CALENDAR REFORM

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 9 April 1934, Page 9

CALENDAR REFORM

With a perpetual calendar we could have a permanent almanac printed on our cigarette-cases or watches—and should rarely have need to consult it. Children could learn the whole almanac at school far mor e readily than the multiplication table. Women too, would benefit very considerably by the introduction of a fixed calendar. The housekeeping monev could be adjusted more scientifically when the months and quarters are always equal. Payments of interests, dividends and rents would also be simplified. Social fixtures, birthdays and anniversaries would have their own permanent dates, whilst the stabilisation of Easter would have an effect upon the other Bank Holidays. Supporters of the World Calendar, therefore, claim that the transition from the old calendar to this newer plan would be easier, more agreeable, and less confusing than any other type of calendar, and for this reason the twelve-month plan is being favoured by most Governments, and will probably be ultimately adopted when the time comes for discarding the present system of measuring time.—“ Great Thoughts.”