Alumni Survey Results

Number of Respondents = 20
Average Age of Respondents = 69.4 years
Average Graduating Class = 1955

Gender
Female = 75.0%
Male = 25.0%

Current Residence
San Pierre = 35.0%
North Judson = 10.0%
other = 55.0%

Current Residence
Indiana = 75.0%
Florida = 5.0%
Illinois = 5.0%
Ohio = 5.0%
South Carolina = 5.0%
Texas = 5.0%

Occupation
Retired = 58.3%
Teacher = 16.7%
other = 25.0%

What Are Your Favorite Memories of San Pierre?
Going to school at San Pierre High School
Moneymaking projects for Senior Trip & Prom
Participating in "the Hunt" - a high school activity
School dinners
School dances
Favorite teachers
Christmas Play each year at San Pierre Elementary
Going to basketball games; the year we almost won sectionals; having an unbeaten basketball team in 1964
Cheerleading
4H
Hayrides
Outdoor movies in the Park
Community Halloween parties
Bake sales
Lion's Club picnic
Little League games
Delivering the South Bend Tribune
Playing "ditch'em" on bicycles
Locally owned businesses (3 grocery stores, 3 factories, bank, 2 train lines, 2 auto repair shops, 4 filling stations, pharmacy, 3 churches, 2 barber shops, post office, hospital, lumber yard)
Bank robberies; John Dillinger robbing the bank
The Pickle Factory
President Truman's campaign stop at the railroad depot
Hearing stories of Lincoln's Funeral Train stopping in San Pierre
Visiting with conductors on the NYC trains when they stopped at the depot
Wedding receptions at the Fire house
Lots of old, beautiful trees

return to previous section: Visitor Survey
continue to next section: Youth Survey
return to table of contents

© 2008 The Institute for Small Town Studies