The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-08-09
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
f OF f"'
Medicine and Surgery.

The Philadelphia Univeriiy Of Medicine and Surg.
cry WIS organized In lbiS. Chartered by the Legisla-
ture, February ~, 1865. Name changed by a legi.la.
tive enactment to the Eclectic Medical College Of Phil.
adelphia In 1870. In lsG3 It purchased the Ppnnsylva.
mia Medical College, established In 1912 and the phil
adelphla Medical College. which had prev iously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College. IN
1864 1t purchased the Penn Medical University. The
Trustee Of the separate schools united, petitioned
and obtained a special act 81 the Legislature. console
dating these institutions and changing their names TO
that Of the Philadelphia University Of Medicine and
Surgery, March Is, 1865. An these various acts are
published IN thestatutes Of Pennsylvania. The cost
Of the building aud museum was over one hundred
Thousand dollars. It will be ohseI we'd that the Uni
vtr,ity, ~ now organized, Il the legal representative
Of the four medical colleges that u has absorbed. It
Is u liberal school of medicine, confined to no dugmn,
nor attached to any medical clique but embraces In
It's teachings everything of value tOthe profession.
SESSlONS.-It has two full sessions each year, com
mehCing on the lst Of October, and continuing until
the 1t Of January rs It's first session, and from the list
u January totho lat Of April as its second; tho two
constituting one full course Of lectures. II has also a
summer session, commencing the lst Of April nd con.
tiBuing until August, for the preparatory branches
such rs Latin, Greek, Afathemaiicr. Botany. Zo,,lugy
%Chrmstry Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TlCkETS.-Tickgts to the full course Of lectures
tl2O, or go for each session. For the summer W pre-.
plrato-y coarse t25. G~radatinZ fee $40. To aid
young Mrnuf moderate means, the University has To-
sued five hundred scholarships, which are sold 10 first.
course students, for as, and to sccond-cour.e stndcnts
and clergynen hr $50, each constituting thu holder a
, lNt htmbeEi win me perpetual pfNllegeEQ OF the lee
lures, and gil The teachings Of the school. The only
additional fees are "a yearly di~ssecting and matrieuia.
ting ticket, each u which il IS.
THE ADVANTAGES Or SCHOLARSHIPS The
student holding a scholarship can enter the College At
any time during The year, attend A. long ~ he chooses,
and re-entor the institution A. frequently As desired.
II 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.
er business . mart IL The tiIas.
The candidate for graduation can present himself at
anytime, and receive hs degree A. soon AZ qualified.
10 case student should hold a scholarship and not
be able To attend lectures, It can be Transferred to
another, thus preventing any loss.
Parents, guardians, NJ friends o. students wishing
TO purchase scholarships for them u year or more be-
ior1 their ATTENDANCE At the University, ea1 secure
them by advancing tne-half tho piice, and paying the
balance when the student enters. Physicians and he
neyoleut men can bestow great beneht upon POOR
young men, by presenting them a Scholarship, and
thus enabling them 10 obtain an honorable profession.
the FACULTY embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons. The University has Associated with II
q large hospital clinic, WheT- every form ~ medical
and surgical disease Is operated on aud trrated In the
I presence ui the rla.H.
COLLEGE BuiLDING.-The College bullding. 10.
eatrd In Ninth Street, south NJ Walnut, Is the fu-st In
the city. It's front IA collegiate gothic. and Is adorned
with embatlcmeuts and embmsures, presentingA nov.
ri, bold. and beautiful appearance. The facade Is o
brown stone, ornnmcnted by two towers, rising to M
elevation ~ eighty feet, and crowned with an EN-
batled rarapet. The building contains between hny
and sixty rooms, all supplied with water, gas, and ey
cry other convenience that modern Improvement car
contribute 10 facilitate medical instruction. Only hv,
hundred scholarships viii be issued, and A. two hun
dred and my are now sold, those who wish to secuTi
one should 10 oat once. Money can be rpmiited by
express, or a DRAFT NJ check sent on any Naiiona
bank In the United States, when the scholarship vii
L. returned by mail. signed by the President Of fhi
Board n Tuster', jos. :. FISHER, Esq, and the Deal
81 the Faculty, W. Paine, NJ. u. Al orders for sehol
lnrships or other business Of the University, should b.
addressed to ProfesserW. Paine, N. D., Philadelphia
Peuusylvanls.