The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-10-17

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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE g. SURGERY.
rFHE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY GF
izcd in 1S48. Chartered BY the Legislature.
February 90, 1858. Name changed by g.
legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical
College, of Philadelphia, in 1860. In 1869.
it purchased the Pennsylvania Medical COL
legc established in 1912, and the Philadelphiat
Medical College, wlicle had previously beefs
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical COL
lege. In 1864 it,purchased the Tenn. Madft-
cal University. The.Trustees o!the separate
schools united. lpctitioned, and obtained n
special Act, ,of.thc Legislature, consolidating
these Institutions and changing their names
to that of the Philadelphia University Of
Medicine and Surgery, March Is, 1866. AL
these various Acts are published in the stat
utcs of Pennsylvania. The cost of the build
ing and museum was over one hundred thous--
and 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 dogmas, nor at
tached to any medical clique; but embraces in
its teachings everything Of value to the pro-
fession.
Sessions-It has two full sessions each year,
commencing on the 1st of October, ,.and con-
| tinuing until the lst of January as its first
session, and from the lst of January to tho
1st ofApril rs its second; thetw constituting
one full course of lectures. 1t las also
! summer session, commencing tile 1st of April
and continuing until August, for the pre-
paratory branches, such as Latin, Greek.
Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry,
Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TTcEefs.-Tickets to the full course of Iec-
tures.$120, or $50 for each session. For tho
| summer OF: preparatory course S25. Grad
datiHs fee $50. To mid young men Of moder-
ate means, the University has issued fve hun-
dred schoiarships, which are sold to frst-courss
students, for $75, and to second-course stu
dents and clcrgymcn for $50, each constitu-
| ting the holder life MEMBER with the per-
petual privileges of the lectures, and all the
teachings Of the school. The only additional
fees area yearly dissection and matriculating
ticket, each of which is So.
/ The advantages of Scholarships.-Th stu
| dent holding scholarship can enter the Csl-
tlege ut any time during the-year, attend as
| long as he chooses; and re-enter the institu-
| tion as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study to
enter the University on scholarships, hence,
| all private tuition fees are saved. r.
Studerts, by holding scholarships can
prosecute other business n part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can preseht
himself at any time, and.receive his degrees
as soon as qualified.
In case student should hold scholar
ship and not be able to attend lectures, II ea1
be transferred to another, thus preventing
any loss.
| Parents, guardians, or friends of students
wishing to purchase scholarhip for them year
or more before their attendance at the Univer-
sity, can secure them by advancing one-balf
the price, and paying the BALANCE when the
student enters. Physicians and beneyolent
men, can bcstow great benefit upon poor
young men, by presenting them scholar
ship, and thus enabling them to- obtain sb
honorable profession. l:,..i
The Faculty embraces seventeen emine1d
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it large hospital clinic,
where every form of medical and surgical dis
ease is operated OH and treated in presence
of the class.
COLLEGE Br1LD1SG.-The College building,
located in Ninth-street, South of Walnut, II
the finest in the city, Its front is collegiate
gothic, and is adorned with embellishments
and embrasurcs, presenting novel, bold,
and beautiful appearance. The facade is of
brown stone, ornamentcd by two towers, RI
sing to the elevation of eighty feet, and crown
cd with an cmbattled parapct. The building
contains between fifty and sixty rooms, all
supplied with water, gas, and every other
convenience that modern improvement cam
contribute to facilitate medical instruction
Only five hundred scholarships will be issued,
and MS two hundred and fifty arc now sold /,
those who wish to secure one should do so Mt.
once. Money can be renlitted by express,
or draft OF check sent on any National Bank
in the United States, when the scholarship
will be returned by mail, signed by the.
President of the Board of Trustees, JOSEPH
s. FISHER. Esq, and the Dean Of the Fac
ulty, W. P..TNE, NJ. D. All orders for scholar
ships or other business of the University,
should be addressed to Professor W. PAINE,
NJ. D., philadelphia, Pa.