78 SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEORETICAL ARITHMETIC

of America, Joseph U. Barnes, President), Sol (International
Fixed Calendar League, Moses B. Cotsworth, Secretary).

The extra month according to the proposal would be placed
between June and July. The extra day of a leap year would
be allowd for by Arthur by making the New Year’s inter-
regnum two days long, by others by placing it after the 28th
of June (or February, where it is now), without any week day
name, calling it Leap Year Day, and not assigning it to any
month, or else calling it the 29th of June (or February).

Arthur and the Fixed Calendar League would place the 1st
" of the month, and hence the 15th, on Sunday (incidentally
making 13 Friday the 13th’s in every year)! Business men
would probably prefer the plan of the Liberty Calendar Asso-
ciation, which places the 1st and the 15th on Monday.

According to this plan the calendar for every month would
be as follows:

Fixed Calendar (sometimes called Perpetual!)

Mon Tues Wed  Thurs Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 1

8 10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 21
24 25 26 28

 

Those who wish to consider Sunday the first day of the
week can still have Monday for the first day of the month
by thinking of the calendar in the following form:

Fixed Calendar

Tues Wed Thurs

2 4
9 11

16 18
25