▁church ▁house ▁and ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁Chi ang ▁Sa en ▁District , ▁Chi ang ▁R ai ▁Province , ▁which ▁he ▁named ▁" Bo ys ▁School ". ▁This ▁school ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁K ok ▁River , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁the ▁M ek ong . ▁After ▁less ▁than ▁twenty ▁years ▁this ▁school ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Chi ang ▁R ai ▁city , ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location ▁near ▁the ▁Over bro ok ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁management . ▁The ▁school ▁used ▁to ▁give ▁education ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁boys ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁when ▁girls ▁were ▁admitted . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁" Christ ian ▁Wit th ay ak hom ▁School " ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁merged ▁with ▁a ▁certain ▁girls ' ▁school ▁that ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁Christian ▁mission aries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁of ▁Th ailand , ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁" rel ig ion ▁of ▁the ▁enemies ": ▁the ▁Al lies ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁all ▁Christian ▁mission ary ▁activity ▁was ▁terminated . ▁Following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁mission aries ▁the ▁school ' s ▁management ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁education ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁Wis it ▁Re ung k am phon ,