The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-01-27

contrary, a matter of fact For instance it
may be cited that, generally speaking, the Indian
girls of the present give far less thought to
fashions in dress than do feminine members OF
the white race Similarly they are not exercised
over suffrage and they do not place such stress
on the development OF musical accomplishments
But on the contrary, the twentieth century In
dian girls are devOting their energies to mas
terry Of cookery and sewing and the other essen
t1als OF successful home making to which, in the
estimation of some od-fashoned folks, the white
girls OF the period giving all too little atten
ton. At the same time, many of the red-skn
bellies not content to ignore the social accom-
pllSnments which are supposed to enhance the at
Effectiveness Of modern young women. Accord
1ngly at the Indian School at Carlisle Pa. and
other large institutions Of this kind we find the
daughters of the forest crowd1ng the classes in
music painting, drawing, dancing, modern ath-
letlcs, ETC., and even behold these descendants OF
the savages developing marked dramatic ability
In amateur theatrical entertainments OF various
kinds.
Every person is forced to admit of the wisdom
and benefits OF the white mans education" for
some Indians. The remarkable life stories of
some OF the self-made Indians who have after
acquiring the white mans book learning, adopted
the white mans mode OF life, amply attest the
success Of the transformation in individual cases.
There Is, however, and perhaps always will be
difference OF opinion to the wisdom OF at
tempting to fix the Anglo-SaXon standards for
the entire rising generation of Americas native
tribes. Oddly enough there seems to be more
widespread belief In such policy for the Indian
girls than for the young men of the tepees.
We say, oddly, because when new conditions
have confronted an uncivilized semi-civilized
people 1t has usually been the men who have &C.
customed themselves to the new order OF things
more readily than the women. In the case OF
most Indian clans, however, the women have
proven more amenabe to the exactions OF the
new life wherein seems to lie the only salvation
of the entire Indian life. Various reasons have
been advanced in explanation OF this one OF the
most plausible being that it has not been as diff
cult for the Indian girl to forego such pleasures
as she enjoyed in her old life it has been for
the young brave to foresake the excitement OF
the chase and the carefree nomad1c life and to
settle down in fixed habitation with the irksome
monotony Of the white mans life. Also, 1t is i'm
possible to overlook the influence exerted by the
example Of the considerable number of Indian
women who have married white settlers in Okla
homa and other parts of the west
Even at the outset of her career in the conven-
honal environment Of the age the Indian girl has
many advantages over her brother who COM
pletes his education at the same time. 1t not
frequently happens that young man OF Indian
blood graduates with honors from some Indian
school only to find no opportunities awaiting him
commensurate with his ability. Small wonder
that in instances the young men re-
vert to the ideals and mode Of life Of their fore
fathers. The Indian girl, the other hand can
that includes domestic economy there is q place