The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-28
WANTS A CHANGE
Prof. Ch u'e,Iaia Proposes to R,Esrn
AID upI.fy Cal, rdar.
HIS PLAN GIVEN BELOW

Months OF Tweuty.Eight Days Each
and the Extra -Four Weeks and
Odd Day Attached to Each Three
Gonths Grocp.
| Dr.. Thomas Shrowder Chan oer-
lin, professor OF geology IN The Cnt-
ve.s!ty OF Ch!casa would :eto1n and
rpl.y the curceo: calendar. Beng
one o. the most famous seclog.sts.
Dr.. ChanSc!!.c IS familiar with time
through countless ages He writes
10 Science:
Il venture 20 suggest calendar
that sutodies many o. the excellent
suggestions already made. 5u, !nstea1
OF introducing th:-eectA month.
mako use OF caly Twelve months OF
four weeks t:wenty-e!:h' days. each.
ouach!n. these into tou- groups and
plsc!cs tie :ena:a!n: four weeks be-
tween these groups. SC as 70 set out
the tou. se2soasble quarters Of the
year dsst!n-'ly.'
The integers OF his proposed cal
entar are:
Quarters: Corresponding measur-
ably to the four seasons.
Months: Twelve of twensy-e!sht
days -four weeks) each. assembled
n groups ot three terminated by =
single closing week with spec!a!
! designation. All months TO begin On
Monday. as suggested by Patterson.
i Weeks: Fitiy-;wo Of seven days
leach. al! beginning with Monday. Fog
.y-e!ght OF the weeks. in groups 0;
fou. each. constitute the twelve
months The remaining .ou- weeks
OF the atty-tTo. viz. tAe thirteenth.
the .we2ty-.;.xth. the th!ry-n!ntA an.
the slty-secoad. 70 be attached sev-
orally at tae end OF the four three
month groups 20 make up four sym
| metr!cal quarters CT thirteen weeks
ea:h. These terminal weeks Nigh;
he design ated as closing or quarter
end weeks: but each IS 10 aaVe it>
OWN special came. the thirteenth 10
| he Easter week. the ;weEty-s:xth
Julian week. the th!r:y-n!a,h Greg
o-!an week and the fitty-second
Christmas week. In large measure
these might concentrate into them
selves the holidays. short vacations.
F.! 5oos-cios;ng pe::ots. etc: and so
| ccu:e 10 have other special desiEna-
! tons su;tei 10 the various Tocat!ons.
Odd Days-,ae odd day o: the
usua! year. lae 3s5th day. to be New
Texr's Day. and 70 be c.es aon so
Ear as tee week and the month a.e
concerned. az proposed by Patterson.
/ but TO be grouped with the orecec
Ing q@a.;e. IS the end-day OF the old
year saa as tie start-cay OF ;ae aeS
year. The adjustment; for Sae Cd!
,n.-qva.;er day 10 follow the Julian
method a2d 20 be made by Lea?
Day following New Years Day every
fourth year. auc 20 be dies non
also 60 tsr as week and month are
-cace.aed. but 20 be grouped with
the preceding quarter.
Further details OF the scheme.
particularly the olsces AID na@es o.
;Ae transition o. Qua-ter-ecc o. clos
lag week. appear - this table:
First Quarter.
Winter Seascc-NoTthern EeUl-
sphere1
,sumne, Season-sou.heTn HeIi-
phere.l
jaruary-4 weeks. oS days
February-4 weeks. IS days
| March, weeks. 2S Gays.
Close week-Esster week
Second Quarter.
tsp.ins Season-NoEtae'a Heni-
sphe.e.)
lFall Seascn-Sou.he.n HenL
sphe.c.)
Aor!!-4 weeks. IS days.
| May weeks. % daya
| June weeks. 2s days
! Close weex-Jul;ao week
Third Quarter.
,c,-e- saasoo-Hor;asra Hem
~
,,,::. Southern Een;
sphere.)
| Ju.y-4 weeks. IS days.
August weeks. % days.
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E-.L o..r,.
-, 80, Eo,.,.,, g.m;-
's -.o, sou,,er, Hen:
,s..,
..x % days
s ...oss % .,sys
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