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came to our aid and now the medical course of this brave fellow is assured and the way open for him to become an instrument for good to his people.

I could give you many instances of young Indian men and women who have desired to receive a higher education, and among the many I have been instrumental in helping, some have proved unworthy of their chances. Unfortunately I have been able to assist but a small per.cent of those who have applied to me and I am often haunted by the faces of those whom I have been forced to leave to their discouragement because I had not the money to give them a chance to rise above their limited surroundings, and acquire the power to enter upon a broader and more useful life.  

Not a week passes when I am on a reservation that I do not received requests from young men to help them to study medicine, law, surveying, book keeping, or some other branch of learning.

The need of higher education is felt and the Indian youth are ready and awaiting the opportunity to fit themselves for the new life they crave - a life that will ascend with the ambition they feel.