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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND URGER

The Philadelphia University OF Medi-
cine and Surgery was organized In 1S46-
Chartered by the Legislature February "
1853. Name changed by q legislative en-
actment to the Eclectic Medical College OF
Philadelphia In 1850. In 1863 1t purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College, estab-
lished In l842, and the Philadelphia Medt-
cal College which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical Col
Iical University. The Trustees OF the sep.
crate schools united, petitioned, and OBJ
tanned q special act of the legislature, con-
%|solidating these institutions and changing
their names to that Of the Philadelphia u
University Of Medicine and Surgery, March
lis, 1855. All these various acts are pub
llishcd In the statutes Of Pennsylvania
The cost Of tho building and museum was
over one hundred thousand dollars. IL VIII
be observed that the University, as now
organized, is the legal representative OF
the four medical colleges tnat II M az
sorbcd. 1t is a liberal school Of medicine,
confined t0AO dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique; hut embraces In Its teach
ings everything of value to the profession.
SEssIoNs.-Ith has two full sessions each
year, commencing Oh the LIST OF October,
and continuing until the LIST of January rs
its first session, and from the 1st of Janua-
ny to the LIST of April as its second; the
two constituting one full course OF lectures.
1t has also Il summer session. commencing
the 1st of April and continuing until Au-
gust, for the preparatory branches. such as
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. Zo0lo-
Nv, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TICKETs.-.Tickcts to the full course OF
lectures $3.50, or $50 for each session.. For
the summer or preparatory course $40
Graduating fee $50. To aid young men Of
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, when are
sold to tirst-c0urse students for S75, and to
second-course students and clergymen for
$50. each constituting the holder o life
member, with the perpetual privileges OF
the lectures, and all the teachings OF the
school. The only additional fees arc a
yearly dissecting and matriculating tlcket,
each Of which is IS.
I THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding a scholarship can II
ter the College at any time d%uringthe year,
attend as long as he chooses, and re-enter
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University III scholarships,
hence, all private tuition fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, can
prosecute other business q part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present
limaelf ut any time and receive'his degree
as soon as qualified.
In case q student should hold a scholar
| ship and not be able to attend lecture, 1t
can be transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends Of students
| wishing to purchase scholarships for them
o year or more before their attendance ut
| the University, can secure them by advan-
| cling one-half the price, and paying the
| balance when the student enters. Physi-
| clans and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
irg 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 1t a large hospital elm
ic, where every form of medical and snrgi-
cal disease is separated on and treated in the
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDNG.-The College build
ing, located in Ninth street, south of Wal
nut, is the finest in the city. Its front Is
collegiate gothic, and Is adorned with m
b%attlements and cmbrasures, presentinga
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. The
facade is Of brown stone, ornamented by
two towers rising to the elevation OF eigh.
ty feet, and crowned with an cmbattled
parapet.e The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied with
water. gas;sand 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 sold,
those who wish TO secure one should do so
. at once Money can be remitted by ex-
press, or a draft or check sent on any Ma
tiOnal Bank in the United States, when the
scholarship will be returned by mail. sign
ed by the President of the Board of Trus-
tees, Jos, s. Fisher, Esq. and the Dean of
the Faculty. W. Paine, M. d.. All orders
for scholarships or other business OF the
University, should be addressed to Profess
sor w. Paine, NJ. d., Philadelphia. Pa.