Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-03-14
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
MEDICINE and SURGERY.

The Philadelphia University Of Medicine and Surge
ry organized in 1878, Chartered by the Lcgisla-
ture, February q, 1858 Name changed by lcgisla
tive enactment to tho Eclectic Medical College of Phil
adephia In 1860 In 1868 it purchased the Pennsyya
mia Mcdiba College established in 1912, and the Phil
adelphia Medical College, which he'd been previously
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College In
1850 il purchased the Penn Medical University Tho
Trustees Of the separate schools united pctoncd and
obtained special act OF the Legislature consolidating
these institutions and changing their names to that OF
the Philadelphia University OF Medicine and Surgery
March Is, 1865. All these various acts are published
in the statutes of Pennsylvania The cost of the build
ing and museum was over one hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t will he Observed that the University, now
organized is the legal representative OF the four mcd
cal colleges that 1t has absorbed II is liberal school
of medicine, confined to no dogma, attached to any
medical clique; but embraces in its teachings every
thing of value to the profession.
SEssIoSs.-It has two full sessions each year,
mencing on the lst Of October and continuing until the
Isl of January It's first session, and from the LIST of
January to the LIST of April its second the two
shutting one full course of lectures 1t has also sum
mer session, commencing the list of April and continu
ing until August for the preparatory branches, such
as Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology Anat-
omy, Physiology, etc.
500 for each session. For the summer preparato-
ry s25. Graduating fec $50 To aid pouny
Of moderate means the University has issued fee hun
dred scholdehp, which are sold to rscourse STUDENT
for S75 and to second-course students and cergymen
for $50, each constituting the holder life member
with the perpetual privileges of the Lectures! and oil
yearly dssecting and matrculating ticket, each
of which is IS.
THE ADVANTAGES ST. SCnorARsnps-The student
holding scholarship enter the College at any time
during the year. attend long he chooses, and re-
enter the institution as frequently as desired
1t requires previous reading study to enter the
University scholarship, hence, all private tuition
fees saved
Students, by holding scholarships, can prosecute
other business part OF the time.
The candidate for graduation present himself at
any time, and receive his degree as soon as qualified
In case a student should hold scholarship and not
be able to attend lectures be transferred to ano
Their, thus preventing any loss.
Parents guardians friends of students Wishing to
purchase scholarships for them year more before
their attendance at the University, them by
advancing one-haf the price, and paying the balance
when the student enters Physicians and benevolent
men can bestow great benefit upon poor young men,
by presenting them scholarship, and thus enable them
to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons. The University has associated with 1t
large hospital Clinic where every form of medical and
ence Of the class.
COLLEGE BUIDINo-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 en-
battlements and embrasures presenting a novel, bold
and beautsful appearance. The FACADE is Of brown
sone ornamented by two towers rising to the eleya-
ton of eighty feet, and crowned with embattlcd
parapet. The building contains between fifty and
sixty rooms, all supplied with water, gas, and every
other convenience that modern improvement can con-
tribute to facilitate medical instruction. Only hyc
hundred scholarships will be issued and two hun
dred and fifty now sold, these whip wso to secure
should do at ouce. Money can be RENTED by
express, draft check sent any National bank
in the United States when the scholarship will he re-
turned by mail signed by the President Of the Board
of Trustees Jos S. Fisher Esq, and the Dean Of the
Faculty, W Paine NJ. d. All orders for scholarships
other business Of the University should be address
cd TO PRoFEssoR W. PAINE, NJ d.,
Philadelphia, Pa.