The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-20
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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

TT1HE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF MED1-
CINE AND SURGERY was organized IN 184S.
Chartered by The Legislature, February 26. 1883.
Narse changed by q legislative enactment TO the
Eclectic hedic,l College, OF Philadelphia, In 1860.
In 1868 1t purcnas ed the Pennsylvania Medical Col
leoe established in 1S42, and the Phiad 9phia Medi-
cL College, which had previously been N erged Into
the Pennsylvania Medical college. In 1854 1t pur'
chased the Perm Medical Univ rsity. The Trustees
Of the separat, schools united, pedtioned and OBJ.
tanned special Act of the Legislature, consolidating
these institutions and cha ginR their names 10 tnat
of the Phlladel oha University OF Medicine and Sur
gerry March 15, 1866 All these various AcIs are puO
ii. he'd In the statutes OF Pennsylvania The cost OF
the uildipg end museum was over one hundred
thousand dolllrs. It will be observed that the UNI
yersty rs now organized is the legal representative
of the four Medical Colleges that il has absorbed.
II is liberal school OF medicine, confined to no
dogma. nor attached 10 any medical chques, but
embraces in its teaching everything OF value to the
profession. ..,
mencnp on the lst OF October, and continuing unul
te LIST OF January as its first session, and from the
list OF January to the LIST OF April ns Its second; the
two constituting one lll course OF lectures 1t has
also summer session, commencing the lst Apr1
aod continuing until August for the preparator,
hranches such as Latin Greek, Mathematics, Bota
nv Zoology Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology etc
Tckets-1ickes 10 the full course OF lectures Sl2t
or $50 for ca ch session. For the summer or pre-
naratory course $25. Graduating fee SSO. 10 ale
voun1 men OF moderate means, the University hai
issued FIVE hundred scholarships, which are SOLD U
lrst-coul De students tor SIS. and TO socono-cours
students ard clergymen for $50, each constituting
the holder life member, with the perpetual PRIV
inoes Of the lectures and all the teachings OF tht
school. The only additional fees are yearly dis
sectng and matricuatng ticket. each OF which IS 80
The Idua,ltages of fSchotarships.-The student hold
tnQ q scholarship can enter the College at any tint
dsrino the rear, attend as long as he chooses ant
re.er,ter the institution as frequently as de-red.
n reouires no previous reading or study to ente
t,e IIniyer dty on scholarships, hence, all prlVat
tuition fees are saved. ...,,.
Students by holding scholarships, can proSecu'
other business cart of the time.
1ha candidate for graduation can present n1msel
q, an tm. and receive his degree as soon as quan
fed. ,ah.,, ecb,,orebin an,
ot ne ahlr to attend lectures 1t can be transferred
n anothcl, thus preventing any loss
Parents guardians or trends OF stuoents WisnHt
n purchase scholarship for them year or NOR
hotore he, attendance ut the University, can secur
.ra,n nv fdyauciDg one.haf the price and paylni
rhe balsp 20 when the student enters. fnysiclsn
and benevolent men can bestoW great Denent upol
moor yourg men by presenting them scnoiHrsnp
and thus enabling them to oDtain an honoraoie pio
fession. ...o, o-,,,.nt rbvs
.,.,,s and snreeons The University has associate
with Il large hospital clinic, where every iorm
medical r,nd surgical disease is operated on IN
treated II. tho presence Of the class.
u1H, G"IIpey BUiLpNa-The College building, locate
/, Ninth. street, souih Of Walnut is the finest in tn
citr fte front Is collsgiste gothic, and Is adorne
! ,vi3h embatuemeuts and embrasures, presenting
WIZ, b1id' and besutiill appearance The facad
IL of bro wn stone, ornaraened by two towers rlsin
to the elevation OF eighty feet. and crowned wit
! an smbsttled parapet. The building contains ot n
tween aty and sixty rooms all supplied win Yaie
oas and every other convenience tnnt moueru IL
mt can contribute to facilitate medical II
Sstruction only Ave hundred scholarships viii |;
;ssued and as two hundred and fifty are now sol
those Who WISH to secure one should DO 30 a. ono
Money can be ramltted by express, or draft
ns,act: eent on any National Bank IN the Unite
Sites Sites when the scholarship will be returned
mall ST 5ned by the President OF the Board OF irn ~
.S. t.o. IcsEPB s. FISHER, Esq, and the Dean OF u
Fac W PAINE ~ p .,o Al uysray GEaeIi l0s shoad sSIG
ships other business Si psISE Ino NJ B. PHilade
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