Fairbanks Daily News-Miner from Fairbanks, Alaska • Page 16

A-4-Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Fairbanks, 17,1973 Tribute to the memory of Paul Solomon Sr. Paul Solomon, who died at the age of 91, was (he oldest living man in Forl Yukon where he resided in his small cabin. Surviving him are his widow a a 13 i 55 a i 6 0 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. According to the records, Paul Solomon was born in 1882 near Arctic Village. He was bom with the name Paul Nedachi, but after an incident in Circle later in his life, he was always known as Paul Solomon.

Apparently he was in the Circle store when he was about 18. The store owner asked him his father's name. He replied "Solomon," his father's first name. It was assumed after that that his last named was Solomon, a name which was passed on to all his male descendents. Solomon never attended school for a formal education.

He was fond of saying when he was a boy, "before the white man came," everything that was necessary for life could be listed on the 10 fingers of a man; subjects ranging from love to skillfulness included kindness and making a dog sled. He learned to read from a hymnbook and taught himself some math. He listened and evaluated and could speak about world affairs. Once, while speaking about the future of Alaska, he noted that the only way Alaska can progress as it should would be by the respect of everyone for each other's rights. A story is told about Solomon's first night in Fairbanks.

His first glimpse of the town was a tent city with twice as many people as Craft items at UA show Fourteen prize-winning craft entries from the juried show "Earth, Fire Fibre" are now on exhibit in the Main Gallery, Fine A Building, University of Alaska campus. The show will be on view through Nov. SO. The entries are from the Alaska Craft A a tV held in Anchorage and sponsored by the Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum. Dr.

Nik Krevitsky, Director of Art for the Tucson Public Schools, juried the show. The winning entries to be seen here include the juror's choice, "Two Figures" by Alex Duff Combs; first prize in mixed media, "Terra" by Ree and Bill a a second prize in i i a "Mask" by Dom-YeLz; first prize in stone, a seals A a Blatchford; second prize, "Two Stones" by Betty Kester; first prize in clay, "Two Figures" by Combs; second prize, "Hinged 1 Pot" by Mary Scemcl; first prize in wood, "Kasaktuag" by Richard Seeganna; and second prize, "Little Known Box for a by Gerald Conaway. First prize in metal, "Strong Box" by Robert Pfitzenmeier; i-id second prize, "Desk Jewelry" by Gerald Conaway; first prize in fibre, "8 of 1" by Lynn Halquist; and second prize, "Musk Ox" by Mary Kay Hession. The public is invited to see this a i and award-winning show. The a at the University of Alaska is open Monday through Friday from noon i 6 p.m.

PAUL SOLOMON SR. tents, five or six cabins and a store. As he was resting that night, he discovered he was the only person in the camp with meat and it was relinquished to a policeman shared it with the others. The next day Solomon went hunting and brought back enough meat for everyone in the camp. Later, he taught the men how to hunt, snare rabbits and spruce hens.

Later in his life Solomon was a a i Department of Defense and became a a who a i to his son, Paul Solomon could climb around on construction jobs like a young man untilhisretirementatTl. When Solomon died, Sept. 29 of i a the funeral arrangements were made for Fort Yukon. His widow, Hannah, said people came from Minto, Old Crow, i Beaver and Fairbanks to pay theirrespects to him. Here she recounts the events of the funeral to emphasize that the "Lord was working through "We had the funeral the way he planned it and wrote it down.

We sang two native hymns and then where Reverend Titus Peter told about the life the way he remembered him since he was a little boy.He said thenextsong will be 'Where Can I Go, But to The He said Gordon Peterson and Peter Solomon, our youngest son, will sing the first verse and then the people will sing with them. My son Peter couldn't go through with it and the audience took it over. "Titus announced the next will be sung alone by Peter Solomon which he wrote out by himself for his father. Which I didn't know about myself. He didn't tell me about it.

God gave him the strength. He played the guitar and sang all by himself. Titus also mentioned that Paul's real name could have been Paul Nedachi, but by mistake he was named Solomon. Just before we went over my son Peter took me into a room. He told me, 'Mom, you and dad could have given me a second name but you He said he wanted a second name as PeterNedachiSolomon.lt told him I will do it.

"He requested Amazing Grace to be sung while we are all taking his body down to the grave. All the family and friends who ever could got on the truck got on with him. As we all going down we were singing and crying. "There was about 15 vehicles and a bus full of people. Even at that, there was people walking.

At the grave two more native hymns were sung and then Titus said there is more time for more songs. When he said we should sing Number 20 from Native hymn book. I just can't believe it because I wanted to ask for it. There was one time I even sang it all by myself last month because it has such wonderful words in it. It starts by say ing there is a happy land far away.

"Then the next one he picked out was a hymn my mother taught me when I was small. She used to sing it in Native and then sing it in English for me.I use to thinkit was Wonderful, she can sing in English. She told me that was the first hymn the preachers taught the people when they first came down the Porcupine River. It was'Come to 93. The last hymn we sang was what my sister requested for her funeral, No.

45. "After the funeral kids and all had a biggest potlatch we ever had at the village for a long time. I don't know where all the food came from so I am thanking everyone that gave things and the work they did. After that we had a bigdance where everyone enjoyed himself. "Many many thanks to everyone that help and gave us and came to be with us.

I sure learn lots from my husband's funeral and sure hope can help my'people more from now COMING TO FAIRBANKS-Violin virtuoso Yukiko Kamei, left, will present a concert in Fairbanks on Sunday, Nov. 18, sponsored by the Alaska Association for the Arts. Doris Stevenson, right, pianist, will accompany her at the Alaskaland Theater. Tickets can be purchased at Wood Center and the NC Co. Credit Dept.

Violinist, pianist in concert Sunday "Outstanding." "Extraordinary." "Eminently poised." That's what music critics on the West Coast have said about the young violin virtuoso Yukiko Kamei. Kairbanksans will have the opportunity to hear Kamei in concert on Sunday, Nov. 18 in the Alaskaland Theatre, 4 p.m. Tickets are now available at Wood Center and the NC Co. Credit Department, adults, S2.

This special concert is being sponsored by the A a a Association for the Arts. Kamei's concert was suggested by Prof. Paul Rosenlhal of the University of Alaska Music Department. Rosenthal was a colleague of Kamei's at the University of Southern California. They were both students in the Master Class otJaschaHeitfetz.

Kamei began studying with Heitfelz in 1967. She has been active in solo and chamber music i Gregor Piatigorsky and Heitfetz. She came to the United Slates from her home in Japan to a Scripps College in a a i a scholarship. During the summer of 1972 Kamei was invited to become one. of the original and permanent soloists of the Sitka Summer Festival.

She was accompanied by pianist Doris Stevenson who will also accompany her for the Fairbanks concert. has concertized across the United States a- a soloist and in chamber music with Gregor i a i Erick Friedman and Paul Rosenthai. She teaches piano and chamber music at the University of Southern California and is pianist for the Master Classes of cellist Piatigorsky. Stevenson began piano study at the age of four. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California where she studied with John Crown and Gwendolyn Koldofsky.

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