Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-11
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
MEDICINE and SURGERY.

THs Philadelphia University Of Medicine and Surge.
~ Was organized In ISIS, Chartered by the Legi-a-
turc, February q, 1859. Name changed by a lcgisls.
i've cnnctment to the Eclectic Medical College Of Phil.
hdcllhn IN 1900 In 1868 Il purchased the Pcnnsyya-
mia Mchal College, established In 1872 and the Phil.
adelphn Medical College, which he'd been previously
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical College In
1850 u purchased the Penn Medical University. Tho
Trustees of the separate schools united pcttioed and
obtained special act Of the Legislature consolidating
these Institutions and changing their to tina, 81
the philadelphia University Of Medicine and Surgery
March lb, 1865. All these various acts are published
in the statutes of Pennsylvania. The Of tho build
ing and museum was over one hundred thousand dol
lars. IL viii he Observed that the University Ms now
organized is the legal representative 1T the four nei-
cal colleges that II has absorbed II isa liberal school
Of medicine; confined to dogma nor attached to any
medical clique; but embraces in its teachings every
thing Of value to the profession.
SEssIoNs.-It has two full sessions each year COM
mcncing ON the LIST of October and continuing until tho
list of January its first session. and from the LIST OF
January TO the LIST of April its second the two con-
shutting one full course of lectures II has also a sum-
mer session, commencing the list of April and continue
ing until August, for the preparatory branches such
rs Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany Zoology, Anat
Omy, Physiology, etc.
TIcEETs.Tickcts to the full course of lectures $780,
500 for each session. For the sumner or proparato
ny course SO Graduating fee so To aid youny men
u moderate the University has issued fire hun
dred schoidrehp which sold to rscourse STUDENT
for S75, and to seconcourso students and clcrgymcn
for Sj0, each constituting tho holder life member,
with tho perpetual privileges of the lectures AMI all
the teachings of the school. The only additional fees
are yearly dissecting and natrculatng ticket each
of which is s..
The ADVANTAGES OF SCnoLARsHIPs-Thc student
holding scholarship enter the College ut any timo
during tho year. attend rs longas he chooses and
enter the Institution as frequently rs desired.
IL requires no previous reading study TO enter tho
University on scholarship, hence all private tuition
fees saved.
Students by holding scholarships can prosecute
other business part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present himself at
any time aud receive his degree soon qualified.
In case student should hold scholarship AMI not
be able Ia attend lectures II be transferred TO
ther, thus preventing any loss.
Parents guardians, friends of students Wishing to
purchase scholarships for them year before
their attendance ut the University can them by
advancing one-half 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 aud thus enable them
to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons Tho University has associated with it
large hospital clinic where every form of medical and
surgical disease is operated on and treated in the pres
cnce of the class.
COLLEGE BuILDTNG.-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
battlenents and embrasurcs presenting novel, bold
and beautsful appearance. The facade is Of brown
stone ornamented by two towers rising to the eeya;
ton OF eighty feet, and crowned with an emlattlcd
parnpet. The building contains between fifty and
sixty rooms all supplied with WATER gas and every
other convenience that modern Improvement con-
tribute to facilitate medical instruction. Only five
hundred scholarships will he issued, and two hun
drcd and hty are now sold, these whip wiso to secure
one should do so at ouce. Money he rcmitcd by
express draft check On any National hank
in the United States, when the scholarship will he
turned by mail, signed by the President Of the Board
Of Trustees Jos. s. Fisher Esq, and the Dean Of tho
Faculty W. Paine, NJ. ID. All orders for scholarships
other business of the University, should he address,
ed to PROFESSOR W. PAINE, NJ. D.,
Philadelphia, Pa.