The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-12-19

PHILADELPHIA UNIvEKSITY
OF
MEDICINE SURGEK4

The Philadelphia University. Of Med
cine and Surgery was organized III ieAs.
Chartered by the Legislature FEBRUARY ~
actment to the Eclectic Medical College q
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1868 It purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College, estah-
lished In 1S42. and the Philadelphia Mcdi-
cal College which had previously beeA
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical COL
lcge. In 1854 it purchased the Penn. Med
ical University. The Trustees OF the sep
crate schools united, petitioned, ana o.
tanned a special act Of the Legislature, con-
soiidatinp these institutions and changing
tI,eir names to that Of the Philadelphia T.
University of Medicine and Surgery, March
IL. 1865. All these various acts are pun
lishcd i'm the statutes Of Pennsyivarla.-
The cost of the building and museum was
over one hundred thousand dollars. ltWW
he observed that the University, rs no~
organized, is the legal representative 81
ths four medical colleges that 1T has aD-
sorbcd. 1t is a liberal school Of medicine
confined tn no dogma. nor attached 10 any
medical clique; hut embraces in It's teacn-
ings everything Of value to the pro1essloi.
SrssroSs.-lt has two full sessions eacA
wear. commencing on the lst Of October,
and continuing until the LIST Of January ae
It's first session, and from the LIST Of Janaa'
nv to the LIST Of April as Its second; ths'
two constituting one full coursco OF Lectures.
II has also Il summer session., commencing
the lst OF April and continuing until AN
Gust. for the preparatory branches, such 40
latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany, ZooiS-
ry, Chemistry, Anatomy. Physiology ets:
observation-disclosures to the full course Of
lectures $l20, or $50 for each session.. foe
the summer or preparatory course 9Za.-
Graduating fee $50. 10 aid young me" n,
moderate means, the University has issued
WE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which nrs
sold to ]frst-coursc students for $75, n to
second-course students and clergymen ier
$50. each constituting the holder a lie
member. with the perpetual privileges cl
the lectures, and all the teachings Of tss
, school. The only additional ices are .
yearly dissccting and m~atriculating tiekeS
each of which is So.
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding a scholarship can e.
/ ter the College at any time during the year,
attend as long as lie chooses, and re-enter
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study
10 enter the University on scholarship,
hence. all private tuition fees are saved.
students. by holding scholarships, can
prosecute other business a part Of the time.
The candidate for graduation can prcseni
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified.
In ease a student should hold q scholar
ship and not be able to attend lectures, tt
can he transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents. guardians, or friends Of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for them
u year or more before their attendance at
the University, can secure them by edvan.
.;,A. ,,,-In1f thn VrinA nnI fuylnn TIA
balance when the student enters. Physi-
clans and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
ing them Il scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain IN honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it a large hospital elm
ic. where every form of medical and surg!-
cal disease is operated on aud treated In the
presence Of the cias'.
COLLEGE BuuLDiNa.-The College build
ing, located in Ninth street, south Of Wa
nut, /. the finest in the city. Its front 10
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with em-
uattlements and embrasureS, presentinga
novel. bold, and beautiful appearance. The
facade is Of brown stone. ornatIcnted by
! two towers rising to the elevation Of eigh-
" feet. and crowned with an embattlel
parapet. The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied with
water, gas, and every other convenience
that modern improvement can contribute
10 facilitate medical instruction. Only
five hundred scholarships will be issued,
and as two hundred and fifty are now sold,
those who wish to secure one should do 50
at once. Money can be RENTED by ex-
press, or II draft or check sent on any No.
tional Bank in the United States, when tie
scholarship will be returned by mail, siep4
ed by the President Of the Board OF Trus-
tees, Jos, 5. Fisher, Esq, and the p.an Il
the Faculty. w. Paine, N. u. All orders
for scholarships or other business OF the
University, should be addressed to Profss-
sor W. Paine, NJ. D, Philadelphia, Pa.