The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-07-08
Interesting Session Of
Board Of Public Instruction

boar0 OF PuDl1c INSTRUCTION IN ana
for Marion county met this the 9Th
day of June, 1921 in regular session,
with w. T. Gary, chairman, G. r Veal
and A. ]. Stevens present and acting.
Minutes of last regular and special
meeting read and approved.
Mr.. j. B. BURY, one of the trustees
of the Orange Lake school called and
asked Board to furnish his school a
cast iron stove, some hlackboards slat-
ing, and to praint the school house
on the inside Stove and stating was
gransed the Orange Lake school but
painting deferred until later meeting
for action. Mr.. BURY also asked the
Board to consider the overcharge
which he claims was unauthorized IN
paying teacher for the past year. Ac-
tion deferred.
Mr.. G. w. Mills, trustee of the
Fellowship school came in person and
rendered his resignation. Board ~ac-
SCpJCQ Sc1lnC.
Mr.. d. O. Riker one Of the patrons
of the Spar school called and dis
cussed scholl affairs as Sparr and pre-
sented petition asking that Board
maintain two teacher school at
Sparr and teach the 9Th and 10th
grades. After discussing it was laid
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over for further investigation.
Mr.. Carter trustee of the Home
land school asked that their school
open the first Monday in July. Re-
quest granted.
Mr.. G. M. earn of Reddick asked
about teachers and the financial con-
dition of the Reddick school for anoth-
er term.
Mr.. Webb. trustee of the Kendrick
school asked that everything be made
ready for the building of the Kendrick
school house. as the Board had given
Kendrick the proceeds from the sale
of the old Grfner Farm school house
Board authorized that the $s25.00 be
placed for disbursement for work on
The new school house at Kendrick
Petition from the patrons of the
Weirsdale school district was received
asking. the Bard to appoint Messrs. j.
w. Boyer and DR.. E. B. Lytle as trus-
tees of the Weirsdale school district
for the remainder Of the term They
were appoined and superintendent au-
thorized to commission them.
F. M. McCants, supervisor of the
Montague coaored school asked that
the school house be repaired, Board
ordered superintendent 10 investigate.
Teachers reports and count sundry
bills examined and ordered paid by
warrants beginning vii nufber G
1899, ending with C-3S99 with excep-
tfon of C 1889, c 3S40, C 1895, C 1896,
G 1897 which were payments of NOTES,
renewals and interest.
j Toard adjourned to meet Weduas
Cav morning June S, 1921
Board Wednesday morning in alb
sence Of w. T. Gary Mr.. Veal acted
as chairman.
Messrs. G.. C. Higgtnbotham, j L.
Grantham, trustees, and d. O. Riker
called TO discuss school matters at
Spar. Mr.. Hiseenhotham acting as
spokesman for the delegation stated
that as trustees they had matter
to decide that they thought best to
have Board to decide that they were
in favor OF the Board giving the best
tney had been considering; to convey
There were three propositions that
they had been considering; To convey
all the pupils to Citra, to- maintain
a school at Sparr, or to convey the
advanced pupils to Citra, and main
tain the primary aa Sparr. After
much discussion of the subject the
two trustees, with Mr. Taylor's agree.
ment on the evening before that IL
made no difference to him that under
the condition OF not having pupils
enough 10 maintain the required aver
age for rwo teachers and as they
were deeply in debt to the amount
of $4,000 and could not afford extra
money for the school from the district
they recommended that Board conv !,
all the pupils to Citra Mr.. Yea
moved that Board convey pupils from
Sparr to Citra, Mr.. Stephens seconded
the motion, so ordered.
/ Mr.. Harmon Hall came to discuss
the transportation Of the Pine pupils
to Citra. Board assured Mr.. Han tha
they would grant $3.50 per month
for the transportation of those pupil
/ and would leave the matter of recon