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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
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The Philadelphia University Of Medi. 81
cine and SURGERY was organized inl94s.Lc
Chartered by the Legislature February ID
1858. Name changed by a legislative en-.
actment to the Eclectic Medical College a /,
Philadelphia In 1860. In 1868 II. purchased
the pennsylvania Medical College, estnb- b
lished IN, 1s42, and the Philadelphia Mcdi- .
cal College which had previously been
merged lntOthe Pennsylvania Medical Coz
iege;. IN 1854 II purchased the Penn. Med. =
ical University. The Trustees Of the sep
crate schools united, petitioned, and Of. s.
tained q special act of the legislature, con.
sOlidating these institutions and changing
tlieir names to that of the Philadelphia Il,
University OF Medicine and Surgery, March
10, 1865. All these various acts are pub
llshed In the statutes of Pennsylvania
The cost Of the building and museum was
over one hundred thousand dollars. 1t will
be observed that the University, rs now
organized, Is the legal representative OF
the four medical colleges that 1t has alb
sorbed. 1t is u liberal school Of medicine,
confined To no dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique; hut embraces in it's teach
ings everything of value to the profession.
SEssIONs.-It has two full sessions each
year, commencing on the LIST of October.
and continuing until the LIST Of January as
its first session, and from the lstof Janua-
ry to the LIST Of April az its second: the
two constituting one full course of lectures,
II has also u summer session, commencing
the LIST Of April and continuing until All,
gust, for the preparatory branches. such a.
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. Zoolo-
gy. Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TICKETs.-:Tickets to the full course Of
lectures $l2O, or $50 for each session. For
tne summer or preparatory course $685.
| Graduating fno 2C0 To Al
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which are
sold to first-cOurse students for S75, and to
second-course students and clergymen for
SOO, each constituting the holder a life
member, with the perpetual privileges OF
the lectures, and all the teachings Of the
school. The only additional fees are a
yearly dissecting and m%atriculating ticket,
each Of which is %.
The ADVANTAGES OF SCMoLARsHfps.--
The student holding q scholarship can en-
ter the College at any time during the year,
attend as long as he chooses, and re-enter
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study
hence, all private tuition fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships. can
prosecute other business a part of tile time.
The candidate for graduation can presen,
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified.
In case a student should hold a scholar
ship and not be able to attend lectures. il
, can be transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for them
a year or more before their attendance at
: the University, can secure them by advan.
InInr nnn.hnIf fha nVian n~1 ..s. - -
balance when the student enters Physi-
clans and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
irg them a scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession. :
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it a large hospital elm
ic, where every form Of medical and surgi-
cal disease Is operated on and treated in the
= presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-The College build
. ing, located in Ninth street. south of Wal
nut, is the finest In tie city. lis front is
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with en-
= battlements and embrasures, presenting n
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. The
} facade is of brown stone, ornamented by
two towers rising TO the elevation of eigl-
ty feet. and crowned with an embattled
parapet. The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied with
water. gas, and every other convenience
that modern improvement can contribute
to facilitate medical instruction. Only
five hundred scholarships will be issued,
and as Two hundred and .iily are now sold,
those who wish to secure one should do so
. at once. Money can be RENTED by en-
press, or q draft or check sent on any Ma
tional Bank in the United States, when the
scholarship will be returned by mail. sign
ed by the President Of the Boart; OF Trus-
tees, Jos. 5. Fisher, Esq, and tie Dean of
the Faculty. w. Paine, n. ID. All orders
for scholarships or other business OF the
University, should be addressed to Profess
sor W. Paine, NJ. D, Philadelphia, Pa.