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9.12.3.1.2.2
Organizational History |
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A brief outline of the history of the sponsoring organizations for the World Calendar follows here. |
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The World Calendar Association, Inc., was founded in New York by Elisabeth Achelis, who was its President from 1930 to 1946. Achelis also directed the Journal of Calendar Reform during this time. In 1947, Achelis formed The World Calendar Association International, and served as Founder and President. |
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At the end of 1955, a major change occurred in the organization, following the rejection by the United States government of further calendar reform initiatives. Achelis resigned as President, turning the reins over to Arthur J. Hills of Canada. The name of the organization was changed once again, this time to the International World Calendar Association (IWCA), with Achelis as President Emeritus. The last number of the Journal of Calendar Reform, volume 25, number 4, was produced in January 1956. |
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From its position in Canada, the organization played to an increasingly disinterested audience and largely disappeared from view at this point. The 1993 Encyclopedia of Associations, 27th edition, for example, lists the World Calendar Association International as inactive (p. 3630, Index). For most purposes, the paper trail ends in 1956. |
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The organization continued to exist, however. Hills, who was instrumental in introducing Standard Time in Canada, served as President from 1957 through 1970. |
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From 1971 through 1980, Charles Clay, a Canadian publisher, served as President of the IWCA. Clay died in 1980, leaving no formal successor. His daughter, Charlotte Clay Ireland, preserved the IWCA's library and materials from 1980 to 1991. |
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In 1991, Norman C. Lindhjem of Bend, Oregon, became the Director of the IWCA. The IWCA currently maintains no membership but conducts correspondence. |
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The IWCA has an indirect presence on the Internet, which has stimulated some recent interest in The World Calendar, which many had assumed was essentially defunct after 1956. |
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See the SCDTL text on the CD for the discussion of the code. |
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9.12.4
The Positivist Calendar |
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This section discusses the Positivist calendar described by Auguste Comte. |
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Auguste Comte was a French philosopher who worked during the first half of the 19th century. Comte made contributions in several areas, notably that of sociology. |
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Comte, like Saint-Simon and other writers of the early 19th century, were impressed by the new scientific philosophy and attempted to apply science to society at large, which was regarded as the mission of the century. What Comte meant by ''positivism" is, essentially, the scientific method. |
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