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Show Only One Right Way to Compute Century The word century means 100. It if usually applied to years and according accord-ing to the Christian calendar each 10C years from the birth of our Lord forms a . century. Now ask yourself how many years make 100 years. Of course the answer Is obvious 100 and nol 101, just as 100 cents make a" dollar. 5ays the Springfield Republican. When you have 101 cents you have $1 and 1 cent on the second dollar. The first century closed at midnight mid-night December 31, 100, and that instant in-stant the Second century commenced, and so the Twentieth century com menced on January 1, 1901. Then began be-gan the year that with tlie following 99 will make up the 100 that will form the Twentieth century. It Is absurd to claim that an event that occurred, say, on March 1 following the birth oi our Lord, which Is the starting point of our calendar, did not occur In any year at all. Having occurred nfto: that birth It occurred In the Christian era and having occurred In the following follow-ing March It occurred in tlie year which consisted of the first 12 months following that birth. That date should be written March 1, A. D. The second year began with the following January. |
