1. The Burton Tower that never was

    In 1925 students hoped to honor U-M President Marion LeRoy Burton with a tower designed by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen. But the Great Depression intervened.

  2. 'Remember your mother!'

    In 1921, a finger-wagging guide for Jazz Age freshmen admonished them to follow a strict social code. Much of the advice now seems strange and funny, though some of it applies equally well today.

  3. Car craze

    Speeding and “moral decay” provoked a stern crackdown on student drivers in the 1920s.