The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-07-30
PROPOSED NEW CALENDAR.
Divides the Year Into Thirteen
Months, Each Having % Days.

We have received from San Fran
cisco, a copy of proposed calendar
whose aim is to avoid the acknowl
edged drawbacks Of the Gregorian cal
endar by substituting one that is bet,
ter suited to the requirements OF our
everyday life. Although the Gregorian
calendar dates from the year 1882
long before that many and various i'm
proye1ents had been suggested fer
conveniently dividing the $50 days OF
| The year into weeks and months. Our
correspondents ask: Are we not
| again far enough advanced beyond
the times Of 1882 to adopt certain 9TH
er changes?" And they offer a calen-
dar which divides the ffty-two weeks
of the year into 10 months, each hav-
ing exactly twenty, eight days. The
first of January and the first of every
one Of the twelve succeeding months
fall On Sunday, and the 2sth OF last
day of each month therefore, falls On
Saturday. The obvious advantage OF
this arrangement is that, since each
day of the week must be one OF four
numbers out of the 2sth Sunday for
any month of the year being either the
1st, sth, 10th, or 22d; Tuesday either
the Sd, 10th, 18th, or oath, etc. If one
knows the day of the week 1t is posi-
BILE to find the day Of the month quick
" and without reference to a calen
dar.
The additional month necessary I'm.
der this system is named by its spon-
sors Vincent; and it Is placed In
the calendar between June and July.
Thirteen months Of twenty-eight
days, however, give total OF only 1854
days for the year, and to accommodate
the odd day it is proposed that be-
tween Saturday, the last day OF De-
cenlber, and Sunday. the first day OF
January, there should be a day to be
known as ..Anno Day" 1t is not rec
ognized as calendar day, and. be-
yond it's name, has no other dlstlnc-
ton to separate it from the last day /
Of December Any labor done On /
Ammo Day would have to be a matter |
of special contract or agreement NO |
interest Or rental will accrue upon |
that day. and for all such purposes 1t |
would be considered a part OF Dec.
IS. Leap year is provided for by an
extra day between Saturday, Vincent
Ia, and Sunday, Vincent Is. This
would be known as "Mid-Anno Day"
and it would re treated in all re-
spects similarly to Ammo Day.
Although there can be no question
If the simplicity and convenience OF
he proposed calendar, in respect to
my prospect OF it's Immediate and
worldwide adoption we fear it must
Re classei with those two other great
the metric system and
he longer daylight day" We are
lot more firmly convinced of the ad-
autage OF this and those PROPOSE
ions for simplifying and rendering
asier and more pleasant the round
I daily life and its duties than we
re that to bring about these sug-
GStSu Improvements VIII t6AS ihaay
ears of arduous and persistent agi
American.
MANY of my opponents" said JOS
ph Chamberlain in one Of his tariff |
eform speeches, ARE as ignorant OF t
~ proposition as was certain farm.
r, many years ago. of the umbrella. I
This farmer made a journey oi t
ONE twenty miles On foot to small t
own. AS he was about to set off fo- t
ONE again a hard rain came up, and Z
is host loaned him an umbrellas q
oveIty at the time-opening it HIM I
elf so as to save his friend all pos. Il
ible trouble.
"a week later the farmer brought t
,e umbrella back The weather was Il
right and fine, but he held the con. L
'ivance open over his head t
"'This instrument he grumbled 4
5 more trouble than it's worth
here wasn't doorway in the village
could get it through, and l had tc r