The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-11-01
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
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Medicine and Surgery.

THE Philadelphia Unworthy OF Medicine and Surg.
cry was organized in Isis. Chartered ny the Legisla,
ture, February 20, lS5i. Name changed by a legisla-
tive enactment tn the Eclectic Medical College Of Phil
alclphiR in $50. In 1868 it purchased the Penhsylva-
mia Medical College, established in 1912, and the Phil
adclphia Medical College, which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College. In
1861 1t purchased the Penn Medical University. The
Trustees Of the separate schools united, pctitiOucd,
and obtained a special act Of the Legislature, consuli-
dating these institutions and changing their names to
that Of the Philadelphia University Of Medicine and
Surgery, March 10, lS6j. All those various acts are
published in the statutes Of Pennsylvania. The cost
Of the building and museum was over one hundred
Thousand dollars. 1t will be observed that the Uni
versity, a. now organized, is the legal representative
Of the four medical colleges that IL has absorbed. 1t
is \ 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.
S~ESSlONS,-lt has two full sessions each year, com
meucing on the LIST of October, and continuing until
the LIT Of January as lis FIRST session, and from the LIST
Of January tothe lNt Of April as its second; the two
constituting one fun course OF lectures. II has also a
summer session, commencing the lsto April and con,
tisuing until August, for the preparatory branches
such rs Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany, Zoology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc,
TICKETS.-TiCkcts to the iull course Of lectures
$40, or $50 for each session. For the summer or pre-
parutory course SIS. GrNdating fee $50. To aid
young Men Of moderate means, the University has Is
sued 1--WE hundred scholarships, which are sold to frst.
course students, for S75, and to second-course students
and cleTgymen for $50, each constituting the holder a
NV hNA'N' "A'A WV l'AtNhuNA FAlNA tAfF y NHt IN
lures, and all the teachings Of the school, The only
additional fees are u yearly di7ssctiug and matricula.
ting ticket, each Of which Is S..
II ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS.-Thp
student holding a scholarship can enter the College nj
any time during tho year, attend ~ long "a he chooses,
and re-entcr the redistribution rs frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study to enter the
University on scholarships, hence, all private tuition
fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, can prosecute 9th.
err business u part Of the time.
nha candidate Fr Npa1HgFf, 40, pw,ea,N hsVH,tf N
anytime, and receive his degree a. soon as qualified.
In case a student should hold a scholarship and moi
be able to attend %lectuirs, It can be transferred t.
another, thus preventing any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends Of students wishing
to purchase scholarships for them n year or more be-
fore their attendance at the University, can secure
them BY advancing onc-half the price, and paying th,
balance when the student enters. Physicians and be
ueyolent men can bestOw great benefit upOu pool
young men, by presenting them n scholarship, and
thus enabling them 10 obtain an honorable profession,
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physician,
and surgeons. The University has associated with /
Il large hospital clinic, where every form Of medica
and %surgirnl disease is operated ON and treated In th'
presence Of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDTNG.-Tha College hnildlng, 10
Gated in Ninth Street, south Of Walnut, Is The finest il
the city. lis front is collegiate gothic, and is adorned
with emhatlements and embrasures, presenting a nov
81, bold, and beautiful appearance. The facade Is o
brown stone, OruamentCd by two towers, rising to tn
elevation II eighty feet, and crowned with an en-
batled parapct. The building contains between or!
and sixty rooms, all supplied with water, gas, and ey
cry other convenience that modern improvement cal
contribute IN facilitate medical instruction, Only fv
hundred scholarships will be issued, aud Is two hun
dr"d and any are now sold, those who wish to secur
one should do 81 at once. Money can be Tcmitted b.
express, or a draft or check sent on any Naiiona
bank I'm the United states, when the scholarship vii
BE- returned by mail, signed by the President Of III
Board Of Trustees, Jos. $. Fisher, Esq, and the Deal
Of tho Faculty, W. Paine, NJ. d. All orders for seho
/ l1r-hlps or other business Of the University, should b
addressed to Professor W.. Paine, NJ. D., Philadelphia
Pennsylvania.