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head when I said the r,'v,ordVintng€, and talked about the 1950s and 60's. He
said of course those times are considered vintage and not modern. We also
thank Nancy Fink (Maryland). who also spoke after Ed, and agreed that the
clothing and many other things back then are not modern but vintage,, Nancy
agreed that it was like a light going off in her head as u,ell.
One of the major concerns expressed at the comrention, was holln is anyone
going to know' the differences betr,veen the tin-relines. With change unfortunate-
ly there are growing pains. I can tell you all that r,r,hen Division IX was created
in the 1970s, that too, was a time of growing pains for our society. I also know,
that when our predecessors created the modern division to be after l9 1 8, that
left only a span of 21 years for that division, as it vn'as created in 1939. They
ne\Ier considered what it would be like 62 years later. This committee realizes
that for some,, change is hard" but if we want to consider our future button
society, r,ve feel that we need to be up to date.
With all that sai{ this committee had already anticipated that concern and
has already set plans in motion, with the generous help of Ann Olson our
Awards Chairman and w,ith the Board of Directors, to sponsor five awards
annually until these changes take effect, that will give competitors and judges
an opportunity to compete and judge a vintage ( 1918 to 1979) and/or modern
( 1980 to present) award. In your February Bulletin we have created five awards
for next year's convention that will help everyone in this area. We have also
started in motion, working with the National E,ditor, Freddie Speights, to begin
ongoing articles in the bulletin, shou'ing and explaining these new buttons and
comparing thern between the antique,, vintage, and modern eras. This u'ill help
current and future button collectors, and gives them a good reference guide to
the buttons, materials and designs. These articles would start sometime after
this proposal is accepted.
Another concern of some competitors and collectors is the new vs. \'intage
moonglows. Although many of the new moonglows ha'u'e new finishes and new
colors never before used, some are unable to be determined which side of the
new timelines they fall. It is this committee's recofflmendation along r,vith this
proposal that these undeterrninable glass buttons, as well as any other undeter-
minable buttons be accepted into corrrpetition on both sides of the timeline, of
vintage and modern, and this be explained in the glossary of the classification.
Please keep in mind" that this proposal under the classification rulings,
unould not take effect until the year 2005 for the Bulletin, and 2006 for actual
competition rules. This means that in 2002, 2003 , 20A4, and 2005, you would
still write and enter awards under the current classification system.
In addition this committee also had made some changes to the division
numbering system, which was designed to put all button sections in chronolog-
ical order.
The proposal printed in this bulletin is exactly the same as the proposal in
your December 2000 Bulletin, with the only exception being the 1980 date to
start the modern dil,ision, vs. the 1990 date, proposed prior.