work to accept very broad field of
work in Texts. She insisted upon
the work being continued over the
state and expressed her appreciation
for the cooperation of school officers
in the work. No action was called
for upon the suggestion
/ A letter was presented from Fes-
sender academy expressing the most
hearty appreciation for the donation
/ of 800 made to meet the deficit in
teachers salaries for the last term.
/ A request was presented from the
! supervisor of the Lakeside colored
! school asking that something be done
to furnish them a school house as
their old house was so badly dilapi-
dated that they could no longer use
! it. The condition was verified by
/ the superintendent but no action ia
ken at this time.
/ The following resolution in regard
/ to home demonstration work was
adopted:
To whom it may concern: This is
to certify that any action taken or
that may be taken in regard to max
] ing appropriation for county demon
stration agent work in Marion county
! has not been and will not be inau-
enced by Mrs. J. r. Moorhead, the
retiring county demonstration agent
for Marion county, but on the contra
ry, she has unhesitatingly advised
very strongly that the work be con,
,, tinued Respectfully submitted, w
L. Colbert, chairman; c. r. veal, A.
J. Stephens.
A letter from the supervisor of the
Riverside colored school asking that
steps be taken to build school
house to take the place Of one that
was burned. The matter was left
for the superintendent and Mr. Ste
phens to arrange.
The board adjourned for noon.
4
Wednesday Afternoon Session
The board met with all members
acting.
The following communication from
the board of county commissioners
was presented and fled for informa-
ton: