The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-29
WANTS A CHANGE
Prof. chamberlain Proposes to Rfru
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HIS PLAN GIVEN BELOW

. HIS PLAN GIVEN BELOW
Wants the Year Divided Into Twelve
Months of Twenty-Eisht Days Each
and the Extra Four Weeks and
Odd Day Attached to Each Three
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Months Group.
DR.. Thomas shrowder Chamber
lin, professor of geology in the Cni-f
versity of Chicago, would reform and
simplify the current calendar. Beng
one of the most famous geologists,
Dr.. Cnamberlin is familiar with time.
through countless ages. tie writes
10 Scien"e .
.',>,.iilure 20 suggest calendar
that embudies many OF the excellent
suggestions already made. but instead
Of introducing thirteenth month,
make use OF only twelve months OF
four weeks (tweGty-ei3ht days. each,
punching these into four groups, and
placing the remaining fou- weeks he
tween these grri;S, 81 aS 10 sci ont
the ton. ,s4sonahla quarters OF the
year distinctly"
The integers OF his proposed call
endars are:
Quarters: Corresponding measur-
ably to the four seasons.
Months: Twelve OF twenty-eight
days (four weeks) each. assembled
in groups Of three terminated by a
single closing week with a special
designation. All months to begin on
Monday, as suggested by Patterson.
Weeks: Flfty-two Of seven days
each, all beginning with Monday. For
ty-eight Of the weeks. in groups OF
four each, constitute the twelve
months. The remaining four weeks
Of the fifty,two. viz. the thirteenth,
the twenty-sixth, the thlry-ninth and
the ffty-second, to be attached sew
orally at the end Of the four three
month groups 10 make up four sym
metrical quarters Of thirteen weeks
each. These terminal weeks might
be designated as closing or quarter
end weeks: but each is to have It's
own special name, the thirteenth to
be Easter week. the twenty-sixth
Julian week. the thirty-tlnth Greg
orian week and the fifty-second
Christmas week. In large measure
these might concentrate into them
selves the holidays. short vacations,
book-closlng periods, ETC.; and so
come to have other special deslsna-
tions suited TO the various vocatons.
Odd Days-the odd day Of the
usual year, The 365th day, to be New
Years Day, and to be dies non so
far as the week and the month are
| concerned, AS proposed by Patterson.
but to be grouped with the preced-
ing quarter as the end-day Of the old
year and as the start-day of the new
year. The adjustment for the odd
| one-quarter day to follow the Julian
method and to be made by a Leap
Day following New Years Day every
fourth year, and 10 be dies non
also so far as week and month are
concerned, but to be grouped with
the preceding quarter.
Further details OF the scheme.
particularly the places and names Of
the transition or Quarter-end or clos
Ing week, appear in this table:
First Quarter.
! (Winter Season--Northern Hemi-
sphere.)
(Summer Season Hemi-
phere.)
January weeks. % days.
February-4 weeks, % days.
March, weekB, % days.
Close week-Easter weeE.
Second Quarter.
,(Spring Season--Northern Heml-
sphere,
Call Seasoa--Southern Hemi-
sphere.)
April-4 weeks, % days.
| May-4 weeks. % days.
June weeks, % days.
Close week-Julian week.
Third Quarter.
(Summer Season-Northern Hem
isphere.)
| (Winter Season-Southern HeDi-
sphere.)
July weeks, 28 days.
August weeks, % days.
Septem ber-4 weeks, 2S days.
Close Week-Gregorian week.
Fourth Quarter.
(Fall 6eason--Northern Hemi-
sphere.)
(Spring Season-Southern Heml-
sphere.)
! October-4 weeks, % days.
Eovember-4 weeks, % days.
December-4 weeks, % days.
Close week--Christmas week and
odd days.