The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-02

cOmpleNloneu cousins, quite the
contrary. as a matter OF fact For instance Il
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, tho twentieth century In.
dian girls are devoting their energies to n mas.
terry OF cookery and sewing and the other essen.
tials OF successful home making to which, In the
estimation OF some oldtashioned folks. the white
girls OF the period are giving all too little atten.
ton AZ the same time many OF the red.skin
bellies are not content to ignore the social accom-.
pishments which are supposed to enhance the at.
trnctiveness OF modern young women. Accord.
ingly at tho Indian School at Carlisle, Pa and
other large institutions OF this kind we lind tho
daughters OF the forest crowding the classes In
music, painting. drawing, dancing. modern attn.
eties etc, and even behold these descendants OF
the savages developing marked dramatic ability
In amateur theatrical entertainments OF various
kinds
Every person Ia forced to admit OF the wisdom
and Dement'S OF the white mans education" for
some Indians The remarkable life stories OF
some OF the sor.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
a difference OF opinion as TO the wisdom OF at
tempting to fix the AngloSRxon standards Tor
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 unciyzed or semi. civilized
people II has usually been the men who have ac
customed themselves TO the new order OF things
more readily than the women In the case OF
most Indian clans, however. tho women nave
proven more amenable to the exactions OF the
new life wherein seems TO lie the only salvation
OF the eutire Indian life. Various reasons nave
been advanced In explanation OF this one OF the
most plausible being that It mas not been as dit.
hcult for the Indian girl TO orego such pleasures
as she enjoyed In her old life as II has been Tor
the young brave 10 foresake the excitement OF
the chase and tho caTe.free nomadic life ana to
settle down In a liked habitatlon with the irksome
monotony OF the white mans life Also, II 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 az the outset OF her career In the conven.
tlona environment OF the age tho Indian girl has
many advantages over her brother who com.
petes his education at the same time II not IN.
frequently happens that a young man OF indian
blood graduates with honors from some Indian
school only to lind no opportunities awaiting MIN
commensurate with his ability. Small wonder
that In some instances the young men re-
vert TO the ideals ana mode OF life OF their fore
fathers. The Indian girl. on the other hand. can
be sure that when she finishes a school course
that includes domestic economy there Is a place