port of the club.

, Another: important:
‘business was also ‘attended to,

“namely; “setting the date for: that
ery important event, the annual
“spring flower. show which will

take. place. April 20th at Sanscha

a very ‘hearty vote of thanks for 7
his. continued interest and sup :

piece of.”

“place~-
“March. 9th. at: Avaion Farm, 665
Birch Road,..
“Russ. Simpson,:when? Alan L

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lub members: ‘J.E.. Bosher and

panel,
ford of .Alginure fame.
fourth panelist: to be appointe

The. second event will:
“on “Saturday” “afte

the residence of

r_ will give a‘demonstration of

_ pruning: methods and techniques.

A’ cordial: invitation. As: extends

as will Martin P.R, Wood-«.
cand” as.

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. hewspaper recently,
“posal

. by Pope Gregory. nr a after the
solar. year “had -

length of. .the
‘been determined with accuracy,
the: Gregorian. calendar was a
“revision: of the Julian calendar,

Jin, order” to” “correct the cumu-=
> lative érror: of calcualtion inher=
cent cin Julius: Caesar’ 'S calendar. :

of the first century. A, D. ae
‘ Let. us accept. that the Gre-

“gorian calendar i isunus sailable in -

“dts: fundamental hasis of: record-
ing ‘truthtully the passage oftime,
‘but: must we eternally subscribe.
“to the present arbitrary division
of the: days of the year’.

+ 4s the question.
. Forty“years ago. ‘personally -_
- “worked a seven-day week, and _
“would. at, |
~- heartily in favor of any alter-

“nate. rearrangement of the cal-

endar offering some settled sequ-’ :

“that. time have. been

cence oft. days for leisure,

We are constantly | intormed |

that science is providing Industry

‘and commerce with the means of
shortening the working week, In-.
- deed,

the problem of suitably
employing the” greatly extended
-intervals of leisure that are ex-
pected is. seen as a major head~

- ache in the haleyon days tocome,

Of topical interest then is the

“suggestion for calendar reform.:

evolved by Victoria ‘science
teacher, Ray Wunderli€h. which
was,discussed by. a staff writer
in. the columns of a local daily
His. pro-
seeks. to cut’ Thursdays
from the calendar entirely, thus

_ introducing a year of 61 six-

day weeks and a glorious sequ-
ence of 61 week-ends. — ,

_Four days of work followed by
two days of leisure is an attrac-

_ tive prospect, and actually it does

not sound too fantastic the way
organized labour has moved of
late toward the reduction of work
hours.
course; the reviewer in hisanal-
ysis points out that the worker

“= gg-hardly-likely- te appreciate a:

hree weeks annual holiday of
only 18 days duration!

Without going “too deeply into
some obvious difficulties, {would
like to put forward my own ori+-
ginal formula for calendar re-
formation. No doubt it will be
knocked down and kicked under
the table, but one never knows.

Briefly stated, my idea is to

gather up and rédistribute the

odd days that occur at the end

> more

“tribute.

_That : day. fnonths, ‘will, each afford only

__ two tad days for insertion, say

WH be) a. bleak

“There are” Snags, of ~

or the better enjoyment a
“My scheme-of. re- :
‘arrangement. is: dedicated. to the. 3
cdawning:- era “when less work and
wil make. Jack. a

of. mankind. °

play:
brighter boy aoe

ie an

“For example, (Det | us take the
balmy month of Bit uy wee theres

gto redis~
‘They can be “known as

Green Letter days; and they shall i
be introduced between Sunday and
. Monday’ inthree weeks o! the four.
“The dates of the months will: run
ac cording’ to custom, and we will’ -
in no way interfere with the pro~
; gression .

of / the ™.
seasons, _

. June. and the three, other 30-

months | and

in the:’second and_fourth weeks
ofthe month. February alone

fall on the new Holiday dates,
with two important exceptions,

Some further. juggling with the |:
-cajendar may be necessary to
ensure that Good Friday retains

its - rightful ~position, whatever
that may be, The mystery of

the ‘Golden Number by which the .

is insoluble to the average work-

er, certainly to me, but no doubt:
athe savants will come up witha

solution,

Christmas Day. too must
remain ‘sacred to December 25,
There are interesting possibili-

ties for the arrangement of the”

new Holidays in that month and
for Hogmany, otherwise we are
in for objections by the cele-
brants.

This is as far as I have taken
my scheme for calendar reform
and J have not the slightest hope
thaé it will be taken any further.
I fear that the provision of 29
days of Holiday over and above

the annual vacation is too biz”

a pill for managements to swal-
low, but they too'may come to
appréciate “a. week Cotnmencing
Monday. Holiday, Tuesday, Weds
nesday. ;

Remember, workers, we are
repeatedly told we shall get more
leisure in the future. ff this
new calendar is accepted we shall

still. work a five-day week, and,

we imay stil reserve the right
to negotiate the number of our
‘working hours and the length and
frequency of coffee breaks.
Who's for the Instant Calendar?

. tennial Park.

month: with-no -
added leisure’ days excepting one

“$n Leap Year,’ :

a Naturally our present statutory
holidays must be rearranged: to.

\ orth h Saanich couneil has pro- 8
‘claimed Peb. 18 =25' asBrother-*
: ek. This period

=.“ Sponsored by-the Canadian Couns: =
cil. of: Christians and Jews and -<

is-well: supported throughout the ©
country. ~ During Brotherhood,

“Week clergymen “are-acked to ~B*

“give: special” sermons’. for. the

occasion. |

$100 PENALTY.

At the instigation of Coun- |
cillor P.P,. Lazarz last. Monday,
Central Saanich, council, resolved:
to frame a. by-law prohibiting .
the trespass of automobile dri-"
vers on to grassed areas of Cen-
‘Penalty of $100.
for infringement is: proposed. *

“A -minimal daily exercise. pro-
_pramme

~ for > .women... should
include: exercises for. the abdom-
inal .area (leg: lifts or, sit-ups)

‘and a brisk, ‘15- minute walk: The -

benefits, resulting trom these ex-.
ercises are not normally inéluded ©:
ina woman’ Ss. working. day. Get-.
‘ting out of the house could be
psychologically benefictal as

ways: of life of the peoples vi

~.ed; and by the visual. record of

~ exotic local -

anic attractions:

“Educative values have been. kept

vie authentic hunting =>

in Canada’s far north
In the teeming wild

the. torrid ‘African plains and in
the tiger infested Indian jungle. -

well. in. ‘mind * by “the editors.
“The film comes to Sidney after

oa well received tour of Wash- ’
. ington ‘and Idaho, and it is now...
tobe. shown across ‘Canada. Its."

sponsors give assurance that all
the material is entirely new and.
has not been previously seen on

- television or other medium. . _

olitary act inlee had taken
evastating | toll. of. -human. life

GIRL GUIDES TO HOLD”
, RUMMAGE SALE.

“The: ‘Sealake-Dokwood ‘Local

. Association “of the ‘Girl ‘Guides’.
oo wilh. hold a Rummag, Sale_ or

luded the ailing d down of natives’
huts. The hunt. in Alaska was

_ Saturday, ;

Ballroom.

The Sidney Mothers’ Group, the s:

‘Rangers, Guides: ‘and. “Brownies *:

“Tare! helping: toe: collect = usable

-items, .such, as _ clothing of all...

at, kinds, kitchenware,: costume jew-:
elry, ‘books: ‘or other. ‘oddments.

Y - -who™ have donations, the Scout~
“and Guide Hail will be open from
to noon on ‘Saturday, woe
February” 10 \to’-receive. them. =
~ Any~ items you. can give will
7 be ‘greatly. appreciated by. the | .

, With a mark: of 97 :per:
-He sat for the examin-

ation: at’ Victoria ‘in December. °

bout: 80% of the body is water.”
All the. processes on which: life
epends; ‘take place in fluid -
igestic Ly of: food, carrying: food
and. oxygen to the cells, building
nd oxidation ‘of protoplasm and “
emoval of. wastes. : :

“ls aam

To make. it: ‘convenient for those | :

girls and by the Sidney Mothers.
- Proceeds of ‘the,sale’
will. go. to. the expenses ‘Of. the...
“Local Association, . ‘such as as-" 2,
‘sisting with additional. furniture mo

Group. ©: ;

‘for camp, : assisting guides to -
1 attend special ‘camps. and. other =

_ activities in this area. ;

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