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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
or
MEDICINE AND URGER

The Philadelphia University Of Medi.
cine and Surgery was organized In lS4S,-
Chartered by the Legislature February N
1868. Name changed by a Legislative en-
actmeut to the Eclectic Medical College o
Philadelphia In 1860. In 1853 1t purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College, cstab-
lished In 1872. and the Philadelphia Medi-.
cal College which had previously been
merged Into the Pennsylvania Medical Col
lege. In 1854 1t purchased the Penn. Med
ical University. The Trustees OF the SEN
crate schools united. petitioned. and o.
tained q special act of the Legislature. con :
solldating these institutions and changing
their names to that of the PHILADELPHIA Il,
University Of Medicine and Surgery. Mmrb
ID 1866. All these various acts Are NM.
lishcd In the, statutes Of Pennsylyania-
The cost of the building and museum wa
over one hundred thousand dollars. It vii
be observed that the University, as nov
organized, Is the legal representative q
the four medical colleges that IL has nh
sorbed. II Is Il liberal school of mcdirinn
confinedFto no dogma, nor attached to anv
medical clique hut embraces in it's tearhS.
ings everything Of value to the profession
SEssIoNs.-lt has two full sessions each
year, commencing on the lst of October
and continuing until the lst of January M
its first session, and from the LIST Of Janua.
ny to the LIST of April as Its second: the
two constituting one full course of lectures.
1t has also j. summer session, commencing
the LIST Of April and continuing until All.
gust. for the preparatory branches, such az
Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany. Zoolo-
gy, Chemistry. anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TICKETs.-.Tickets to the full course Of
lectures $3.50, or $50 for each session. For
the summer or preparatory course S25H
Graduating fee $50. To aid young men Of
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which are
sold to flrst-cOurse students for $75, and to
secOnd-cOurse students and clergymen for
$50. 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 matriculating ticket,
each of which is So.
The ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding u scholarship can en-
ter the College ut any time during the wear,
attend as long as he chooses, and r%e-enter
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University on scholarships,
hence, all private tuition fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, can
Il DIOSCCulC otlIN ouStlCSSu DlIJ u lHe Time.
The candidate for graduation can present
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. it
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-
cling Onc-half the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. Physi-
clans and benevolent men can bestow ureat
benefit upon poor young men by present
irg them u scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
Z physicians and surgeons. The University
Ihas associated with tia large hospital elm
Iic, 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 the city. Its front il
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with EN-.
battlements and embrasrres, presenting
novel. bold. and beautiful appearance. The
facade is of brown stone. ornamcnted b,
two overs rising to the elevation of eigh.
ty feet. and crowned with an embattlei
parapet. The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied witt
water, gas, and every other c0nvrnienG
. that modern improvement can contribute
to facilitate medical instruction. Only
five hundred scholarships will be issued
and as two hundred and fifty are now sold
those who wish to secure one should do SC
. at once. Money can be RENTED by ex.
: press, or a draft or check sent on any M.
tional Bank in the United States, when til,
scholarship will be returned by mail. sign
ed by the President of the Board of Trus'
tees, Jos, s. Fisher, Esq, and the Dean o
the Faculty. w. Paine, NJ. ID. All order,
for scholarships or other business OF thu
University, should be addressed to Profes.
sor W. Paine, NJ. D., Philadelphia, Pa.