## было

    # Заменяет ActionView::Helpers::DateHelper::select_date меню выбора русской даты.
    # def select_date(date = Date.today, options = {}, html_options = {})
    #   options[:order] ||= []
    #   [:day, :month, :year].each { |o| options[:order].push(o) unless options[:order].include?(o) }
    #
    #   select_date = ''
    #   options[:order].each do |o|
    #     if DATE_HELPERS_RECEIVE_HTML_OPTIONS
    #       select_date << self.send("select_#{o}", date, options, html_options)
    #     else
    #       select_date << self.send("select_#{o}", date, options)
    #     end
    #   end
    #   select_date
    # end


## стало

    alias :stock_select_date :select_date
    def select_date(date = Date.today, options = {}, html_options = {})
      options[:order] ||= [:day, :month, :year]
      if DATE_HELPERS_RECEIVE_HTML_OPTIONS
        stock_select_date(date, options, html_options)
      else
        stock_select_date(date, options)
      end
    end

## и незачем переписывать внутренности :)