The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-27
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

TUE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE
Il AND SURGERY was organized in 1s4S. Chartered
by the Legislature February &C. 1853. Narie changed
by legislative enactment to the Eclectic Medical Col
lege of Philadelphia 1S6O In 1863 it purctas ed 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 Univ rsi.y. The
Trustees Of the separate schools united peoned and
obtained special Act OF the LePis atre consolidating
these institutions and their names TO that OF the
Philadelphia University of Medicine and Surgery,
March 15 1866 All these various Acts are publ he'd In
the statutes of Pennsylvania. The cost OF the uding
and museum was over one hundred thousand dollars It
will be observed that the University as now organized Is
the legal representative OF the four Medical Colleges that
il has absorbed. is liberal school OF medicine con-
fined to no dogma attached 10 any medical ciques
but embraces in its teaching everything OF value o the
profession.
ing on the st of October and continuing until the lst o
January its first session. and from the ls OF January
to the lst OF April US Its second the two constituting one
full course Of lectures. 1t has also summer session,
commencing the 1st April and continuing until August
for the preparatory branches, such as Latin, Greek
Mathematics, Botany, Zoology. Chemistry Anatomy
Physiology, etc. 49,
TickeITickets to the full course of lectures sl20. or
$50 for each session. For the summer or preparatory
course s25. Graduating Tee $780, To aid young men OF
moderate means the University has issued hve hundreo
scholarships which sold to rstcourse students Tor
s75 and to second-course students and cergymen or
$50 each constituting the holder life member with the
perpetual privileges of the lectures and al the teacnne
uf the school, The only additional tees are early dis
secting and matrcuadng ticket each Of which IS s5
The Advantages of fShoLdrshipsThe student holding
scholarship enter the College at any time during tne
year. attend long as he chooses and re-ener the nsu
tuition as frequently as de-ired
It requires no previous reading study to enter the
University scholarships hence all private tuition fees
are saved .
Students by holding scholarships prosecute other
business Fart of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present himsen az
any time and receive his degree as soon as quaihed
In case suoent should hold scholarship and not oe
able TO attend lectures 1t can be transferred 70 anotne
thus preventing any loss.
Parents guardians or friends Of students wishing to
purchase scholarship Tor them year or more before
their attendance at the University secure them by
advancing one-haf the price and paying the balance
men can 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 physlcians
and surgeons The University has associated with It
large hospital Clinic where every form of medical and
surgical disease operated and treated IN the pres
ence Of the class.
Ninth street. south of Walnut is the finest IN the CITY,
Its front is collegiate gothic and Is adorned with en-
battements and embrasures presenting novel, Doio
and beautiful appearance The facade Is OF brown stone
ornaruented by two towers rising TO the elevation Oh
eighty feet, and crowned with an emoattled parapeI
The building contains between fifty and sixty rooms, all
supplied with water gas and every other convenience
that modern improvement contribute TO facilitate
medical instruction Only hve hundred scholarships
will be issued anu as two hundred and nity are now
sold those wish to should dc so at once
Money be RENTED by express or draft or check
sent any National Bank the United States when
the scholarship will be returned by mall signed Dy the
President of the Board OF Trustees JOSEPH s. FISHER
ESQ.,. and the Dean OF the Faculty, w. PAINE, NJ L.
All orders for scholarships other business OF the UNI
yersty should be addressed to Professor W. PAINE, NJ
D., Philadelphia, Pa.