The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-11

: servations OF cultivated mind. taken
| among the Indians themselves, in their
I tepees, beside their camp fires, in the
| midst at their curious dances, and by
! daily minute observation OF their char
! acteristics in the class room.
/ In an interview with a reporter for
the Associated Press she said:
| 1.-The women and girls are beginning
| to show some ambition to better their
| condition to cook and keep their houses
| better. The parents are most devoted
! 10 their children. They never correct
| them, and indulge them in every pos
| sible way.
THE mothes will go hungry" says
Miss Hunt. ito give the children money
TO buy candy with"
The Indians of the reservation all
live in brush huts, and the course Of
the whole Indian race. improvidence,
Is most apparent. Miss Hunt states.
speaking of her experience. that this
is the ingrained nature of the whole In
dian race, confined to no tribe and no
section. II is almost impossible 10 in
spire them with any ambition TO save
or accumulate property. II they have
plenty on one day they feast TO their ut
most capacity. and the next day are ap
parently quite as happy without any,
thing. Miss Hunt thinks. however,
that there is an improvement In their
condition, but IL Is very slow.
II is an interesting thing also TO
study the Indians when they come 10
the agency. 900 strong, TO draw their
rations. Every type OF Indian charac-
ter and costume can then be seen.
Their ghost and tune dances. also are
weird spectacles 10 civilized eyes.
These are the Indian substitutes for
the theater and circus. The ghost
Is solemn clown. and his mockery OF
the serious dancers Is greeted with loud
laughter and gibes on the part OF the
spectators. In the social dances the
women always choose their partners.
the men sitting in a circle and smoking
stolidly until some squaw comes up
and gives him poke In the back. when
he follows her into the open space. The
dance is utterly monotonOus IN Its
steps.
What have you to say, Miss Hunt"
said the interviewer. "of the fate OF a
girl who has lived five years a, an
liZed ways. and is sent away quite
civilized little woman. What Is her
life as the wife OF camp Indian?''
Miss Hunt gave a half sigh Right
here" said she. you have placed your
finger on the fatal incompetency OF our
whole system. Some times ] feel as II
would rather see those girls dead
a
dian. I would be glad 10 see all my
large boys and girls marry. but for
some reason or other the school In
dams do not intermarry very much.
The fate OF the school Indians after
they leave the school. and go back 10
be surrounded. engulfed. buried alive
In barbari=m. is the problem OF the
whole question. And yet II they re-
main in civilization. or are scattered
ho NH ECfa
must take a subordinate place forever.
They must become servants. hewers OF
wood and drawers OF water. for the An
g!O-Saxon race Will not suffer any 9th
er race. red yellow or black 10 1--we
with them as equals That Is radi-
cal fact that has got 70 be coasid-
cred"
Are the school Indians looked up 10
after their return ?"
a boy who has been 70 school Is
very much in demand. but the girls are
not 80 much So
How DO you explain :hatz~
Howl" said she. with a smile
men in the scale Of civilization the Jess
they Ike a woman that knows any
thing"
MlEs Hunt. who r. az ne Net-opoie
Will scerd some weeks in Denver and
vicinity after the close q. the conven-
ton She il a bright little woman. ap-
parentiy about Z5-y@sTs-olS. with a
countenancs thst gsoTs with rIe and
intelligence. and a modest. pleasant
way that Immediately prsdisp0ses the
stranger in her favor. There IS only
one phase % the question upon which
she becomes heated. and thar - the
idea OF missionaries in The government
schools She thinks they are entirely
out % place a missionary, NhE .ays.
VIII Invariably subordinate everything
else 20 religious instruction. VIVA,
difference does all your work make y
yoI coa; save the souls they ask
Mss Hunt goes On The plan TIA; - shs
izstzlls a knorsedxe - ssceney into
the wards % the goge-nrs@nt. that
higher power Will take care Of their
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