Pinckneyville High School - Pyramid Yearbook (Pinckneyville, IL)

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Dn my little town J Giew up believing ae The original plat of Pinckneyville, which was named after Colonel Charles Cotesworth Pinck- ney, was executed on July 21, 1929. Joseph Wells’ home on the south side of the square, was the first house built in Pinckneyville, and became the town’s first licensed tavern. The first dry goods store was owned by Charles Glover. Hum- phrey Jones kept the first post office which was located north of the present St. Bruno’s Catholic Church. Debbie Schwarz and Shari Dempsey “hamming it up” between classes.

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Meus. Du — One of “our town’s” dedicated teachers The 1977-78 annual staff proudly dedicates this year’s “Pyramid” to Mrs. Helen Dry who has spent twenty-six of her thirty career-years here at Pinck- neyville Community High School teaching Typing I, office machines, office practice, and personal typing. For several years Mrs. Dry served as co-sponsor of Hi-Tri. Before being employed here at PCHS, Mrs. Dry taught at Baird, Bellflower, and Pinck- neyville’s Consolidated 204 schools. She was also the first Perry County Assistant Superintendent of Schools. Away from school Mrs. Dry has found time to enjoy being a 4-H worker since 1956. In addition, Mrs. Dry is also a member of the American Associ- ation of University Women and the Business and Professional Women’s Club. Along with being an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Pinckney- ville, Mrs. Dry is a member of the Mar- iners, and sings in the choir. She is one of “our town’s” dedicated teachers.

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See God keeps his EYE ON US all. Pinckneyville’s bicentennial mural was painted by John Belek and designed under the direction of Larry Wilson. The mural depicts: the fairground gateway arch, representing the oldest county fair in Illinois; two masks, representing the Mardi Gras, the oldest celebration of its type in the Midwest; the old opera house; the old courthouse; a threshing machine, representing the annual Thresherman’s Show: a dragline, representing the area’s largest industry; Colonel Pinck- ney and Commodore Perry for whom our town and county were named. The traditional homecoming bonfire of October 13, 1978.