Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-26

compexioned cousins Quite the
contrary as a matter OF fact. For instance. II
may be cited that generally speaking. the Indian
girls of the present give tar less thought to
fashions in dress than do feminine members OF
the white Similarly they are not exercised
suffrage and they do not place such stress
on the development OF musical accomplishments.
But the contrary. the twentieth century In
dian girls devoting 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 oidfashioned folks the white
girls of the period giving all too little atten-
ton At the time. many OF the red-skin
bellies not content TO ignore the social accom-
plishments which supposed to enhance the at
ractiveness of modern young women. Accord
ingy at the Indian School at Carlisle. Pa. and
other large institutions OF this Kind we find the
daughters OF the forest crowding the classes in
music painting. awing dancing, modern ath
letics 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
a difference OF opinion as to the wisdom or at
tempting to fix the Ango-saxon 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 Tor the young of the tepees
We say, oddly. because when new conditions
have confronted uncvilized or semicviiized
people IT has usually been the men who nave ac-
customed themselves the order OF things
more readily than the In the case OF
most Indian clans, however the women have
proven more amenable TO the exactions OF the
new life wherein seems 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 II has not been as dif-
fcult for the Indian girl to forego such pleasures
as she enjoyed in her old life as 1t has been FOR
the young brave foresake the excitement OF
the chase and the care-free nomadic 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-
tionaI environment OF the age the Indian girl has
many advantages over her brother who COM
pletes his education at the same time II not In
frequently happens that young man 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 sure that when she finishes school course
that includes domestic economy there is place