The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-27

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
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MEDICINE AND

The Philadelphia University OF Medi.
cine and Surgery was organized In ISIs.--
Chartered by the Legislature February %
1853. Name changed by a Legislative On.
actmcnt to the Eclectic Medical Coliegea
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 IL purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College. ncIah.'
lished in 1912, and the PHILADELPHIA NJ;
cal College which ha2 previously been
merged into the rrennsy,.yanla Medical Co1l
lego. in 1864 Il purchased the Penn. Med.
ical University. The Trustees OF the sep-
crate schools united, petitioncd, and ob-
tanned O special act Of the legislature, con-
.solldating these institutions and changing
their names to that of the Philadelphia q,
University of Medicine and Surgery, March
Is, 1865. All these various acts are pub
lished in the statutes of Pennsylvania
The cost of the building 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 1t Has alb
sorbed. 1t is u liberal school of medicine,
confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique; but embraces in its teach
ings everything Of value to the profession.
S~EssIoNS.-lt has two full sessions each
year, commencing IN the lst of October,
and continuing until the 1st of January as
its first session, and from the 1stOf Janua-
ry to the LIST of April MS its second; the
two constituting one full course of lectures,
1t has also u summer session, commencing
the LIST Of April and continuing until Ali-
gust, for the preparatory branches, such us
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, Zoolo-
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TIcKETs.-.Tickets to the full course of
lectures $l20, or $50 for each session. For
the summer or preparatory course $25.-
lGradilating fee $50. To aid young men of
moderate means, the University has issued
IFIyE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which are
sold to tirst-course students for $50, and to
second-course students and clergymen for
$50, each constituting the holder u life
member, with the perpetual privileges OF
the lectures. and all the teachings of the
school. The only additional fees are Il
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket,
each of which is $5.
The ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding u scholarship can en-
ter the ColIegeat any time %duringthe year,
= attend as long as he chooses, and re-cnter
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University on scholarships,
hence, all private tuition fees Ire saved.
I Students, by holding scholarships, can
! prosecute other business a part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified,
In case a student should hold a scholar
ship and not be able to attend lectures, il
can be transferred to another, thus pre-
' venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends Of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for then
a year or more before their attendance q,
= the University, can secure them by advan.
7 cling one-half the price, and paying thu
| balance when the student enters. Physi
- clans and benevolent men can bcstOw grea'
benefit upon poor young men by present
ing them u scholarship and thus enablin!
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminen
- physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it large hospital elm
ic, where every form of medical and surgi
N cal disease is operated on and treated in tn,
presence Of the class.
tie COLLEGE BUILDING.-The College build
IT, ing, located in Ninth street, south of Wal
nd nut, is the finest in, the city. Its front i
H. collegiate gothic, and is adorned with EN-
X battlements and embrasures, presenting
OH novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. III
facade is of brown stone, ornamented b.
. two towers rising to the elevation of eigli
ty feet. and crowned with an embattle,
parapet. The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied wit
| water, gas, and every other convenience
= that modern improvement can contribut
to facilitate medical instruction. Onl
five hundred scholarships will be ISSUED
and as two hundred and fifty are now sole
those who wish to secure one should do s
2 at once. Money can be RENTED by OK
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