Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-03
JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE

JEFEERSOM MEDICAL COLLEGE.
'I>hE JEFFERSON Medical College was instituted in
80 nlIadeipna' 1895, and, during it's first ses-
sion, was endowed by an act OF tho Legislature of
pennsylvania, with power TO confer degrees in Mo.
dicine and with oil the privileges and prerugntves
OF similar institutions, in country and in Eu-
rope. ' "', - ~
Since it's foundation near GOO students hnvo ,,,ena.
cd the respective courses of lectures: and of this
number Ids from various sections of the United
States, the Canadns, West Indies, and Europe have
ocen admitted To the degree Of Doctor of Medicine
Inc sixth session Of the college will commence on
tho first Monday of November next and, il is be.
neveo, under the most favorable auspices; every oh
sacle to its future advancement ha wing been removed
ano snch measures adopted by the board of trustees
as VIII give new impulse TO the exertions of the
faculty Among these measures it is thouolu proper
70 specify particularly, the appointment OF Professor
Drake OF Cincinnati, to the chair of the Practice of
Medicine. His reputation as lecturer is acknow.
lodged, while his practical acquaintance with tho dis
eases most prevalcn, in the southern and western
sections OF our country, in which majority of the
graduates in medicine may be expected TO locate
themselves, must greatly enhance the valrc of his
instruction. ~
The additions which have been made 70 Tho an, f..
tomcal cabinet, with the facilities afforded for dis
section and demonstrations such as will bear com
parlson with those OF the oldest medical schools on
this side Of the Atlantic.
In all other respects it is confidentv besvo, !, =
not surpassed by any of its sister institutions with
an OF which, as far is known il is paced ON a foot,
ing OF perfect equalitya course eflecturcs in one
ches in every other 80
The Aims House and Hospital of the civ afJ,rd
ample opportunities TO the student of acquiring clint
cai instruction. and hours are appropriated 10 this
purpose An niirmary FOR diseases of the eye is also
WITH the college, under the direction of the
Professor OF Surgery, who will operate in the prc.
sence OF the class, where this is practicable.
me following IL the organization of the Medical
Faculty, viz:
81 al Ry
.0G Tn 1nsd'Sa and O5stetrtcs-By JOHN EB
G tx JACOB GREEN, NJ. D.
Theory ana Practice Of .'1edicine-By DANIEL
surgery-By GEORGE MCCLELLAN. M. d.
institutes # Medicine Medical Jurisprudence, and
ne Diseases Of Women and Chiidren-By b.
RUSH RHEES, NJ. D.
Inc fee for attendance each course is S dollars
or W dollars for all the courses The graduation foe
Is b dollars, and other charge is made either on
matrlculatIon, or subsequently.
The whole expense is therefore less than 200 dol
ars tor the two full courses, required by law 10 enli,e
the Student to graduation. One of these Mt lcost
must he attended i'll this institution; and is r,ho
required that the candidate shall have studied three
years Inclusive Of the terms of attendance on the
Lectures under the direction of respectable prac-
titioner of Medicine-that he shall he twentvon.
years Of age-ond having presented a Thesis on
some MedicaI subject, shall give dence
OF ms Qualifications examination bv the E,c,l
each session. t... W. ~ '"' ''oSe OF
Inc Annual Commencements for comforting the
oegrees' Will not be delayed beyond the time fequ-
SITE 10 complete the examination that no unnecessa
expense may be incurred by the Student for board
rms may be procured in Philadelphia at the rate OF
rom two dollars and fifty to four dollars in very
Respectable houses to which the Janitor will furnish
reiGrences, without charre
Len students are by law admitted gra,uitously
each session. 1.-THE sum of 90 dollars only being paid
oy each to meet the current expenses the Insttu
ton Application for the benefit ofthis provision and
al other communication to the Faculty, must be ad-
dressed to Samuel Mcclellan, NJ d. Dean of the
Faculty, at the Jefferson Medical College, 10th, near
Walnut street. PbiladelphIa.
BY order Of the Faculty.
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN, Dean
Philadelphia, March, 1880.