25 Years Ago
Oct. 7, 1980 – “Making the Choice [Between Carter, Reagan, and Anderson] – Don’t Vote Blind.”
With only a month before elections, The Guilfordian published an article on the three presidential candidates.
Jimmy Carter, the Democratic candidate, had been nominated for four more years in office. As president, he focused on curbing unemployment and inflation, and supposedly created 8 million jobs. He also improved the nation’s energy policy, reducing gasoline consumption by 12 percent in 1980.
Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, based his campaign on defense and foreign policy. He had a plan to end recession over a period of five years and pushed for more oil production. He proposed revitalizing the American military to catch up with the USSR, partially by allotting a greater percentage of the federal budget for development of more advanced weaponry.
John Anderson, the independent candidate, supported a proposal to raise the tax on gasoline by 50 cents per gallon while reducing social security taxes by 50 percent. According to Anderson, the tax would reduce oil consumption by 740,000 barrels per day. Anderson also hoped to boost research on renewable energy sources. 50 Years Ago
Oct. 7, 1955 – “New Members Added to Guilford’s Faculty.”
In 1955, Guilford was experiencing the same sort of growth it is now. With a “record enrollment” of 654 total students, including 200 freshmen, it was necessary to hire more faculty members.
Jackson Burgess was hired as an Assistant Professor of English and “Director of News Services and College Publications.” He received his masters degree from the University of North Carolina.
Pauline Grande, a graduate student of “Woman’s College,” was hired as a part time instructor in women’s physical education.
Perhaps the most interesting hire was the new college nurse, Ruth Simpson. Simpson was hired while still a student – a Guilford student – working to complete her degree.

90 Years Ago
Oct. 6, 1915 – Football Played on Guilford’s Campus for the First Time Since 1904
The “Athletic Cabinet” decided in Spring 1915 to have football as a sport on Guilford’s campus the upcoming year. By October, preparations were almost complete. A “large crowd of the football men” practiced every afternoon under Coach Moore.
The fact that the “college authorities” allowed football on campus did not imply that Guilford would necessarily play other colleges, but merely that “the students themselves [were] allowed to introduce the game on their own initiative”. However, the manager of the “Football Club” (a club designed to rouse interest in the sport) was looking into possibly setting up a few games for the upcoming year.
Football’s “kickoff,” so to speak, raised questions among students as to whether or not it would become “a straight, full-fledged college sport,” backed and aided by Guilford. Though the “college authorities” had not made any comments on the matter, if the “Football Club” sparked enough interest, football would be designated an official sport. It would seem that the “Football Club” did its job.