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Christmas School play, 1958 People: Standing on the left, in the white bonnet, is Cathy Manguna. With the trumpet is Major Boyle’s younger son. In the long blue dress to Santa’s right is Sharon Spangler. In the white hat to Santa’s left is the smiling Palmer daughter and standing in far right in the red hat, is her brother Eugene “Jeep” Palmer.
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Same Christmas play. On the right in the Green dress with white trim and green bonnet is the Dutch girl Margaret, the only non-MAAG student. Her father was an engineer who played a part in the construction of a factory employing nylon-extrusion equipment. People: Charm Anderson is partly obscured by the left frame. To her right in the maroon coat is Henry Devoe. Behind the girl in the green dress with yellow trim is Brian Boyle. The tallest boy in his top hat, singing with gusto is Bruce Rayle. Just to Bruce’s left arm, standing in the blue top with a pink skirt is Nancy Dosch. The boy standing to the far right in his black suit with white flowing scarf, holding a lantern is Jim Dress. |
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PHOTO COURTESY JUJU WANG Juju Wang located the old MAAG Hsinchu School by contacting the Franciscan’s in Hsinchu. He learned the old school building became a private hospital, which later accommodated the Hsinchu Environmental Agency, a non-government organization (NGO), which was finally rebuilt to become the Cathay General Hospital Hsinchu, shown here, photo taken November 2006. Juju Wang was absolutely amazed to discover the school site. He served as the President of the Hsinchu Environmental Agency for three years. Small world. |
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The site of the old MAAG Hsinchu American School is shown in the magenta circles above. |
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Bruce’s sixth grade report card. No! You can’t see the inside of the card….
The Principal was Mother Superior Marie, who was French-Canadian. The Chinese nun taught first grade, the German nun taught second and third grades together in one classroom, and Sister Isabel, who was Pilipino, taught grades four through seven all in one classroom. The nuns taught French, Mandarin and German during a special period to all but the youngest students.
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