The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-25
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

TNHE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE
Il AND SURGERY was organized in 1848. Chartered
by the Legislature. February 26 l85S Nar changed
by legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical Col.
ege OF Philadelphia in 1860 In 1863 purceas cd the
Pennsylvania Medical college, established in 1912, and
the Philadelphia Medical College which had previously
been merged into the Pennsylvania Medical college. In
1864 1t purchased the Penn Medical Univ,rsi.y. The
Trustees Of the separate schools united pedtoned and
obtained special Act Of the legislature, consolidating
these institutions and chaL ng their names TO that OF the
Philadelphia University OF Medicine and Surgery,
March 15 1865 All these various Acts publ he'd In
the statutes of Pennsylvria me cost Of the uildng
and museum one hundred thousand dollars. 1t
will be observed that the University, organized is
the legal representative Of the four Medical Colleges that
has absorbed liberal school Of medicine aS, con-
but embraces in its teaching everything OF value to the
profession.
Sessions-It has two full sessions each year. commeno
ing on the 1st of October and continuing until the st OF
January as It's first Session. and fom the lst Of January
to the LIST OF April its second the two constituting ono
full course of lectures. It has also summer session,
commencing the 1st April aad continuing until August,
for the preparatory branches, such as Latn Greek,
Mathematics. Botany, Zoology, Chemistry. Anatomy
Tckst"Ttckets to the full course Of lectures $780, or
$50 for each session. For the GUNNER preparatory
course s25. Graduating fee S3O 10 aid young men OF
moderate means the Universy has issued fve hundred
scholarships which sold 10 hrstcourse students tor
S75 and second-coure students and clergymen for
$780, each constituting tie holder Life mober with the
perpetual privileges of the lectures and all the teachings
OF the school The only additional tees early dis
sectng and matrculating ticket each OF which is S.
The Advantages of SchQLarship student holding
scholarship enter the College Mt any time during the
year. attend long as e chooses ana reenter the lnsn
tuition as frequently ss ce-ircd
It requires previous reading or study to enter the
University schoarsh hence all private tuition fees
are saved.
students by holding ucholarships prosecute other
business Fart of the time
The candidate for graduation can present himself at
any tme and receive bis degree az soon as qualified
In case stu ent should hold schoarship and not be
able to attend lectures 1t can be uanaerred 70 anotne
thus preventing any loss.
Parents guardians or friends Of students wishing to
purchase scholarship Tor them year or more before
their attendance at the University secure them by
advancing one-haf the price and paying the balance
men can bestow great benefit upon poor young men by
presenting them schoiarshp, snd thus enabling them
TO OBTAIN an honorable prciess!on
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons The University has associated with 1t
large hospital clinic, whete ever form of medical and
surgical disease is operated on and treated in the pres
ence of the class.
COLLEGE Bu1Iprsa.-The College building. located in
Ninth street. south of Walnut is the finest in the city,
Its front Is collegiate gothic, and is adorned with en-
battlements and embrasures, presenting novel, bold,
and beautiful appearance The facade is OF brown stone
ornaraented by towers, rising to the elevation OF
eighty teet, and crowned with an embatted parapet.
Tho building contains between nifty and sixty rooms all
supplied with water gas and every other convenience
that modern improvement can contribute to facilitate
medical instruction. Only five hundred scholarships
w1ll be Issued and two hundred and fifty are now
sod those wish to secure one should do 80 at once
Money be remitted by express or drAt or check
sent on any National Bank tho United States, when
the scholarship will be returned by mall signed by the
President OF the Board of Trusee JOSEPH s. FISHER,
ESQ.,. and the Dean OF the Faculty, w. PAINE, NJ u.
All orders scholarships other business OF the Un
versiy should be addressed to Professor W. PAINE NJ
D., philadelphia, Pa.