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406 „..75 <br /> With the recommendation of the Architects for the new high school <br /> building, Perry, Shaw, Hepburn , Kehoe & Dean, the committee submits <br /> the following plans for the School Library . <br /> The proposed library is a room, 75' long 23 ' wide, situated on the <br /> second floor - the most central location in relation to the class- <br /> rooms . Adjoining the main library room are a librarian's office, <br /> work room and two conference rooms. <br /> The finished design and materials for the library are <br /> A. All woodwork will be African Mahogany plywood or solid wood as <br /> conditions require ; the wood will have a durable finish main- <br /> taining its natural beauty of color and grain . <br /> B. The floor will be 5/16" cork tile property waxed and buffed. <br /> C. The ceilings will be covered with 13/16" Travacoustic tile <br /> cemented to the concrete. <br /> D. The ceiling lighting fixtures will be the pendant concentric <br /> louver type - finished in chrome aluminum with white enamel <br /> arrangement. <br /> E. Draperies in colors suitable to match the room will be provided. <br /> F. The furniture will consist of equipment necessary to operate <br /> properly a modern school library , such as pupils ' tables and chairs ; <br /> circulation or charging desk for librarian; atlas and dictionary <br /> stands ; filing cases; card catalog cases; office desks ; bulletin <br /> boards and newspaper racks. <br /> G. An amount is included to purchase needed books and reference <br /> material. <br /> The main Memorial features of the building are three : <br /> 1. Across the long inside elevation facing the corridor side of the <br /> room will be carved, V cut and in gold leaf, an inscription as <br /> follows: "1941 Dedicated to. Those Citizens of Lexington Who <br /> Served Their Country in the Armed Services 1945". <br /> 2. At the end of the Library to the right as one enters, will be an <br /> appropriate memorial to those who lost their lives in World War <br /> II - with the carved names of those who died in the service of <br /> their country. <br /> 3 . There will be appropriate leather bound books containing the names <br /> of all Lexington citizens who served in the armed forces during <br /> this period. <br /> The complete estimated costs as secured thru the Architects and <br /> other reliable sources amounts to 840,000. <br /> Unquestionably a school library could be built for less , but your <br /> committee in formulating these plans considered that this is a Memorial <br /> Library to those who served and died in the service of their country <br /> and believed that the town would feel that this was not the occasion <br /> for economy alone , but for a true expression of appreciation to these <br /> citizens. A bare library is a necessity in any high school building , <br /> but these plans embody something above and beyond the mere necessity. <br /> Although it is not the responsibility of this committee to make <br /> further recommendations , we feel it is our duty to call to the att- <br /> ention of the town that there is a desire on the part of a number of <br /> citizens that a plaque or some suitable listing of veterans names <br /> appear in the Cary Memorial Hall or some other suitable meeting place . <br /> Joseph Belcastro <br /> Frank B. Culbertson <br /> Thomas S. Grindle <br /> Allen W. Rucker <br /> William E. Phillips , Secretary <br /> A. Edward Rowse, Chairman <br />