Excerpt from The Guilford Collegian, Vol. 18: October, 1905 (Classic Reprint)
During these three years the number of schools had been increased from 12 to 40; the length of term had been extended to an average of six months, 15 of them averaging eight months. At the end of the first year of this work the report shows an enrollment of 940, while in 1868, the last year, the enrollment reaches 'twas in 1885 that Prof. Moore again sought our genial climate. The Trustees of New Garden Boarding School, knowing of his prospect, induced him to take some school work and thus secured his presence and the influence of his inspiring personality for the students. Later, through the efforts of L. L. Hobbs, Prof. Moore was made Principal of the Boarding School, which position he held until it became a College in 1888.