The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-11
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURG E X

| III II ~ " ~ "A N II - u ~ ~ - - =
TNHE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF
i Medicine and Surgery was organized in 1913.
Chartered by the Legislature, February 70, 1898
Name changed by Legislative enactment TO the
In 1868 it purchased the Pennsylvania Medical
College, established in 1872 and the Philadelphia
Medical College, which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College.
In 1864 it purchased the Penn Medical Universe
ty. The Trustees of the separate schools united,
petitioned, and obtained special act OF the Leg
islature, consolidating these institutions and
changing their names to that of the Philadelphia
University of Medicine and Surgery, March 10,
1865. All these various acts are published in the
statutes Of Pennsylvania The cost oft I build,
ing and museum was over one hundred thousand
dollars. 1t will be observed that the University,
as now organized, is the legal representative OF
the four medical colleges that it has absorbed
| 1t is liberal school OF medicine, confined 10 no
dogna nor attached to any medical clique; but
embraces in its teachings everything OF value to
the profession.
SexSions.-It has two full sessions each year,
commencing on the LIST of October, and continu-
ing until the LIST of January as its first session,
and from the LIST of January to the LIST OF April as
its second; the two constituting one full course
| of lectures. 1t has also summer session. COM
| mencing the first of April and continuing until
August, for the preparatory branches, such as
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
| Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
| TicketS.-Tickets to the full course of lectures
S120, or $50 for each session. For the summer
or preparatory course SO. Graduating Ice S5o
To aid young men Of moderate means the Univer-
sity has issued fire hundred scholarships, which
are sold to tirst-course students for SO, and to
secOnd-cOurse students, and clergymcn for $50,
each constituting the holder ola life member,
with the perpetual privileges of the lectures, and
all the teachings of the school. The only addi-
tional fees are yearly dissecting and matricula-
! ting ticket, each of which is So
The advantages Of Scho6arMip.-The student
holding a scholarship can enter the College at
| any time during the year, attend as long as he
@ooses, and re enter the institution as frequent
| ly as desired
! 1t requires no previous reading study to
ter the University scholarships, hence, all pr-
waite tuition fees are saved.
| Students, by holding scholarships, can prose
| cute other business part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present him
self at any time, and receive his degree as soon
as qualified.
In case student should hold scholarship
and not be able to attend lectures, it can be
transferred to another, thus preventing any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends of students wish
ing to purchase scholarships for them year or
more before attendance at the University, can
secure them by advancing onc-halt the price,
paying the balance when the student enters
Physicians and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men, by presenting
them 4 scholarship, and thus enabling them to
obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent ply
sicians and surgeons. The University has asso-
ciated with it large hospital clinic, where every
form of medical and surgical disease is operated
on and treated in the presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-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 embellishments and embra-
sures presenting novel, bold and beautiful ap-
pearance. The facade is of brown STONE, orna-
mented by two towers, rising to the elevation of
eighty feet, and crowned with an embattled par
apet. The building contains between fifty and
sixty rooms, all supplied with water, gas and
every other convenience that modern improve
ment contribute to facilitate medical instruc-
ton. Only five hundred scholarships will be is
sued, and as two hundred and fifty are now sold,
those who wish to secure should do at
once. Money can be RENTED by express, or a
draft or check sent any National bank in the
United States. when the scholarship will be re-
turned by mail, signed by the President of the
Dean of the Faculty, W. Paine, NJ D. All Or
ders for scholarships or other business of the
University, should be addressed to Professor w.
Paine, NJ. D., Philadelphia, Pa.