The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 6, 1902, Page 11

57 ERE is the first instaliment in || & memory test for a prize. It is not only unique; it is ex- onally important and interesting rents and children alike. Wednesdey afternoon, March vepresentative of The Sunday rranged, through Supe:- of Schools Webster, torty pupils—eight eacn Lincoin, Clement, Ham- XMann and Mission umar Schools respectively—a embled in one of the classrooms of € Lincoln School to listen to a short talk Chief of Police Wittman, anc uce the same as a memory gether with a minute descrip- f the gpeaker as an observatisn children—the brightest and rest in their classes—were equal- four boys and each school, but the the mecting was kept a pro- nd secret from them. Not one of knew whet th were to de, they were to meet, or what they It was to b4 a memory pure and simple, with absolutely hing to put them on their gmard befcre it began. They did not even know that there was to be a reward of merit. They were told to report at the Eincoln School and await develop- ments_nothing more. who would sa: - MDdemory in with the brief introduction, “This gentleman will say a few words to you.” Without any prelude he made the brief speech which was taken down verbatim and which will be found elsewlere on this page. Then he left immediately. After he was gone the children were given the fifteen questions, also 1eproduced on this page, and asked to answer them as nearly correct as possible. The result is surprising. Children are said to be even closer observers of personal peculiarities then grown-up people, and as Chief Wittman is = man of most notable appearance, he was a good subject to test their receptive faculties. The impression he made on some of the pupils is astounding. One boy thought, after the Chizf had gone, that be was about 7 feet high ,and weighed about 150 pounds. Others couldn’t remember a word of what he had said, while still others gave good answers to all th~ questions. The test is truly interesting us showing the value of school fraining. As.a reward the five children who gave the best answers will be taken to the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton by The Sunday Call, be- cause such a trip presents exception- ally fine educational advantages, be- sides affording a pleasant outing. As a supplementary reward a prize of $15 will be given to the boy or girl The Chief was unavoidably de- who writes the best desc:‘iptmrg of che tained by the Grand Jury and arrived trip. Watch for the second install- half an hour late. He was ushered ment next Sunday. > 5 = ' : iag SEAY ‘ Y o be with you this afternoon, but first let me apologize. 1 am | ve kept you wa o long. We were to have been herrl- | circumstan r which neither Miss Fraser nor myself hac ted us from being here on time. : | look into your bright, earn You look interest- | ed. I like 11 like to have pe notice of me. | t s me to not people and their | fact everything tr thin my ob- | ) s and store them up in my | a | ever of work he may | good giris to cultivate, and & be mastered only b apolication | s in every line on application to the matter in hand, | 1 a very € 1l one in all lines. Trese voung men &k | M e future and 1 your st tion and memory. In fact, in 3 ve risen through strict atten- actor of stece: to remember what transpired duri ave come in comtact with. - 5u individually on differ- s. ¥ king at me and I am looking at nd 1 hope, | we W w e r next time we mes Whefl you see me on the street me 1 see if I can ember you. Come up and sa Tow ber me I say, “Yes, I met you at the | March 1 bat will put me to the te See wh 1 don’t remember you, then you'll have the laugh | { 4 i AL = o C P e spe 1 S| ,C me PE Vg = - OPP\ t = VY3 ' I pam ¢ is it spelled? Ans.—George Walfer Wittman. H = s P s, - weight .2 I , keen and deep set s ie of brown ) noticeable | a us he? Ans.—Brown mustache, short brown 7 ak scars on his face or hand Ans.—No scars on either s S ool it round, long, and is his forehead high or | is healthy ¢ fore- | w ! 2 H | | Descr Ans.—Hands good sized, long and tapering: we an S | | erect, walks with military air, takes long st | n that would be noticeable to casual an unusually probably becauss of h pme directness, sth in talk- noticeable traits. | Ans.—He is #n American, | K 3 . =4 LCHLIN, pleased when he was noticed. He sa i 3 that a person that attention Lincoln Grammar. - n't k ¢ inches; weight about pnustache; no beard. and not wide for head is high. its watch whi t pocket, and a gold ring are long and otherwise , short step the m: He is quite aman. I did not intend to detain intended to come with X to circum- no one can help I was kept s compels me to take the characteristics e of ke note of all you see and hear, you go to bed at night to re- all that has happened the morning. 1 like to © note of a person and like a person ke note of everything on me. 1 wish if you ever notice and if you do, c “How do you do, & and if 1 don’t y S, Lincoin -School on 4 ¥ then you will me. I am glad to- vith bright, smiling face , what is going on. No ut what some day you shall e the me un to the business you soon again, re the extracts from ar as 1 can recollect. WINNIE E. BELL, Lincoln Grammar. not know. years old, et inches in height and blue light bro - Ay ticeable scars. long and his forehead ain gold band ring, a t stud and a watch chain. nds are kind of reddish, pretty yportioned ks softly and erect. ican. 1 G { Le took particular no- tice ¢f everything and its surroundings, thal bz toox notice of everybody and was /s gave therr 10 everything wel st. H some of the i would marry i t position in lifs nent reat deal to think about 3 d like to hav adies en and nd that we should cuiti- if we see again something we may be able Lo and ail abousit. He r see him, just go up m if he remembers us at the Lincoln Grain. we may have the vate it so that ave seen before here we saw it if e € to him hoo! latg ¥ LOUISE ROGERS, Lincoln Grammar. —1 do not know. About 40 years old. bout 6 feet in height, and weight about 200 pounds. 4—Blue 5—Light hair. Not very light, but be- tween dark and light. 6—A moustach 7—1 did not see any. | §—Long face; foreheaft high. 0. 10—A gold watch chaih and watch (don’t know whether silver or gold). 1l—Hands are somewhat large, with middle-sized fingers. 12—Upright, quick walk. 13—A peculiarity very noticeable was that of his eves. 14—A native of the United States. 15—In his remarks he spoke mainly of the cultivation of our mental facuities by keenly observing all things which pass our vision or sight each day, such as pass- ing to and from school; also at night to think over them and make a mental note of same. Also sald that in his business he was compelled to meet a great num- ber of persons, and always took an inter- est in them and thought that we also Took an interest, and, in order for us to see that he practices what he.preaches, he ed us if at any time we met him to peak to him thus: “How do you do, sir? Don’'t u remember me?”’ and to see if his answer will be somewhat like this: *“I met you at the Lincoln School, Wednesday, March 12 Then) if not, the laugh would be on our side. Then, the young gentlemen present might be Pierpont Morgans of the future or the young ladies wives of millionaires or noted men entertaining people and so- ciety, and that it is well not only to re- member names, but also faces. WILLIAM BOYLE, Lincoln Grammar. 1—I do not know. 21 do_not know for certain; about 35 years old. 3—1 do not know for certain; about 6 feet tall, and welght 175 pounds. 4—What's the color of his eyes? Brown. 5—Light browl;-n. C—A mouw che. e g,—Lnng face, with high forehead. —No. - "'{‘\{“"‘ \! il NS NS 0—None. 11—Rather large. 12—Walks with a firm sti 13— 1i—American or English. 15—Spoke about the faculty of having a good memory. He said that if any one of the class saw him on the street to ask him if he remembered seeing them De- fore. If he could not remember seeing you before. then you would have the laugh. He said that the faculty of mem- ory could be mastered by application, and that it would be a good thing to be able to remember dates and faces of peop He was glad to S0 many happy face MYRTYL MIGEL, Hamilton Grammar. 1T do not know his name. 2—I should judge about thirty-five or forty. 3—About 6 feet tall; about 180 pounds. 4—Blue, 5—Black. 6—A moustache. 7—1 did not notice any. STt s long, and his forehead 1s high ticed no jewelry worn by him. ands are weil shaped, wi long fingers. 12—He takes long steps. 13—The way he wears his hair. 14—An Americah. 15—He said that we should always try to remember the things we see and hear. To always remember the people we meet, g0 as to know them again. He said he would try and remember us, so if he would meet us he would know us, and wanted us to try and do the same. WILLIE HAYS, Hamilton Grammar. 1-I don’t know. 2—Thirty-six years old. 3—He is 5 feet 11 inches and weighs about 150 pounds. 4—He has blue eves. 5—His hair is black. 6—He has a beard. 7—He has none. 8—His face is long and his forechead is high, 9—No. 10—He wears a ring on his right band. ) AN W —N s 11—His hands are large and the fingers fat and long. 2 12—His walk is a steady one. 13—He looks like an average man, His voice is kind of deep and gruff and he }'“fi a side beard from his ears to the chin 14—He is an American. 15—He told us that he had to observe the manners and peculiarities of = the people he met and that he wanted us to do the same. He told us that -some day we might be millionaires or wives of millionaires and that we would then have to notice the different people, and he told us that if any one of us were to meet him we were to ask him where he saw us. -UPLIA MANSEAT, Hamilton Grammar. 1—Don’t know. 2—About 25, - About 5 feet 9 inches, 178 pounds. 4—Blue. 5—Light brown. 6—A moustache (and side). 7—Don’t know. 8—Face is long, forehead high. 9—No. 10—A watch chain and ring. 11—Not_very large. Rather iast. 13—(Don't know any.) and fast. 14—American, 15—To try and remember everything we heard and saw during day and always re- member dates and faces. LYDIA ALTHOUSE, Mission Grammar. 1—I dor't know. He talks loud 15—He said that if we met him on the street we should say, “How do you sir?” and ask if he does not remember at the Lincoln School on Wednesday, March 12, 19%02. He said that the girls would perhaps become happy wives of millionaires. We should always remem- ber what we see or hear, and when ve ccme home from school we should think :)]f everything that happened during the ay. ALMA RUDOLPH, Mission Grammar. 1—Chief of Police Wittman. -About 40 years old. —Helght, 5 feet 9 inches; pounds. 4—Gray eyes. : 5—Brown hair, tiffged with gray. 6—Mustache. T—No scars. % 8—Face long, oval; forehead high. 9—In public life he'wears a uniform blue, with the stripes of a Chier.” 10—A stud’in shirt front and a ring. 11—His hands were medium size. 12—His carriage is very erect' and he wal rapldly. 13—I do not know. 14—An American. 15—He said that we should train our eyes and memory, and that we should ob- serve everything and remember it; that some day one of the young gentlemen might become a second Plerpont Morgan and the young ladies might become wives of millionaires and that they might have many things to attend to, and that if we should meet the gentleman on the street We should step up to him and ask him if he remembered us, and if he said yes, that he saw us at Lincoln school Wednes- weight, 160 2—He is between 35 and 40 years of age.—day, March 12, then we should know that 3—He is about 6.feet. high and welgns about 150 pounds. 4—His eyes are blue. 5—His hair is dark brown. 6—FHe has a mustache.. 7—He has no noticeable scars on his hands or face. 8—His face is long and his forehead is high. 1 9—Yes. 10—He wears a watch, chain and ring, 1i—His hands are pretty large. 12—-He takes long steps and light. 12—He is-haony and friendly. - 14—He is an American, he practiced what he preached. CHARLES J. HALLOWELL, Mission Grammar. 1—1 don’t know. 2—About 45. 3—Height 6 feet 1 povnds. 41 don't know. 5—Brown_ba'r. 6—He had a mustache and a growth of -hair on the side of his cheeks, —~No. &—He had a well-formed, round face and inch. Weight 205 for a [Prise. S =S AN & / GEORGE WALTER WITTMAN. a forehead that I shonld judge was neither high nor low. but medium. 9—I noticed no pec: ity in his dress. He wore a black th a cutaway coat. 1(—I noticed no je watch chain, the the elry except a goid le _which extends large fer a man his size. —He wa'ked with a long, even step. he thing that attra cultivatin pecially that of our ed us to take particular netice of ‘our surroundings, to make mental notes of dates, names, faces, ete. He spoke as though he had done this himself, and asked us to come up and speak to him if we ever met him on the street, and if be did not say that he had seen vs at the Lincoln Schooi, February 12, 1902, the laugh would be on him. He also told us to think over every night what had transpired during the day. WILLIAM CRAIG, Clement Grammar., 1—John Wittman. 2—Age about 34 years. 3—Height 5 feet 8 inches; 164 pounds. 4-Light gray eyes. 5—Lisht chestnut color hair. 6—A mustache. 7—No scars. 4 8—Sloping forehead, very high; pointed nose; well-rounded chin. 9—1 have seen him in a full uniform of a captain of police, and once I saw him on a Kearny-street car in citizen’s clothes. 10—He had a watch fob. 11—His hands were white and he had long fingers. 12—He walked stately, agd in a high pesition and hel in a square position. 13—He looked straight into the eyes of the verson he was addressing, and his oyes are ver- keen. 14—An American. 15—He said we should; notice every- thing that went on during the day, and to iook into the faces of people we should pass; and at night we should recall all long, held his head his shoulders ssed. And he said he ipat had pa: 1 d be able at some/ time ature to s_individually; and he sald to have us ask him where he saw us at, at time or place, and he would answ At the Linc Schyol on Wednes: $arch 12.” He id: 'Aby?vu all, we should have a good memery. ALICE ROONEY, Mission Grammar. 1-T do not know. He is between forty and forty-five. He i out six fi two to three| weighs about one hundred and ninety mustache. { any scars on his faee ced, subject of! eople, we saw th us and where & street R 1sk him CATHERINE KELLY, Clement Grammar. ck hair, or dark br Mustache -He had no n ong face; hig wn. ceable scars. 1 forehead. ng and a mateh fob. tall apd has a peculiar, notice the think over| saw during t we had seen we should ever )t San Franeiseo, > him and ask r us, and him on the 5o up to him and if he didn’t rem: Wedne have would said h have a ALFRED HUMPHREYS, Clement Grammar Wittmana. ; 139 pounds. ud high; square chin | in dress, but very clean and_ collar- links gold cuf¥ and chain pering fingers. t and self-pose is bedy is held very stiff or American. ering facts con= d also of taking h as dates and saw him again here he re= before. e had seen us HARRY COLETY, Horace Mann Grammar. put 39 or 40 years of age. ches vhat long. wore a stud in his shirt. about re- | occurred that > of the things life is to be f the past and that if we met him t we would go up and speak a good thing to be able to anything you see and at the person to whom can thoroughly under- make it so clear talking > subjeet G. CARROLL, Horace Mann Grammar. Whittney. ) years. ut 19 pounds and tch of hair on each n front of his ear 1 about one inch. e and it Is forehead. v “high s a star on both occasions large with long takes a very large step and | with a nybody on = to netice ng him would § is very lnrse; an English: . be very noticeable and arefully anything youw everybody did not have u couid eulti- g account of t when you hould think ed dur- e said to a good memo vate one by aid that if wel the s to come up and k to him and tell him where we had the day, date and year. He if he did not remember us the id be on him. e especially sald that we should remember anything we saw or heard. ADELAIDE KILLGORE, Horace Mann Grammar. 1—Chief of Police Whitman. 2—Thirty-five. 3—Five feet nine inches; 151 pounds. 4—Blue. 5—Medium shade of brown. 6—Side whiskers. 7—No. 8—A long. face and high forehead. 9—In pubiic life in police uniform. 10—One ring on his little finger (right hand). 1l—Rather long fingers and large hand. 12—Slow yet firm and decided, as If whatever he undertook he managed im some_way to aecomplish. 13—Pleasant face. 14—Scotch-American. 15—He spoke to us about noticing people ‘we come in contact with in our dally life, and after a day is over try and go over the persons or things we have seen dur= ing that day or what occurred. If we should meet him on the street see if we could remember him, where we had seem him and on what occasion. If we be more careful in noticing people we meet it may in our after life be a benefit to us, or if some we have met should become great men or women it might be a great pleas~ ure to us to remember meeting them when young. ALARIC MESSIER, % ©Clement Grammar. 1—I don’t_know. 2—About 38 years. 3—Height 6 feet, 170 pounds. 4—Blue. 5—Dark brown. 6—No. 7—No. $—Long face, hig.. forehead. 9—No. 10—Rings on fingers. 11—Skin is dark -nd fingers are long: 12—Walks erect and with a firm stej 13—He invites one to be familiar, which | is pecullar to a stranger. ! 14—He is German. 15-He spoke to us about rmm= things that were of daily occurrence . - toid us to try and cultivate our memory. rather a four inches, weight