The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

TNHE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE
i AND SURGERY organized in 184S. Chartered
by the Legislature, February &C. 1858. Nara changed
by legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical Col
ege, of Philadelphia in 1860 In 1868 it purctas ed the
pennsyvana Medical College, established in iS42, and
the philadelphia Medical College, which had previously
been merged into the Pennsylvania Medical college. I'm
1864 1t purchased the Penn Medical University. The
Trustees of the separate schools united petoned and
obtained special Act of the LePs aure, consolidating
nese institutions and changing their names to that OF the
Philadelphia University of Medicine and Surgery,
March 10, 1861 All these various Acts pub he'd in
the statutes of Pennsylvania The cost of the udng
and museum one hundred thousand dollars 1t
will be observed that the University organized
the legal representative OF the four Medical Colleges that
1t has absorbed. 1t is liberal school of medicine con-
fined to no dogma, attached 10 any medical cques,
but embraces in its teaching everything of value to the
profession.
Sesons-It has two full sessions each year, commenc-
ing on the st of October and continuing until the lst Of
January as its first session. and from the ls OF January
to the lst OF April, as its second the two constituting one
ull course of lectures II has also session.
commencing the 1st April and continuing until August
for the preparatory branches, such Latin, Greek
Mathematics, Botany, Zoology. Chemistry, Anatomy
Physiology etc.
Tickets.-Tckes to the full course Of lectures $780, or
$50 for each session. For the preparatory
course S25. Graduating lee $50. 10 aid young of
moderate MEANS the University has issued five hundred
scholarships, which are sold to rstcourse students tor
S75 and to secondcourse students and cergymen for
$780, each constituting the holder life member with the
perpetual privileges of the lectures and all the teaching
OF the school, The only additional fees are early dis
secng and matricuating ticket each of which is S.
The Advantages of fSchotdrships-The student holding
scholarship can enter the College any time during the
year. attend long he chooses and reenter the ins
tuition as frequently Us de-ired.
requires no previous reading study to enter the
University scholarships. hence, all private tuition fees
saved.
Students by holding scholarships can prosecute other
business Fart Of the time.
The candidate for graduation present himself at
any time, and receive his degree as soon qualified
In stuuent should hold scholarship and not be
able TO attend lectures 1t be transferred another
thus preventing any loss.
Parents guardians friends Of students wishing to
purchase scholarship for them year more before
their attendance at the University, them by
advancing onehalf the price and paying the balance
when the student enters. Physicians and benevolent
men bestow great benefit upon poor young men by
presenting them scholarship and thus enabling them
to OBTAIN an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons. The Universi has associated with 1t
large hospital Clinic where every form OF medical and
surgical disease Is operated and treated in the pres
ence OF the class.
COLLEGE BUnDNG.-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
battlements and embrasures presenting novel bold,
and beautiful appearance The facade OF brown stone
ornaruented by two towers rising to the elevation OF
The building contains between fifty 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
will be issued, and as two hundred and fifty are now
sod those wish to should do so at once
Money be RENTED by express, draft or check
sent on any National Bank in the United States when
the scholarship will be returned by mall signed by the
President Of the Board Of Trustees, JOSEPH FISHER
Esq, and the Dean OF the Faculty, W. PAINE NJ. d.
All orders scholarships other business of the Uni
versy, should be addressed to Professor w. PAINE, NJ
D., Philadelphia, Pa.