The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-01


eliminated.
The shifting of weekday names to different
dates in every succeeding year and month is
avoided. The fixing Of permanent dates for pub
lie meetings, court sessions, educational sched-
ules, etc., would be facilitated
Periods of earning and spending would be CO.
ordnated family and business budgeting would
be simplifed.
All months would be comparable without any
adjustments being necessary for unequal num-
Der of days or weeks. Split-week payrolls would
be avoided.
great amount of clerical work would be
eliminated. and expense saved. in the prepara-
ton of accounting and statistical reports in
business, government, scientific, health and
home affairs.
AS there would be 13 monthly settlements dur
ing the year there would be a faster turnover
of money; the same business could be handled
with less money.
Holidays would always occur on the same
weekday.
The arguments which have been advanced
against the 13-month calendar are these:
The number ID is not Invisible by 2, 8, 4, or G.
The quarters of the 13months year do not
contain whole humber of months.
There would be Is business closings instead
of II, involving increased bookkeeping.
In general, a greater number of adjustments
in comparing past statistics and dates would
be required than in the 12-month system
The introduction of year of 13 months i'm
plies comprehensive change in long established
customs
Superstitious regard for Friday the 18th,
curing every month, is difficult to overcome.
1t interrupts once year and twice in leap
years. the regular occurrence Of the 9TH day SUM-
day or Sabbath day of rest.
There would be complications and expense in
volved in calendar change.
Believing that the international fixed calendar
or the 13-month plan, is too extreme for nation
al and international adoption, a group of Amer
leans organized the World Calendar assoca-
ton, have offered the world calendar plan, a
revised 12-month device. In it's behalf they adj
vance these II points,
1. The world calendar regulates the 12-month
year. 1t is balanced in structure perpetual in
form.
2. All holidays are stabilized and placed on
Monday whenever possible. Christmas remains
the as it naturally falls on Monday De-
cember 25th.
3. Religious customs are respected and up
held with Easter falling regularly on an estab-
lished date
4. Astronomical conditions are recognized. 1t
acknowledges the Importance of the solar year
over the lunar cycles.
5. The quarterly divisions Of the year con-
form to the four seasons as they do now. This
is important for agriculture and certain season
able businesses.
6. The u months are multiples of halves and
quarters. The equal quarters consist of 3
months; the first month has 81 days; the
naming two have 80 days. These quarters also
comprise Is weeks 81 days, of which 13 days
Sundays and rs are week days. Each month
has 26 week days. Sunday is always the first
day of the week. whereby the continuity of the
week is maintained
Z. The odd 365th day of the year is interpolated
between December and January: the 366th day
of Leap year is set between June and July.
These days are known as Year day and Leap
day and have weekday name Saturday They
fall on the second day of the double Saturday
the last day of December and June. Year day
and Leap day are designated as the second Sat