The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-12-21
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Medicine and SuPgerVs

VII l. fhlladeiphla University OF Medlclne ahC
u Surgery was organized in 1913. Chartered
by the Legislature, February 26, 1858. Name
changed bya legislative enactment to the Eclec
tic Medical College of Phladelphia in 1860. LII
1868 it purchased the Pennsylvania Medical Col
lege, established i'll 1912, and the Philadelphia
Medical College, which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College
In 1864 it purchased the Penn Medical Cniver-
sity. The Trustees of the separate schools uni
ted, pettioned, and obtained special act OF the
Legislature, consolidating these institutions and
changing their names to that of the Philadelphia
University of Medicine and Surgery, March Is,
1865. All these various acts are published i'll the
statutes of Pennsylvania. The cost of the build
ing and museum was over one hundred thousand
dollars 1t will be observed that the University,
as now organized, is the legal representative of
the four medical colleges that it has absorbed.
1t is a liberal school OF medicine confined to no
dogma, nor attached to any medical clique; but
embraces in its teachings everything of value
to the profession.
Sessions.--It has two full sessions each year,
commencing on the lst of October, and continu-
ing until the LIST of January as it's first session,
and from the LIST of January to the lst of April
as its secOnd the two constituting one full course
of lectures. 1t has also q summer session, com
mencing the LIST of April and continuing until
August, for the preparatory branches such as
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
Itchets.-Iickets to the full course of lectures
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preparatory course $25. Graduating fee $50. To
aid young men of moderate means, the University
has issued fee hundred Scholarships, which are
sold to tirstcOurse students for SIS, and to sec
ond-course students and clergymen for 500
each constituting the holder life member
with the perpetual privileges of the lectures
and all the teachings of the school. The only
additional fees yearly dissecting and ma
circulating ticket, each of which is IS.
The Adcantdges of Scholarships.-Th student
hnIf fIs1,tr
any time during the year, attend as long he
chooses, and reent9r the institution as fire.
quently as desired
1t requires no previous reading or study to en-
ter the University on scholarships hence, all
private tuition fees saved.
Students by holding scholarships, can prose-
cute other business part of the time
The candidate for graduation can present him
self at any time, and receive his degree as soon
as qualified.
In case student should hold a scholarship
and not be able to attend lectures, it be trans
ferred to another, thus preventing any loss.
Parents, guardians, friends of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for them a year
or more before their attendance at the Univer-
sity, can secure them by advancing one-half the
price, and paying the balance when the student
enters. Physicians and benevolent men can be-
stow great benefit upon poor young men, by pre-
senting them scholarship, and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent ply
sieians and surgeons. The University has asso-
cated with it large hospital clinic, where every
form of medical and surg gical disease is operated
on and treated in the presence of the class.
College Building-The College building locat-
ed in Ninth street. south of Walnut, is the finest
in the city. Its front is collegiate gothic, and is
adorned with embellishments and embrasures,
presenting novel, bold and beautiful appear
ance. The facade is of brown stone, ornamented
by two towers, rising to the elevation of eighty
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