Evelyn
JOHN, an English writer; born in Wotton, Surrey, Oct. 31, 1620.
After completing his course at Oxford, at Oxford , he studied law at the Middle Temple. In 1659 he took the royal side in the civil war. He published works, including In Germany the evening schools were started as early as the 18th century, but not until 1844 did they receive state or municipal aid. By 1914 Germany had established the most complete and effective system of evening schools, and attendance on them was made compulsory for certain classes of people. As a rei EVENING STAR sult nearly 600,000 Germans attended night school during 1914. The number attending in the United States did not exceed 150,000. England surpassed even this record in evening school attendance, nearly 700,000 being given instruction in 1914. The courses in England are more varied than elsewhere, and in most cases lead to degrees, a most unusual affair in the States. The municipal governments have made the evening schools centers of the social activities of the young people of the city, and much attention is paid to physical education.