The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-17
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
Medicine and Surgery,

THE Philadelphia Uniyerity OF Medicine and Surg
cry WAS Organized Ia 1913. Chartered by the Leglsla.
tuTc, Bebruary d, 1888. Name changed BY a legisla-
tive enactment to the Eeletc Medical College OF Phil.
aaolphla In ls60. In 1868 It purchased the Psnnsylva.
MIA Medical College, established In 1892, and tho Phil
adelphia Medical College, which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College. In
1854 It purchased the Penn Medical University. The
Trustees OF the separate schools united, petitiOned,
and obtained a special act ofthe Legislature. consoll.
dating these Institutions and changing their names 70
that Of the Philadelphia University Of Medicine and
Surgery, March Is, 1865. All these various acts are
published 10 the statutes Of Pennsylvanla. The cost
OF the building and museum was over one hundred
Thousand dollars. 1t win be observed that the Uni.
versiSy, as now organized, Is the legal representative
OF the four medical colleges that Il has absorbed. II
Il q liberal school Of medicine, confined TO no dogma.
nor aitAehedto any medical clique but embraces in
its teachings everything Of value TO the profession.
S~ESSIoNS.-It has two foil sessions each year, com
meneing on the LIST Of October, and continuing until
the LIST Of January Ns lis hst session, and from the LIST
Of January tothe LIST Of April as its secoAd thu two
constituting one full course OF lectures. It has alsoa
summer session. commencing the lst Of April and con
timing until August, for the preparatory branches
such as Latin, Grerk, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc,
TICKETS.-Tickets TO the fu1l course Of Lectures
SEQ, or 500 for each session. For the summer or pre-
paTatoTy course $50. Gradating fec 500. To ala
young Men Of moderate means, the University has is
sued i've hundred scholarships, which are sold to Arst.
course stHdenis. for SIS, and 10 second course students
and elergymen for $50, each constituting The holder 4
life member, with the perpetual privileges Of the lee
lures, and all The teachings Of the, school. The only
additional fees are a yearly d~issecting and matricula.
ting ticket, each OF which Is IS. II
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS. The
student holding a scholarship can enter the College at
any time during the year, attend rs long as he chooses,
and re-enter the Institution as. frequently as desired.
II requires no previous reading or study 20 enter the
University on scholarships, hence, all private tuition
fees are saved. ''
students, by holding scholarships, can prosecute 9th.
er business a part Of the time.
The candidate for graduation ran present himself at
anytime, and receive his degree "A soon as qualified.
In case student should hold a scholarship and not
be able 70 attend lectures, 1t -can be Transferred to
another, thus preventing any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends Of students wishing
TO purchase scholarships for them a year or more be-
fore their attendance at the University, caa secure
them By advancing one-half the price, and PAYING the
balance when the student enters. phyFicians and be-
neyolent men can bestow great heneht upon poor
young men, by presenting them a scholarship, and
thus enabling them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embreess eventeen eminent physieiAns
and surgeons. The University has associated with Il
Il large hospital clinic, where every form Of medical
and surgical disease Is operated on and treated In the
presence Of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-Ths College building, 10.
Gated In Ninth Street, south Of Walnut, Is The dnest IN
the city, lts front is collegiate gothic, and is adorned
with embatlements and embrasHres, presenting a nov
81, bold. and beautiful appearance. The facade ia Of
brown stene, ornamented by two towers, rising to the.
elevation Of eighty feet, and crowned with an en-
batled psrapet. The building contains between hfty
and sixty rooms, all supplied with water, gas, and ev-
cry other convenience that modern Improvement can
contribute to facilitate medical instruction. Only ave
hundred scholarships will be issued, and IS two hun
dred and hity are nov sold, those who wish to secure
one should do AT once. Money can be RENTED By
express, or q dram or check sent on any National
bahk in tho United States, when the scholarship viii
~ returned BY mail, signed BY the President d the
Board OF Trustees, jos. s. Fisher, Esq, and the Dean
OF the Faculty, W. Paine, N. u. All orders for schol.
larships or other business Of the University, should be
addressed 70 ProfesserW Paine, NJ D., philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.