Photograph contributed by James Chen of Taiwan

James Chen (Mar Laoh) was famous among Wan Hua boys for the outdoor experiment he carried out 50 years ago. One hot summer day, near the tall trees behind the school church, James squatted himself down, placed a small piece of paper over a pile of leaves on the ground, pulled out a magnifying glass out of his pocket and then held it at an oblique angle over the paper. The magnifying glass was in the path of the sun light. The sun light fell on the lens in the center of the glass giving off a lot of heat and light on the other side of the lens. In a moment, the paper started to burn. His experiment drew applause from those who were watching anxiously. No one remembers whether he was punished by Father John Sue or Master Ting for his brilliant experiment. James Chen lives with his wife in Sinchu, Taiwan.

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Graduating students from the 9th junior high school Chinese class. This picture was taken in March 1962. James Chen is in the middle row, 3rd from right. Front row (l to r): Yao Si-chuan (student), teacher U Mya Thein, teacher Master Kan, Father John Sue, teacher Chen Wen-hen (His students fondly called him Fatty Saya.), teacher Daw Than Shin, and Chow Re-hua (student). Middle row: Eric Lai (5th from left), Henry Lee (7th from left), Chow Hua Fu (8th from left). Back row: Chen Jin-tian (2nd from right), Dr. Chow Kun Ong (5th from right).

James Chen came to San Francisco in December 2008 to visit his fellow alumni. Arthur Wong gave a lei to James Chen as a token of welcome. Front row (l to r): Mrs. David J. Wong, Mrs. Chou, Lulu Liou, Jean Chow and Janet Wong. Back row (l to r): David J. Wong (left), Kang Sun Chou, James Chen, Stan Liou, Arthur Wong and Henry Lim.

The group posed for a picture in front of Stan and Lulu Liou's beautiful garden house.

David J. Wong threw a mohingar party for James Chen. Front row (l to r): Stan Liou, James Chen and Peter Young. Back row (l to r): Henry Lim, David J. Wong, Arthur Wong and Kang S. Chou at David J. Wong's residence.

The group took James Chen to a buffet lunch at a Pakistani restaurant in Hayward, California

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