At Yuanlin Secondary School, Shee enjoyed mathematics, and he was intent upon becoming a mathematician. But then one foggy early morning when he was a high school senior, a small train bringing commuting students to school was in an accident. Many of Shee's classmates were killed or seriously injured.
就讀員林中學時代，施哲三喜歡數學，一心想當數學家，沒想到高三時，在一個濃霧迷漫的清晨，學校的通勤小火車發生意外，同學傷亡慘重。