The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-06-19
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Of
Medicine and Surgery,

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THE Philadelphia Unlssrliy Of Medicine and sarr.
cry waa organized In ls4S, Chartered BY the LoglsiA.
inre, February 81, 1855. Name ehanGed bt a legi.la.
tive enaeiment TO the Eclote Medical College Of PHI.
adelphiA In 1850. In 1853 Il purchaasd the PennsylFa.
MIA Medical College established 10 1919, and che Phil.
AdelphiA Medical College, which had previously been
merged into the Pennaylsania Medical College. In
1864 Il p~arehaaed the Penn Medical UniversIiy. The
Trustees OF bthe separate schools united, petitloned,
and obtained a special act oftho Legislature, consoli.
dating these Institutions and changing their names 20
that Of the Philadelphh Universally OF Medicine and
surgery, March 10, lsss. An theie various acts are
puhlishaa In tho stataAs Of PenRsylvania. The cost
Of the building and museum. was over one hundred
thousand dollars. II will be observed that the Uni.
vsrity, as now organized, i4 the legal representative
Of tia tour medical colleges that II has AFFORDED. n
Is q liberal school Of medicine, eonAned 70 no dogma,
nor attached to any medical clique; but embraces In
its teachings everything Of value to the profession.
SESSIONS. 1T has two fulIsOssiona each year, CON
m0nelng on the lgt OF October, and continuing until
the lst Of January as It's ant session, and from the list
Of January tothe LIST Of April as lts second; the two
constituting one full course Of lectures. Ithas also a
summer session, commencing the lstof April and con-
tiAuins until August, Tor The preparatory branches
auch as Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, ete.
TICKETs.-Tickets 10 tho full course Of lectures
1870, OF 500 for each session. For the summer or nre.
~ParaiOry eoarse s2s. Graduating Zee $50. 10 ala
young Men Of moderate means, ihs University has is
sued ave hundred scbolarships, which are sold to aut-
course students, for SIS, and 70 second. eour students
AnA NANAh NANNu iNA nNNa N0NIlIluAluA tue nuIlrf ~
life member, with he perpetual privileges Of The lee
lures, and all the teachings Of eha school. The only
additional lees are a yearly d~lssscting aud matrleuia.
ting ticket, each OF which h IS "a
nj ADVANTAGES OF sCH0LARSHIPs.-.The
student holding q scholarship can enter tho College At
any time during the year, attend a. long As he chooses,
and Fs.enter the Institution a. frequently a. deslroG.
II requires no previous reading or study to entsr the
Univeriiiy on scholarships, hence, all private tuition
fees are saved.
students, ~ holding Scholarships, sanpueeu,o 9TH.
or buHiasss a part Of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present himself At
anytime, and receivs hs degree a soon "a qualified,
In case a student should bold a scholanhip aud not
be able 10 attend lectures, u can DO transferred to
another, thus preventing any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends Of students wishIng
to purchase scholarships fbT them year or more be.
fore their attendance a. the Unlvsrslty, can secure
them By edsaneing one-half tho price, and psying The
balance when tho student enters. Physicians and be.
neEolent men can bestOw great benefit upon poor
young men, by presenting themA scholarship, and
thus enabling them to obtain an honorable profession.
Tho Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physiclans
and surgeons The University has Associaied with It
a largo hospital clinic, where ever form Of medical
and surgical disease Ia operated on and treated In The
presence OF the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING=Ths College building. To-
Gated In Ninth Street, south Of walnut, q the ansat in
tho city. ls front is collegiate gothic, and IL adorned
with e~mbatlementg and embrasures, presenting . nov
81, bold, aud beautiful appeAranoo. The facade IL Of
brown htene, ~ornamented BY TIVE towers rising to Tia
elevation Of eighty feet, and crowned with An en-.
batled parapet. The building contains between any
and SIXTY rooms, all supplied with water gAs, and ov-
cry other eonyenionee that modern improvement can
contribute % faeihiAts medical instruction. Only ave
hundred scholarships VIII b. Issued, and As two hun.
dred and afty are now sold, those who wlsh TO secure
one shoald do 90 a. ones. Money can b remitted By
express, or a draft or check sent on any National
bank Ia the United states, when the scholarship will
BE- returned By mail, signed BY The President o. the
Board q Trustees joss. Fisher, Esq., and the Dean
Of the Faculty, W. Paine, ". d. AiEordorn for schol.
larships or other business Of the University, should BE-
Pennsylvanla.