Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-07-25
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HOBART v. UPJOHN
TO PLAN NEW SCHOOL

Through the decision of the
Board of School Trustees to ac-
cept Hobart V. Upjohn's plans
for the new high school building
the community is assured a build
ing as modern and scientific in
plan as is unique and artistic in
appearance. Mr.. Upjohn's plan
calls for a building with a 'front.'
age Of 2l2 feet consisting of
three floor stories almost entirely
out of the ground and containing
10 regular class rooms with man.
ual training apartment, printing,
domestic sciene, music and other
accommodations for general ed
ucational work. Some of the
special features of the building
are entire modern apartments to
be used in connection with do
nestle science, an auditorium
with seating capacity for 100
people, the gymnasium with
swimming pools and shower
baths.
The architect has planned for
a future development by means
OF wings into a rectangle con-
tanning light and air to all parts
of the building and when COM
pleted as planned will measure
212 feet square.
Materials will be of brick with
terra Gotta trimmings and slate
roofings. The style of architect
is very different from the usual
type of High School Buildings,
being the Elizabethan style with
gabled wings and turreted en-
trance, combining in Q most eff
fective manner scholastic and
religious atmosphere. Its cost
will probably exceed consider
ably the amount contemplated
but the trustees feel that the
proposed building will be a credit
to the town and that a long step
forward will be taken in its
erection.
Although many plans were
submitted, that of Mr.. Upjohn's
was so much superior to those of
all others, the board was unani-
nous in its decision to accept it.
1t is interesting to note that the
firm of Upjohn, of 1856 9th Ave.
New York City has been a con-
tinuous business since 1885 when
it was started by Richard Up
john, the grandfather of the
present head Hobart V. Upjohn.
Among the baildigs that Richard
Upjohn designed in America are:
st. Johns Church, Bangor,
Christ's Church in Baltimore,
the Chapel of the Cross at Chap
ell Hill. Richard Upjohn was
succeeded by Richard Upjoh, his
son, who built the State Capitol
at Hartford, Conn. Since 1903
the firm has been carried on by
Hobart Upjohn. Among the
buildings he has designed in
North Carolina are: the Church
of the Holy Coforter in Burling-
ton, theP Parish House and Christs
Church in Raleigh, Sprunt me-
mortal at Chapel Hill, and the
Parish in connection with the
Church of the Holy Comforter in
Henderson. The firm of Upjohn
is predominant in Church and
School architecture in America.
A half tone of the new High
School building taken from the
Artists drawing will be printed
in the Herald in an early issue.
The Board of School Trustees
has accepted the resignation of
Superintendent A. M. Proctor,
who is to take charge of the
work of County Superintendent
of Education in Wayne County
and has elected in his stead Mr..
Coltrain, of jamestown, N. C.
Mr.. Coltrain is one of the lead
men in educational work in
North Carolina and is fully COM
petent to carry on the work here
which Superintendent Proctor
has conducted so efficiently. He
will arrive next week and further
details in regards to his plans