The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
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OF the Badger school was presented
and accepted.
The matter of the observance of
Armistice Day as a school holiday
was discussed and it was decided that
it had not been made legal holiday
by any legislative body and therefore
would not be used as a school holi
day. -
A paper signed by Robt Martin
and C. E. Conner trustees Of the
Ocklawaha district, giving minutes
of a patrons meeting that had been
held at which an agreement had been
arrived at in regard to the teachers
salary was presented and fled for
authority or paying the salary.
Coupon warrant Or >'-r. John Taylor
for $500 was ordered renewed
Proposal of E. F. Wilson to trans
port the pupils of the Bay Lake
school to Orange Springs was pre-.
scented but no action taken.
Request of ]. j. Hawkins for a
school at East Linadale or for trans
portation to Altoona in Lake county
was presented and it was agreed to
operate a school if a sufficient mum
Der of pupils could be maintained in
the school
Prof. P. H. Hensley, principal OF
the Ocala high school, called and
stated the necessity for apparatus
in the laboratory for instruction in
science and an appropriation of $50
was made for this purpose.
The board adjourned for the day.
Wednesday Session
The board met with Messrs. Veal
and Stephens present and Mr.. Ste
phens acting chairman protein.
The bills we're taken up and gone
through and ordered paid and Chair
man Colbert came in during the work
on the bills.
The matter of salary to be paid
attendance officers for their services
was discussed and it was agreed tC
pay them at the rate of thirty cents
per hour for time actually consumed
in work.
Mr., j. H. NnoblOck. supervisor of
the Knoblock school, called and made
request for increase of salary for
their teacher upon the ground that
additional pupils had come into then
school but request was refused.
Messrs. w T. Gary and A. c. Blow
ers called representing the Motor
club of Marion county and suggested
to the board the desirableness Of
there being additional playground Sc
cured at the Ocklawaha school SO as
to relieve the situation OF the pupils
playing in the road where a very Sc
rious accident had occurred. Also,
the situation at Griner Farm and 9th
er schools was discussed and they
proposed for the club to put up warn
ing signs at the danger places and
requested that the teachers be asked
to keep the pupils off the roads sc
far as practicable.
Mr.. E. r. Bitch called and discuss
ed with the board the matter OF pay
ing part of the transportation expen-
SEES of the pupils from the Blitchton
district who were being transported
at district expenses to the Fellowship
school from county funds but the re-
quest was refused
Mr. G. w. Neville called and pre-
scented insurance policies on the Dun
Mellon school building and made re-
quest that the county goard make
deed of the old colored school lot at
Dunnellon to the trustees Of a col
ored> church and send same to the
Bank of Dunnelion with draft for 5000
and interest for collection and this
was ordered TO be done.
The board adjourned for noon.
Wednesday Afternoon Session
The board met with all present ano
acting.
Teachers reports were presented
and accounts ordered paid.
The reports Of the repositories
were presented and checked over
with the vouchers paid and found to
be apparently correct.
1t being seen that it would be ne
necessary to borrow money to meet
pay roll the chairman and secretary
were authorized to make such ar
rangements as were found necessary
NO further business appearing the
beard adjourned to meet In regula,
session On Tuesday, December 2.
1919.