Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-05

tNiN h'IAsihAG 10 iNt Oeihiohla
Indians.
That the Indians OF the Indian Ter
ritory arc being hampored by rostric-
tons thrown around them by the
Federal government is the opinion
OF Miss NJ +. Allen. who Ia supcrln.
tondcnt OF the whcoloek Academy az
Mihcrton, Oklahoma. school for
the education OF tho Choctaw Indian
rirle
II Is the opinion of Miss Allen that
as long as tho Federal Government
keeps the Indian as It's ward and
does not allow him 90 Independently
solve his own problem Of life that
Just so long will tho Indian fail 60
mako advancement aud keep pace
with his white neighbor Tho Indian
himself resisig the action OF the gov
crnmcnt I'm controlling the lands and
money. Tho government has re-
ceptly hcrun 60 buy wagons and
teams for the Indians and to brand
them with the ~. $" brand and
prohibits the Indian from otherwise
mortgaglng or disposing OF this prop
crty.
There are ono hundred girls in the
Whcelock Academy and fully that
many moro have been turned away
for lack of room for them The In.
dian schols are serving only por-
tion OF the pupils Girls at the are
of six are allowed to enter this acad.
emy and keep place thcre until thoy
graduate. Places i'm tho school are
regarded very highly ana e is very
seldom that they are over surrender.
ed until the girla graduate and only
@ few now pupils can Dc taken each
year Eyofy cffor, la boing made 10
teach those children the English Ian
ruagc and they are not allowed d
converse in Choctaw ON the campus
Miss Allen is OF the opinion that tho
salvation of the Indian child is to cd
ucate him with the whites. In a
white school he would catch the En-
glish language and the habits and
customs of the white children which
would result In greater development.
in this connection. A. Grant Exams.
a prominent educator OF Oklahoma,
said Immediately following statehood
that unless closer association, was
brought about by the education OF
the Indian and the whites together
tnat race lines would be drawn and
prejudices would be built 5p against
the Indians.
II is the opinion of the educators
who have given thought TO the subs
ject that the Indian school should
be abolished in the interest OF the
children which the government de-
signed them to benefit. Miss Allen.
who has had abundant opportunity
to study the interests OF the red men
in Oklahoma Is thoroughly convinced
that the sentiments which ha., been
developed by persons who would be-
friend the Indians and which scntl-
lmont seems to indicate the policy OF
tho government departments I'm deal
ing with them is the greatest difficult
ty that the Indian has TO surmount
Tho Indian. she said rs about al
capable of taking care of himself ai
the men OF the white race and whom
he is forced to work out his own
salvation and shown that De mus.
depend upon his own efforts anG re.
sources that hc vi,l become more lr.
dependent moro ipGu1trloua, end
more gecful cltiz,n
II the government were 10 tot-
this view CT the Indian aituatlon and
place the rcd man upon his own re,
rourco9 it would solyo tho problcm of
land titles to many Thousands OF
acres Of land ON tho cast sldc Of
the state and would rorult in a rrost
agricultural Development and 40
| higher prices for agricultural lands
Lands IN eastern Oklahoma are said
to be cheaper than ~ cny other state
and thl7 low price IS Que 90 the re-
IHtrictioas thrown about taofc ltnds,
I'm ru ofofrt 90 Giyo thc iadi'n tho
protection which tho indian lur,-
ros.sts and which thoto most c'o