The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-12-20
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
VI
Medicine and Surgery.

THs Philadelphia Univeri,y VI Medicine and Surg.
cry WAS organized in lSIS. Chartered by the Lrgisia.
turc, February ~, 1855. Name changed by a IogiElH.
tive unaclmcnt t. the Eclectic Medical College, of Phil.
adelphia in ls,O. In lN63 It purchased the PcnnsyIva.
MA Medical college, established in lSt2 aud the Phil
IltlphIa Medical College, which had pr,yinusIy br.p
merged Into the Pennsylvania Medical College. In
LISA It purchased the Penn Medical University. The
Trustees of the separate school, united, petitiuned
and obtained a special act Of the Legislature. consoli.
dalilIs these institutions and changing their names to
that uf The Philadelphia University Of Medicine and
Surgery, March Is, 1865. All these various acts are
published Ia the statutes Of Pennsylvania. The cost
OF the building and museum was over one hundred
thousand dollars. IL Will be. observed that the Uni.
Vrrstty, a. now OrguniIed, l. the legal representative
Of tho four medical colleges that IL has absorbed. 1t
10 a liberal school Of medicine, confined To no dogma
nor attached to any medical clique; but embraces in
its Teachings everything Of value 10 the profession.
S~ESSlONS.-lt has two fUil sessions each year com
mencing on the li OF October, and continuing until
tue 1t oi January ~ its irst session, and from the LIST
Of January tuthe lst Of April as IL, secuAd; the twn
constituting Que iGll Course OF lectures. II has al,oa
summer session, commencing the LIST VI April nd con.
h'ning until August, for the preparatory branches
such IS Latin, Grrrk, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology.
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology. etc.
ll~thEIs.-Tickyt to tbs mil course Of Lectures
slzOtnr $40 for each session eFor the summer or IRE.
partury coarse s S. Giadatlng leo $50. To aid
young Mcnof mod rate means, the University has II.
sued hve hundred scholarships, which are sold to Hrst.
course students, fWr SIS, and Ia second. course students
and elergymen Tor $50, each constituting the holler a
lie member, with the perpetual privileges OF the lee.
tures, and all the teachings VI the school The only
additional lees are q yrarIy d~sseeting and mAtricula.
ting ticket, each Of which Is IS.
III ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS The
student holding a scholarship en- enter the College AT
any time during the year, attend as long rs he chooses,
and re-enter the Institution 4, frequently a. desired.
IL requires no previous feading or study to enter the
University On scholarships, hence, al private tuition
fers are saved.
]S.udrn,s, BY holding scholarships, can prosecute 9th.
er business "A mart Of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present himself at
anytime, aud receive his degree As sopn u qualified.
be able 70 attend %lscturs, Il eau be Transferred to
another, thus preventing any loss.
PaTeni', guardians, or friends " students wishing
10 purchase scholarships for them a year or more be-
lore their attendance At the University, cAl secure
them by tdyancinR nne-half the pi ice. and paying the
balance when the student enters. Physicians and be-
nerolent men can bestow great benefit upou poor
Young men, Ivy presenting them a scholarship, and
thus enabling them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces -eveutepn eminrnt physicians
and surgeons The tnivrrsify has associated with Il
a large hospital clinic, wher. every form n medical
AID surgical disease Is operated on aud treated in the
presence Of the class. -
COLLEGE BUILDtNG.-Ths College building. 10.
eai"d In Ninth Sireei. south of W lnut. 4. ths 6nrst In
The city. l,s front Is collegiate gothic, and il adorned
VITA embGirments and embraSurrs, presenting a nov.
o., bold. and BEAUTIFUL appearance. The facade Is Of
brown st'nc, nrnamepted BY two towers, rising to the
elevation n eighty feet. and crowned with an EN-.
bAilrd parapet. The building contains between 6ny
and sixty ICONS. all supplied with water, ga, and ev.
cry other convenience that modern Improvement can
tn facilitate mrdiral Instruction. Only Ave
hundrrd scholarships will be Issued. aud A. two nun.
dr"d and any are now sold, ihoss who wish To secure
one should do - a. once. Mohey can be remitted by
express or dram or cheek sent on any National
bank Ia the United Strtes. when the schrlarship will
b. returned By mail, signed by the President " the
Board u rrusteeb, J0-. 8. FISHER, Esq.. nnd the Dean
o. 'h: Faculty. W Paipe, N. .. An riders Cor ,ebnl.
firshipror othsr business uf The University should be
addressed 10 Professor ". Paine, N. d., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.