Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-26

contrary, as matter. OF 1act. For instance II
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 Similarly they are not exercised
over suffrage and they do not place such stress
on the development of musical accomplishments.
But, the contrary, the twentieth century In
dian girls devottng their energies to a mas
terry of cookery and sewing and the other essen
tials of successful home making to which, in the
estimation of some oId-fashoned folks the white
girls of the period giving all too little atten
ton. At the same time many of the red-skn
bellies are not content to ignore the social accom-
plishments which are supposed to enhance the at
tractfveness of modern young women. Accord
tngly at the Indian School at Carlisle Pa, and
other large institutions of this kind we find the
daughters of the forest crowdtng the classes in
music painting. drawing, dancing, modern ath-
&etics, 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 sefmade 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 VIII De
difference of opinion to the wisdom OF at
tempting to fix the AngloSaxon 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 condltlonS
have confronted uncivtl1zed or sem1clv11zed
people 1t has usually been the men who nave ac-
customed themselves to the new order OF things
more readily than the women. In the case OF
most Indian clans, however, the women nave
proven more amenabe to the exacttons OF the
new life wherein seems to lie the only salVauon
of the entire Indian life. Various reasons nave
been advanced in explanation OF this one OF the
most plausible being that it has not been as OIL
cult for the Indian girl to foreso such pleasures
as she enjoyed in her old life as 1t has been LOT
the young brave to foresake the excitement OF
the chase and the carefree nomad1c lie ana TO
settle down in fixed habitaton with the 1rksome
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-
tional environment of the age the indian girl mas
many advantages over her brother who COM
pletes his education at the time, 1t not IN
frequently happens that young RAN OF indian
blood graduates with honors from some Indian
school only to find opportunities awaiting him
commensurate with his ability. Small wonder
that in some instances the young men re
vert to the ideals and mode of life OF their fore
fathers The Indian girl on the other hand. can
be that when she finishes school course
that includes domestic ecoRo1ay there Is place