The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-16
MINUTES or THE BOARD or PUB.
Lie INSTRUCTIONS
Ocala, Fla, January 6. 1920.

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and for Marion county met in regular
session, January 6, 1920, with W. L.
| Colbert, c. R. Veal and A. j. Stephens
present
| Minutes Of the meeting were read
and approved.
superintendent j. H. Brinson having
resigned in order to become associated
to the State Superintendent as direc-
tor of Negro education under patron
age of the General Educational Board
and w ID. earn having appointed by
the Governor, Superintendent of Pub
lie Instructions to fill the unexpired
term, presented his commission and
assumed the duties of Superintendent
and Secretary to the Board. The fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
passed and ordered inserted in the
minutes
Since, in the course of human events
| it becomes necessary for the board of
Public Instruction of Marion county
to lose the valued services of Prof
]. H. Brinson as secretary to said
board, on account of his change of
occupation, therefore be it resolved:
That this Board extend to him their
sincere thanks for his earnest CO.
operation with said board in every
matter intended to advance the edu-
cational interests in Marion county;
and, that this board wishes for him
unbounded success in his new field of
labor
Respectfully submitted,
w. l.. Colbert, chairman, A. J..
Stephens, c. r. Veal. Board of Pub
lie Instruction.
Adopted by said board, this Jan. 7th,
1920. w. D. earn, secretary.
A number of patrons of the Marsh.
vile and Burbank schools called and
asked that some arrangements for
teacher to transport pupils from Bur-
bank be continued and this was agreed
to.
Upon petition signed by large
number of patrons, DR.. E. G. Peek
was appointed trustee OF the Ocala
schools. Mrs. VIM. Hooker having
resigned.
A communication was received from
the agents of the Smith Hughes fund
proposing to give an agricultural
teacher to Fessenden Academy paying
SIS per month if the county would
pay SIS per month. The proposition
was accepted and the superintendent !
instructed to arrange for the teacher !
and work.
1t was ordered that the note of ]. T. |
Lewis for $91S.95 given to the boar
in payment of his part of the John
M. Graham bond, be extended for one !,
year. Mr.. Lewis paying 1882 in
terest On same,
The Jerusalem colored school was
granted material for building a flue,
buying stove pipe and six panes of
glass.
The superintendent was authorized
to have SO desks made.
1t was ordered that the insurance
on Howard Academy original building
be renewed for $4,000 for five years.
Duplicate warrant was ordered
drawn to Miss Collie Clark for $40 in
lieu of warrant No. 754, lost.
Applications of Emma Smith and
Martha Crawford for widows pension
were refused.
Application of Mrs. Peoples was de-
fered until next meeting.
A petition signed by the majority
of the patrons of the FIT. Mccoy school
asked that Mr.. Walter j. Wilson be re
moved as trustee of the FIT. Mccoy
school district for reason of unfitness
of character. Action was deferred un-
til next meeting and Mr.. Wilson is
hereby notified to appear before the
BOARD at It's next meeting II he desires
| to- make defense in his behalf.
The Commercial bank having notified
the board that it would not make ap-
rlications as school depository, the
chairman and secretary were authoriz-
ed to withdraw funds in Commercial
Bank and deposits in a school deposit
tory bank.
Miss Bessie Bayless resigned as
teacher of the Lindale school and
Miss Alace Mae Mozart appointed
to fill the vacancy.
Upon recommendation Mr.. A. NJ
Loften was appointed trustee of the
Charter Oak district to fill the unex-
PRED term of w. A. Redding deceased.