The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-18
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION


with W. T. Gary. chairman. C. r.
Veal and A J. Stephens present
. Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Messrs. D. FAINT and Henry Nettles
of Oak Hill school, presented bill for
conveying pupils to Fairfield. 1t was
agreed that Mr.. Nettles be paid $50
for the last months service and Mr..
FAINT for the next month.
Mr.. Webb of Kendrick came to dis
cuss the proposed new school build
ing at Kendrick. and asked that work
begin at once. The board authorized
Mr.. Webb TO begin the construction of
the building as soon as everything
was legal and satisfactory to the
trustees.
Communication from the trustees
of the Spar sub-school district ask
ing that board arrange for borrowing
money on their district for the pur-
pose of continuing their school an
other month with Citra. So ordered.
Messrs. Flux and Dawson, repre-
senting c. H. Johnson. contractor,
presented their bid for putting new
roof on Citra high school building,
and making such explanations as the
board asked.
Bids were then opened, and as
there were only two, one from Paul
Durand and the other from c. Il.
Johnson, the board made several in
Gu;ries as to whether it would be best
TO use Carey's built up roof or tin.
After some discussion with Mr.. Red
citt, trustee at Citra, it was decided
10 postpone action until next morning
that we might hear from Mr.. Dupree,
another trustee of Citra.
Beard adjourned to meet Wednes-
| day morning, April 9Th. Board met
Wednesda ymorning with all mem
bere present.
Bank accounts examined and found
correct.
Mr.. j. H. Brinson called in behalf Of
the Jeans fund and negro education.
Board refused to employ Wylma Nc
Duffy as industrial supervisor of ne
gro schools for another two months,
but would consider same for another
term, also the promotion of a sum-
mer school in the county for negro
teachers this summer, as the Jeans
fund would pay half the expense.
Messrs. Neville, Cocowitch and
Tullis, trustees of the Dunnellon high
school, called to discuss school affairs
with the board.
Mr.. Dupree phoned from Citra that
he and Mr.. Redditt had made thoru
, examination of the roof of the Citra
high school building and recommend
ed Carey's built up roof for recover
ing same. After securing further in
formation as to the quality of the
roof from Marx & Sheftall, Jackson
vile architects, Mr.. Johnson's bid for
, furnishing and applying Carey's seven
course built up roof and raising the
woodwork in valleys so they will be
higher than the outlets for the sum OF
S846.50 was accepted, work to be
done when Citra school has closed
Secretary ordered to draw contract
with C. H. Johnson for same.
Teachers reports and sundry bills
weer examined and ordered paid by
warrants beginning with warrant No
C3602 and ending with No. c 3739
with the exception of C369S, which
. was issued to take up note of $500
at the Munroe & Chambliss National
Bank.
Board adopted the mid-term promo.
ton to begin with the beginning OF
the next school year in the Ocals
grammar school as recommended by
. faculty and trustees.
No further business the board ad.
journed to meet in special meeting
Saturday, April 9th.
Special Meeting
The board of public instruction il
J and for Marion county met the 9th
day of April, 1921, in special session
with w. T. Gary. chairman, c. R. Yea
. and A. J. Stephens present.
/, Teachers reports and sundry bill:
: examined and ordered paid by war
rants beginning with No. C3743 anc
ending with C3766, with the exception
of C3762, C3763 and C3766, which
were renewal warrants and for pay
: ment of interest.
A nota for $4,000 becoming due al
:: the Ocala National Bank, was renew
ed by warrant No. C3740, interest
J. paid by warrant No. C3741.
The petition which has been ad
vertised for the last four weeks fol
the calling of an election to create g
special tax school district to be known
as Grahamville special tax school dis
trict was presented to the board. Aftel
checking the names on the petition il
; was found that one-fourth Of thu
: qualified electors had signed The
board ordered the secretary TO adver