Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's office is reviewing complaints that Ferguson's bookkeeping hasn't been accurate and that some departments were overspending.
Headlines from the Dec. 23, 1925, front page include: Native St. Louisan Gerard Swope has given $50,000 to St. Louis high schools for college scholarships. The old Davis mansion burned.
The university has submitted plans with the city of Clayton to build two new student dormitory buildings for about 600 students near Forsyth Boulevard and Wallace Drive.
By Nassim Benchaabane and Monica Obradovic St. Louis Post-Dispatch