The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-11-08
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
Medicine and Surgery.

The Philadelphia Cniycrity Of Medicine nnd Surg
cry was organized in lS4S. Chartered by the tegisla,
tnre, February %, 1855, Name changed by \ legisla-
tive enactment ~ the Eclectic Medical College of Phil
adclphia in 1850. In 1868 it purchased the Pennsylva.
MIA Medical College, Established in 1872 and the Phil
adulphia Medical College, whieh had preyioualy been
merged intu tho Pennsylvania Medical College, In
1854 1t purchased the Penn Medical University. The
Trustees Of the separate schools united, petiiiOned,
and obtained u special act Of thc Legislature. consoli-
dating these institutions and changing their names to
that Of the Philadelphia University of Medicine and
Surgery, March IL, 1855. All these various acts are
published in the statutes Of Pennsylvania. The cost
OF the building aud museum was over one hundred
Thousand dollars, 1t will be observed That the Uni
ver,ity, ~ now organized, is the legal representative
Of the four medical colleges that II has absorbed. 1t
Is a liberal school 81 Medicine, confined to no dogma,
nor attached to any medical clique but embraces in
its teachings everything Of value to the profession.
~SESSlONS.-lt has two full sessions each year, com
mencing on tho LIST Of October, and continuing until
the lNt Of January as its first session, and from the LIST
Of January tuthe LIST Of April ~ its second; the two
constituting one fun cofrse Of lectures. 1t has also a
summer session, commencing the Ist of April and con.
uauiOB until August, for tho preparatory branches
such rs Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc. w.
TlCkETs.-Tiekets to the IHll course Of lectures
$40, or $50 for each session. For the summer or pre-
paratory course SIS. Graduating fee $50. To aid
young Men Of moderate means, the University has is
sued i've hundred scholarships, which are sold to first.
courss students, for SIS, and to secOnd.cOurse students
and clergymen for $50, each constituting the holder a
life member, with the perpetual privileges Of the lee
lures, and all tue teachings Of the school. The only
additional fees are q yearly diSsecting and mAtricula-
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS The
student holding a scholarship can enter the College At
any time during the year, attend AS long as he chooses,
and re-entrr the institution As frequently AS desired.
IL 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 n part II the time.
The candidate for graduation can present himself at
anytime, aud receive his degree As som ~ qualified.
In case a student sbaHA held q scholarship and not
be able to sttsnd lectures, II can be transferred to
aafSheT, thHs preventing any boss,
Parents, guardians, or friends u students wishing
70 purchase scholarships for them a year or more be-
tore their attendance al the University, csl secure
them by advancing one-half the price, and paying the
balance when The student enters. Physicians and be-.
nevolsnt wen can bestcw great benefit upon poor
Young men, by presenting them a scholarship, and
thus enabling them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons. The University has associated with It
= large hospital clinic, Wherr every form Of medical
and surgical disease is operated on snd treated in the
presence Of tho class.
COLLEGE BEILDlNG.--The College building, To-
Gated m Ninth street, south Of " lnut, Is the finest In
TIE CrFg. lis froRt is collegiate gothic, and Is adorned
with embatiracnts and cmbrasures, presenting a nov.
81, bold. aud beautiful APPEARANCE. The facade is Of
brown si~ne, oTnamented by two towers, rising to the
elevation ~ eighty feet, and cruWntd with an EN-.
batled parapet. The building contains between fry
and ,iSiy ruoms, alb supplied with water, gas. and ey-
cry other e'avcuteace that modern Improvement can
Contribute 70 fsciltEte medical instruction. Only FIVE
hundred scholar ships will be issued, and ~ two hun.
dr"d and ffiy Are now sold, those who wish to secure
one should dc s"at once. Money can BE- ren,itted by
express, CT = draft or check sent on any National
bank in the United States, when the scholarship will
b. returned by mali. sRncd by the President Of the
Board 81 Tvlstreu, Jos. S. FISHER, Esq., and the Dean
Of mo ESesaty, N. rSsue, VI. y. AIf orders for schol.
hssA.ps - rthHr basiac-s ~ the University. should DO
stfrcss-,ftu ProfesseTN ". naiae, NJ. D., yhEaaelphia,
PennsylraniA.