The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-09
PINE FOREST VOTES
SPECIAL DISTRICT
sehooi Beard 20 Adept system
% Cadet Toachers.

Citizens o. Pine Forest Bsulah In
District 3. voted themselves into a
special school tax district Tuesday
and elected a. their trustees. ". a.
shelby q. ~ Davis and N. r. Candy.
The returns ~ the special election
received by the Board % Public In
struetion az their regular monthly
meeting yesterday showed the election
% have carried ~ a vote of 81 % 20.
The city Teachers Association rep
resented by committee composed 81
Miss Evelyn =. Thornton. Mrs ". "a.
Crawford and Professor William Ty-
Ter petitioned the board IN reference
20 q schedule 81 salary for substitute
teachers tn the city schools suggest
Ing that the substitute teachers bo
paid three ffihs - the regular teach
ers salary. the regular teacher 20 re-
ceive the remaining two-nfths and
also recommended the adoption ~ a
system ~ cadet teachers al a small
salary. The board referred the petit
ton 70 the board II trustees 81 special
tax district No. fs.
J. q. Grice. one % the dismissed
trustees Of the James NJ. Tate smith
Hughes Agricultural School AZ Con
zaiez. appeared before the board petit
tionlng for q re-opeuing of the hear
ing ~ the charges against the trus-
tees because q his absence from the
city az the time that the decision was
given BY the board. Tie also asked
the board Tor a signed statement from
them stains the charges preferred
against him. The board decided that
a signed statement should ~ given
Afr. Grice and deferred other action
until a later meeting
r. = Wilder. the other trustee dis
missed after a hearing % charges. re-
quesfing a signed statement Wa re-
fused hy tho board on grounds that
ne had been present when the charges
were Thoroughly gone into.
Final details were completed for the
special election 20 be held ia special
school tax district No. rs. McDavid.
Tuesday. June II, when trustees for
the district viii be elected
~ the request uf Mr Graham. the
board granted So 70 the trustees and
patrons ~ the Oak Grove school TO
be added 90 . sum 20 provide for
putting water in the school The
trustees and patrons contemplate tho
AssAt+sAt@ANfAA Va = A&MA AMAAM NM&A III "a
large spring about six or seven hun
dred feet from the school house which
VIII make possible running water In
the school and the installation of
sanitary toilets and drinking foun-
tains. A. present water for the school
= carried W FROM the spring
Miss Spradiey was appointed prin-
cipal and Misses Edna Penton and
Vera Creighton assistants for the
Wardviile school % open July II.
The board will hold a special meet
ina June rs 20 consider some matters
that could not b. taken up ~ the
meeting yesterday among them \ re-
quest from the patrons % Century
school No. a.. for extensive repairs
90 their school building and a petition
from the negro city teachers assocIa-
ton made through it, executive com-
mittee asking the board n appoint
the negro teachers At the close ~ the
term or az soon as convenient there
after that the teachers might be re-
lieved % unnecessary anxiety during
the vacation period allowing teen 10
spend the time IN preparation Tor
more efficient service. THAT all
teachers salaries - increased 10 per-
cent az the present rate ~ pay II In
sufficient 90 enable the teachers 10
spend the vacation period IN travel.
study and self-imprOvemeut.