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Show First Evening Schools It Is impossible to say exactly when evening schools had their origin In America. In a contract made with the schoolmaster of Flatbush, N. Y., In 1382, the evening school Is mentioned, but It Is probable that allusion Is made to the afternoon session of the school , which began at 1 p. m. It Is certain, however, that In 1773 evening schools were conducted as private ventures In Salem, Mass., especially for instruction in the mariner's art, although some poor boys were taught to "cypher and to write." |