The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-11-14

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
or
SURGERI

The Philadelphia University. OF Medi-
cine and Surgery was organized Ia ls4s..-
Chartered by the Legislature February 10
1853. Name changed by. q Legislative en-.
actment to the Eclectic Medical College o!
Phiislelplia in 1860. In 1868 y purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College, estah'
lished In iS42, and the Philadelphia Wedi'
cal College which had previously been
merged into she Pennsylvania Medical Col-
lege, In IsGlis purchased the Penn. Ned
icnI University. The Trustees OF the sep
crate schools united, petitioipd, and OBJ
tanned a special act Of the Legislature, con-
solidating these institutions and changing
their names to that Of the Philadelphia u
| University of Medicine and surgery, Msrgh
IL, 1865. All these various nets are pub
lisled in the statutes OF PennsyNahla.-
The cost of the building and museum was
nrnr one hundred thousand dollars. 1t VIII
he observed that the University, as now
organized. is the legal representative OK
the four medical colleges that 1t ms Ab-
sorbed. IL Is y liberal school or medicine,
confined to no dogma, nor attached 70 any
medical clique; hut n braces IN is teacH-
lngs everything Of value 20 the profcssion'
SrssIoSs.--lth has two full sessions each
year, commencing on the LIST or OCTOBER,
aud continuing until the lst of January -
il. first session. and from the LIST OF Jnnua'
~ to the lst Of April as its second tns
two constituting onetull course Of lectures.
II has also n summer session. commencing
the LIST Of April and continuing until An
gust, for the preparatory branches. such 40
latin. Greek, Mathematics, Botany. Zoolo-
gy, Chemistry. a natomy. PLY siology, etc.
NTICkETs.-.Tickcts to the full course or
lectures $120, or $50 for each session, For
the summer or preparatory course S21.-
Graduating fee $50. To aid young men Of
moderate means, the University has Issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS. which. "a
sold to tlrst-course students for $40. and to
second-course students and clergymen for
$50, each constituting the holder y lie
member, with the perpetual privileges OF
the lectures. and all the teachings Of the
school. The only additional fees are y
yearly dissccting and matriculating ticket,
each OF which Is IS.
TIE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARsEIPs.--
The student holding Il scholarship can en-
tea the College at any time duringth year,
attend as long as he chooses, and re-entsr
the institution as 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 other business Il part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
rs soon as qualified,
In case n student should hold a scholar
ship and not he able to attend lectures, it
a. be transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for them
Il year or more before their attendance Ut
the University, can secure them by aGvan-
cling one-ilalt the price, and paying ths
balance when the student enters. Physi-
clans and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
ing them u scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces %seventeen eminent
and surgeons. The University
has associated with it large hospital elm
ic, where every form Of medical and surgl-
cal disease is operated on and treated in tha
of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDiNG.-The College build
inr. located in Ninth street, south Of Wal
nut, il the finest in the city. Its front Is
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with en-
lnttlcmenrs and embrasurcs, p%rescntingx
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. The
Is Of brown stone. ornamented by
two towers rising to the elevation of eigh-
feet. anL crowned with all embattled
parapet. The building contains between
and sixty rooms, all supplied with
gas, and every other convenience
that modern improvement can contribute
to facilitate medical instruction. Only
five hundred scholarships vii! be issued,
and As two hundred and iilty are now sold,
those who wish to secure one should 90 SO
at once. Monoy can be remitted by ex-
press, or a draft or check sent on any Ma
tiOnal Bank in the United States. when the
scholarship will be returned by mail, sign
ed by the President of the Board of Trlls-
tees, Jos, 5. Fisher, Esq, and the Dean Of
the Faculty, W. Paine, NJ. ID. All orders
fer scholarships or other business OF tho
University, should be addressed to Prots4-
sor W. Paine, II. d. Philadelphia, Pa.