6 HEREDITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL OFFICERS. 



The practical conclusion is drawn that to select a future great fighting 

 man it is almost essential that he should be of a prevailingly hyperkinetic 

 temperament. 



3. JUVENILE PROMISE OF NAVAL OFFICERS OF THE VARIOUS TYPES. 



FIGHTERS. 



To this class we assign 31 as typical. These are: 1, Bainbridge; 

 2, Barney; 3, Barry; 5, Beresford; 7, R.Blake; ll,Cochrane; 13, Gushing; 

 15, Decatur; 16, Dewey; 17, Duncan; 18, Elphinstone (Lord Keith) ; 19, 

 Farragut; 21, Foote; 29, Hoste; 33, John Paul Jones; 34, Keppel; 35, 

 Lawrence; 36, Macdonough; 43, Morris; 44, Nelson; 45, O'Brien; 48, 

 Pellew; 49, Perkins; 50, O. H. Perry; 53, David Porter and D. D. Porter; 

 59, Saumarez; 62, W. Sidney Smith; 63, Robert F. Stockton; 65, Tromp; 

 68, Wolseley. Of these 31 persons I was able to get no juvenile history in 

 the case of Nos. 3, 7, 34, and 43. Of the remaining 27 we have the follow- 

 ing behavior recorded: 



TABLE 2. 



1. Bainbridge: Early love of sea; sailor at 15; 44. Nelson: Desire to go to sea; love of ad- 



fond of risky, boyish undertakings. venture for adventure's sake; hon- 



2. Barney: Nomadism, fearlessness of respon- orable. 



sibility; intrepidity, quick temper. 45. O'Brien: Love of the sea. 



5. Beresford: Adventurous, full of pranks and 48. Pellew: Love of sea and of adventure; fear- 

 practical jokes. lessness. 



11. Cochrane: Nomadic. 49. Perkins: Fearlessness and adventurous- 



13. Gushing: Love of adventure; poor and ness; poor student. 



unmanageable student in Naval 50. 0. H. Perry: Fearless, adventurous, 



Academy. choleric, studious, had intellectual 



15. Decatur: Love of sea; fiery nature. curiosity; was midshipman at 14. 



16. Dewey: Love of adventure and quickness 53. Porter: Nomadic, impulsive, belligerent, 



of response. pertinacious, courageous. 



17. Duncan: Nomadic. 53. D. D. Porter: Love of sea and adventure. 



18. Elphinstone: Love of sea (at 15 years). 59. Saumarez: Had a taste for the navy. 



19. Farragut: Love of sea and adventure. 62. Smith: Nomadic. 



21. Foote: Love of sea; adventurousness, 63. Stockton: Ambitious, scholarly; champion 

 jollity, poor scholarship. of the weak, fought the strong. 



29. Hoste: Ever restless and buoyant; love of 65. Tromp: At sea when 9 years old; when 

 hunting and fishing. his father was killed the lad called on 



33. Jones: Nomadic, active, independent. the marines to avenge his death. 



35. Lawrence: Longing for the sea. 68. Wolseley: Nomadic. 



36. Macdonough: Fondness for adventure and 



practical jokes. 



In the above table either an early taste for the sea or "nomadism" 

 is mentioned 19 tunes, also going to sea at 9 and 14 years respectively hi 

 2 cases. Here, too, should doubtless be included 5 cases of adventurous- 

 ness, making a total of 26 cases (out of the 27 recorded) who are early 

 fond of the sea, nomadic, restless, and fond of adventure. Of the remaining 

 case, Stockton, it is stated that as a boy he showed personal courage, was 

 champion of the weak, won victories over the strong. Also he was early 

 fired with an ambition to excel Nelson; and he entered the navy at the 

 outbreak of the War of 1812 at the age of 17 years. It is probable that 

 Stockton is like the other 26, and we may conclude that great naval fighters 



