Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-11-14
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY


vIyHE Philadelphia University Of Medicine and
Surgery was organized in 1S4s. Chartered by
the Legislature, February %, 1853 Name changed
by Legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical
College Of Philadelphia In 1880. In, 1883 1t pur-
Shsssd the Rennsyyspls Msdcsi S9sg sssS
lege, which had previously been merged Into the
Pennsylvania Medical College. I'm 1884 it pur-
chased the Penn Medical University The Truss
tees Of the separate schools united, peioned, and
obtsineda special act Of the Legislature, console
dating these 1nstituhonsand changing theirnames
to that Of the Philadelphia University OF Medicine
and Surgery, March Is, 1855: An these various
The cost of the building and museum was over
one hundred thousand dollars. It win be observ-
ed that the University, as now organized, is the
legal representative Of the four Medical Colleges
that 1t has absorbed It isa liberal school of med
icine, confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique but embraces in It's teachings ev-.
erything Of value to the profession. ~ kS,sssh
Nessions.-It has two full sessions each year,
commencing on the LIST Of October, and icontinu.
from the 1st Of January to the LIST OF April as It's
second the two constituting one fnl course OF
lectures Ithas also summer session, commen-
cling the LIST OF April and continuing until august
forthe preparatory branches, suchas Latin, Greek,
omy, Physioiogy, ETC. "a - 7'17'.ff -, ~
$l2Q, or $50 for each session. For the summer or
| preparatory. course $25. Graduating fee $50. TO
aid yoslg men Of moderate means, the University
has issued fve kundred ldrships which aresold
to first course students, for SIS, and to second,
|stituting the holder lie member, with the per-
petual privileges Of the lectures and all the teach
fngs Of the school. The only additional fees are
yearly dissecting and matri ticket each OF
7He Advantages Of Seholarship&-The student
holdinga scholarship can enter the College at any
time during the year, attend as long as hechooses,
and re-enter the institution as frequently - de-
sired. .,,,.l. r., ,s,, ,,ret,..,. : zs,.S.,
It requires no previous reading OF study to enter
the University on scholarships hence, sn private
tuition fees are saved. ~ ~ ts 80 7iSi q 500.
Students, by holding scholarships cam prosecute.
other business part Of the time. e. 81 sss5s.s
The candidate for graduation can present him
self as any time and receive his degree as soon g.
n case student shonld hold scholarship and
to another; thus preventing any loss. 1 d F1siTf
Parents guardians, or friends Of students wish
ing to purchase scholarships for them year or
more before their attendance at the University,
them 81 adansng ss the Price
Physicians and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor Young men, by presenting them
scholarship, and thus enabling them to obtain an
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent ply
sicians and surgeons. The University has asso-
ciated with Il large hospital clinic, where every
form OF medical and surgical disease Is operated
on and treated in the presence Of the class.
college Building.-The College building, located
in Ninth Street, south Of Walnut is the finest in
the city. Its front is collegiate gothic, and Is a.
dorned with embellishments and embrasures, pre-
senting novel, bold and beautiful appearance
The facade is Of brown stone, ornamented by two
towers, rising to the elevation Of eighty feet, and
crowned with an embattled parapet. The build
ing contains between fifty and sixty rooms, all
supplied with water, gas, and every other conve-
nience that modern Improvement can contribute
to facilitate medical instruction. Only five hun
dred scholarships viii be issued, and as two hun
dred and fifty arenow sold, those who wish to se-
cure one shonld do so at once. Money can be re-
mitted by express, or draft or 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, Jos. s.
Fisher, Esq, and the Dean Of the Faculty, W.
Paine, NJ. b. All orders for scholarships OF other
business Of the University, should be addressed
to Professor w. Paine, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa