The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-09-12
BoARD or pUBLIc INsTRUeTIoN

DOAhD OE ODLAC I1Nso pCSA1O-N
The board of public instruction met
Aug. End with W. I. Gar, chairman,
c. r. Veal and A. j. Stes ans, present.
Minutes of last meeting cad and APP
proved.
Mr. George Johns of the Derby
school. asked for transportation or a
school be granted to the Derby pupils.
AS they seemd to have had too few
pupils he was asked to bring in petit
ton to that effect and the number of
pupils.
Mr.. Aubrey Frink of Fellowship,
called. Report from meeting at Fell
lowship to nominate trustees showed
that S. B. Brooks, Aubrey Frink and
z. NJ. Pettey were nominated and
it was ordered that they be commits
stoned They asked for dictionary.
Left over until supplied are ordered.
J. w. Mullens, supervisor of Sum-
merfeld colored school, asked for
steps, well to be cleaned, window sash
and glass. Steps granted and ordered
shipped. Other things to await nves-
tigation-
Delegates from community west of
Fairfield asked. for transportation
into Fairfield. Matter left to the
superintendent.
Messrs. Douglas. Boyer. Albright of
Weirsdale and Robert Martin of Ok
lawaha, called to- discus the consoh-
dation of the two schools. Same was
granted if proper transportation
could be had.
Mr.. Arthur Brooks and Mrs. Sallie
Wynn called and asked that the
Emathla school be re-established.
Action postoned until Auf 10, and
they were asked to present petition
from the patrons asking Tor school TO
be maintained.
Mrs. r. w. Brinson of Eureka and
Mrs. Green of Boardman came for
information about the transportation
of pupils.
1t was agreed that Mr.. B. c. Webb
of Kendrick look after the expense of
building the new school building.
Mr.. Grimes of Dallas, asked that
route of conveying pupils from Dallas
te Symmetrical be changed. Action
deferred.
The board agreed to call for bids
for moving Marshville school houte
to Fort Mccoy and doing all the nee
essary work.
R. j. Rutledge, supervisor of the
Lakeside colored school. asked fol
pump, stove and teacher. The board
agreed to furnish stove and pump
material if patrons would furnish Ia
Dor. Teacher gartned as soon as one
con be obtained.
Messrs. Hutchens, Markham, Folks
and others from Buck Pond, called t.
discuss school affairs. Mr.. Hutchen;
askedthat board transport pupils from
Romeo to Buck Pond. stating that tn,
conditions along the route were dan
gerous for pupils of that age, and tina
he was willing for all pupils living
under such conditions in the distrie
to be transported.
Mr.. Folks stated that Romeo pupil
were too small and route to dangerou
for such small children, that Their
were pupils in the southern part o
the district that were between tn
ages of eight and nine years and to-
far to walk That was quite sure on
person could be engaged to convey al
the pupils at $50 per month. Tn
board tok the matter under considera
ton.
Superintendent was asked to loo
up transfer of funds between Buc
Pond district and county during tn
term of 1917 or about that time an
ascertain whether or not the count
owed district any funds loaned fror
district
Mr. c. H. Rogers of Lake Bryan
called to discuss the coming electio
for consolidating the Moss Bluff
Electra and Grahamville distric