The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-27
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

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and for Marion county met this the
5th day of July, 1921. in regular ses-
sion, with ". T. Gary. chairman, C.
r. Veal and A. j. Stephens, present
and acting.
Minutes of last regular and spe-
cial meeting read and approved.
Mr.. w. o. Brewer of Romeo came
before the board and asked considera-
ton by the board for the transporta-
ton of the Romeo pupils to the Buck
Pond school. stating that the distance
was long for the small children and
rather dangerous on account of the
lakes and no one living along the
road.
Mr.. Harmon Hall and Mr.. T. j.
Perry asked that bond and contract
be given Mr. 7. J. Perry for convey
ing the Greenwood pupils to Citra for
$3.50 from the county funds and SIS
from the district. Board ordered same
done and bond and contract were ex-
ecuted Immediately.
A delegation from Fellowship call
ed in behalf of their school and Mr..
Aubrey Frink acting IS spokesman
said that there was dissatisfaction
over the meeting held at previous
date for nomination of trustees. As
all the delegation was not represented
action was deferred until two o'clock
in the afternoon.
Messrs. Priest. Grantham and Pad
gett of Fort Mccoy, and Mr.. Oscar
Hall of Marshville, Mr.. Vickers and
Major Priest of Burbank. came in and
presented from the different schools
petitions for consolidating all into
one school at Fort Mccoy. AS they
came in at different times it was
thought best to postpone action until
the afternoon.
Petition from Capulet asking that
Capulet school be transported to
Ocala for the coming term received
but as there seemed to be much oppo-
sition it was decided best to hold the
petition until next meeting for action.
Mr.. w. Fl. Markham. trustee for
Buck Pond and Mr.. Andrew Markham
from the Buck Pond school, came be-
fore the board and opposed the trans
portation of the Romeo pupils from
district funds, stating that they were
no further from the school house than
others in the district.
Mr.. S. d. Atkinson came in to dis
cuss school affairs at Fellowship.
Board agreed to refund to the Or
ange Lake school district the $50
which was an overdraft on the dis
trict.
Walter Thomas called and asked
that water be supplied to the Liberty
Chapel colored school. The superin-
tendent was instructed to investigate
same and act as was best.
Communication as to the assess
ment for the coming year was receiv.
ed.
DR.. Parramore and Mr.. Rowan
Brinson acting as delegates presented
petition from the Eureka school ask
ing that their school be transported tc
the Fort Mccoy school.
Resignation of Mr.. s. D. Atkinson
as trustee of the Fellowship schoo
was received and accepted.
It was agreed to employ Wylms
McDuffy as industrial teacher for the
county colored schools another term
as the Jeans fund would pay two
thirds of the salary.
/, A petition from the Pedro peopl,
asking that Mr.. L. A. Snowden be ap
pointed to fill the unexpired term Of
Mr.. r. J. Perry as trustee of the
Pedro school was received and the ap
pointment made.
Resignation of L. L. Horne. super
visor of the Calvary school, was re
ceived and accepted.
A delegation of the patrons of thu
Palmetto colored school called ant
asked that board grant a new schoo
house or repair the old one. 1t wa
agreed that Mr.. Veal and Mr.. Sheal,
should take the matter UP and inves
| tigate it, acting as they saw fit.
/ The patrons of the FELLOWSHIP
school came in at this hour and il
view of the fact that the previou
meeting had not been well advertise,
it was agreed by the board that the.
should hold meeting at $3.50 o'clock
Friday, July 15. and ordered that i
should be advertised in the two coun
| ty papers, to nominate trustees.
| Mr.. Stephens reported the meeting
of the patrons of the Sparr schoo
and with Mr.. w. Luffman reportet
that Mr.. w. Huffman, Mr.. Thomai
Woodward and Mrs. j. E. Thoma
were nominated. Board accepted tn,
nominations and ordered them com
missioned.
The board met with the delegation