Simple Reform would confine itself to making each f the
first three quarters consist of 91 days. The .tra, or 365th, day would be added to the fourth quitrter: artial Reform would divide the year into four equal carters of 91 days. The extra, or 365th, diy would counted -outside the week. For instance, it might called New _Year's Day and precede January 1st.
Leap. Year Day might precede July 1st. adical Reform' would divide the year into 13 months f 28 days. This would account for 304 days, and e 365th would be added outside the week. This alendar would be perpetual, as the days of the week ould fall on the same day each month. For this eason alone it is much favoured by commercial organiza- fts. The Committee makes no definite recommendation 11 the ground that public opinion is not -yet ripe for change. But at least there need he no fear nowadays of the ignorance which caused riots in England in 1750 with the cry of " Give us back our eleven days ! " The old religious objections seem also to have disappeared. We suggest that a beginning should be made with the introduction of a fixed Easter.
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