The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-05-05
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Board of Public Instruction in and
for Marion county met this the 4th
day of April, 1922 in regular session
with w. f. Gary chairman, G. r. Veal
and A. ]. Stephens present and acting.
Minutes OF the last regular and
special meetings were read and ap-
proved
Mr. F. E. Smoak presented his bill
for he transportation of pupils from
Pennington to Fairfield for the last
and seventh month of school. AS this
last month was to be paid from the
Oak Hill district, Mr.. Smoak was ask
ed to get the signatures of another
trustee.
The superintendent read COM
munication- from Mrs NJ Rigdon of
the Linadale school making bid of
ten dollars on old school house at
East Linadale Superintendent was
asked to take the matter up with the
other trustees and if they thought
that the house was well sold at that
amount to accept the bid.
! Mr.. ]. M. Coin came before the
board and stated that the patrons
south of Ocala who had been coming
by truck to the Ocala school were will
ing to pay for a large part OF their
transportation and asked the board
for S13 per month for two months
that they we're willing to donate to
the board $37 per month for defray-
ing the balance of the expense of the
truck On motion of Mr.. Stephens
seconded by Mr.. Veal and carried by
vote of the board the amount of $26
was appropriated from the general
school fund for this truck,
Mr.. j. E. wiliet, principal of the
Dunnellon school came before the
board and in a general manner dis
cussed the plan of putting in Junior
high school work in hte DunnelIon
school so as to care for the seventh
and eight grades for nine months in
! the term rather than eight 1t was
decided best to let the matter stand
until some other meeting and then
take it up In full discussion.
Board adjourned for noon to meet
at two o'clock
Board met at two o'clock Tuesday
afternoon with all members present
and acting.
Holly Monchan and Nathaniel
Holmes asked that board allow them
to widen the school house and cover
the same at Magnolia at their ex-
pense- Same granted by the board
Mr.. G. W. Neville presented the
local bills of the DunneIIon school.
Mr.. J. s. Martin came before the
board and stated that the people of
Moss Bluff had asked him to- come be-
fore the board and state THAT they
weres dissatisfied with the location
or the Union school house. The board
advised with Mr.. Martin on the Eoca-
ton of the site stating that they had
carefully studied the whole territory
and had taken much time locating
same that they felt that it was best
situated from every angle of the dis
trlct, that geographical center would
place the school house out of any
community and thus isolated and that
as yet mo reasons had been brought
TO bear upon the board why it should
be changed from the present site.
Mr.. j. w. Boyer one IF the trustees
OF the Weirsdale school called before
the board and stated that their schooF
house was in very bad condition
brought about by the moving Of it by
the state road department And dis
cussed the manner in which thew
might take steps to build new build
ing.
The Messrs. Knoblock came before
the board and objected to the petition
as had been advertised for the, past
few weeks enlarging the Kendrick dis
trict In such a manner that would also
take them into that district. It was
agreed by those present and the board