El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31


fore the matter was made public, the
president OF the association was cor
responding with scientists, educators
and other people Of the doubling
Thomas class, with a view 70 getting
their expert opinions and learning
whether the proposed Liberty calen-
dar would really stand the test
In framing the calendar. only
three slight changes were made
In the present form. First, New
Aeur's day was made an inde-
pendent legal holiday. II g. placed
between the last day OF December
Der and the first day Of January,
but Il IS net included IN any week
OF mouth Then. the remaining
314 days are divided into 10
months OF exactly four weeks
each. every month commencing
VITA Monday. This g. certainly
simplicity itself
OF course, the extra day IN leap
years also had 70 be provided for. but
lowed, ana another Independent day
called Correction Day" is placed at
the end OF each fourth year between
the last day OF December and New
Years day the following year
Two Holidays ut Once.
This win make two holidays come
together once in four years. but that.
they believe. viii exactly suit husi-
ness men who have their yearly in
furnish wonderfully convenient
time IN connection with nearby
Christmas, for young people to get
married and start out together on
the coming year. These two indepen-
dent days are 20 be known by their
names and not by number dates Fol
Instance. New Year day. 1928" OF
Correction Day. 1924
Thus every calendar year for al
time 10 come e. provided with
just - months OF exnetty four
weeks each.
In order to retain an the funda-
mentals OF the present calendar. Ger
rection Day" Is omitted from the last
year Of all centuries not evenly d.
visible by 400 This is necessary be-
cause our calendar year IS out Of
joint with the true Solar year to the
extent Of "a seconds per annum.
some people suppose our present
months are governed by the moon. but
this j. mistake, a s. the use Of Lunar
months was discontinued ages ago.
New Month II Liberfy.
The new month OF Liberty Is placed
next atter January and February in
the new form simply because OF sim
narity OF sound. Tt is explained that
the new calendar was constructed not
so much with an idea OF furnishing
convenience for the next few years.
but Il was constructed with a view to
furnishing a wei thought out and
scientific plan which should be used
and appreciated through all the ages
to come And because Of this fact
people must not complain about a
little Inconvenience in observfng
birthday anniversaries or about other
matters Of a trivial sort
Speaking OF hfrthdnys-most
10 n n
Warrington WAS not bora Febru-
airy p, but on February II. He
was born before our present cal
endHr was adopted by Great
Britain and the American colo
mics.
The sumner season under the new
form is given four months, but each
Of the other seasons is given three
months as heretofore Il IS claimed
that this arrangement win be more
true 70 nature than our present divi-
sion
The plan also provides that Good
Friday and Easter Sunday shall al
ways be observed on certain fixed
dates. This was contemplated when
our present calendar was adopted
The officers OF the association
are Informed that the French
Academy OF Sciences fnvors their
plan and viii advocate its udop-
tion by al the nations which
shall join the new International
League.
A bill for the adoption OF the Lib
erty calendar has already been in
PRODUCED in our congress. and another
bill viii be introduced in both the
house and the senate at the extra
session.
The bill provides that the change to
the new form shall take effect on The
first day OF the year, 1922. This viii
make the transition very easy. as that
day VIII be Sunday as wen as New
Year day, and the next day will be
Monday. January J. Thereafter. at the
END OF each four weeks, new month
wiz begin. and this VIII be the regu-
lar order 10 the end Of time. All the
months viii be exactly alike, and this
viii continue for all the ages 70
some.
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