The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-09

their neighborhood to the Dunnellon
school but this was refused
1t was reported that in certain
places the primary pupils had been
dismissed with only half days work
and i'm some cases with less than half
a days work and it was agreed that
these departments as well as the reg
ular school should operate practically
for a school day.
Messrs. Carter and Roddenberry
took up the matter of bill for $142.72
for a well that had been put down at
the new location of the Cotton Plant
school but which was failure. It was
agreed to pay the bill from Cotton
Plant funds and 20 leave to the judg-
iment of the trustees as to drawing the
casing and attempting to put down
another well.
Mr.. L. B. Marsh and some of the
patrons of the Marshville school call
ed and talked over their situation and
the possibility of combining the
Marshville and Burbank schools but
no conclusion was arrived at.
Tuesday Afternoon Session
Mr.. J. S. Martin of Moss Bluff call
| ed and asked that the county appro-
priation for teachers salary for their
school be raised SIS per month from
the amount fixed and it was agreed to
pay the extra salary if teacher was
secured with first grade certificate.
| Mr.. lowers and others from a COM
munity west of Pennington called and
made request for either transporta-
tion to school or that a school be
granted for their community. They
were directed to make an organization
and elect supervisor and forward a
list of the patrons with the pupils that
would be there to attend school and
report as to whether house could be
Ifurnsned in the community for the
lpresent term.
The supervisor of the colored school
lat Silver Springs made request for
increase of salary for the teacher and
for some extra desks. Owing to the
large attendance the salary was plac-
led at $40 per month and desks prom
Used as soon as they can be made.
| A delegation from the Elmwood col
ored school called in response to q
lpetition that had been filed asking fo1
the removal of the present supervisor
IT, w. Mason. Several speeches were
made both for removal and against
removal and Mason was present and
presented his case and it was agreed
to continue the present supervisor
during good behavior and also the
present monitor.
Mr.. J. E. Baxter and others of Fort
King school called with DR.. Peete
who proposed to transport the pupils
of the Fort King school to the Ocals
school and it was agreed to pay $4t
from county funds for six months anC
the trustees agreed to pay $25 pei
month from district funds, making 6
salary of $40 per month The boarC
required a bond of $500 for perform
ance of contract and they retired un
til next day to make arrangement:
about the bond and to make the con
tract.
Upon recommendation of the trus
tees present, Mr.. J. B. Capplemar
was appointed trustee in place of Mr.
w. J. Young, resigned.
Mr.. George Johns and Mr.. Thomp
son called in regard to the Derby
school and it was agreed TO send &
teacher If one could be obtained.
The trustees of the Shiloh schoo
called with Mr.. E. I'll. Miller, teacher
and requested that the salary b,
changed from $50 per month as istet
to $100. 1t was agreed to do this ant
4 then request was made for an assist