The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-02-20

UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND

The philadelphia University Of ALedl-
cine and Surgery was organized In bis
Chartered by the Legislature February 20
1853. Name changed by q legislative en-
actmcnt to the Eclectic Medical College q
PHILADELPHIA In 1860. In 1863 It purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College, ostab-
llshed In 1872, and the Philadelphia Medi-
cal College which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical Col
lege. In 1864 IL purchased the Penn. Med
ical University. The Trustees Of the sep
crate schools united, petitioned. and OBJ
tanned q special act of the Legislature, con-
solidating these institutions and changing
their names to that Of the Philadelphia u
University Of Medicine and Surgery, March
Is, 1865. All these various acts are pub
The cost of the building and museum was
over one hundred thousand dollars. It will
be observed that the University, as now
organized, is tho legal representative OF
the four medical colleges that it has alb
sorbcd. II is q liberal school of medicine,
confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique; but embraces In its teach
ings everything of value to the profession.
S~EssIONs.-It has two full sessions each
year, commencing Oh the LIST Of October,
and continuing until the LIST Of January as
Its first session, and from the LIST Of Janua-
~ to the LIST Of April as its second; the
two constituting one full cOurscof lectures.
1t has also q summer session, commencing
the lst Of April and continuing until Au-
gust, for the preparatory branches. such US
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, ZOolo-
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
"TIcKETs.-.Tickets to the full course of
lectures 500, or $50 for each session. For
A., ,,,~ 3, M. r,pnvNa ,sa tnpvy N pcA COZ
| Graduating fee $50. To aid young men of
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which are
sold to first-cOurse students for 1915, and to
second-course students and clergymen for
$50, each constituting the holder q life
member, with the perpetual privileges OF
/! the lectures, and all the teachings of the
lschool. The only additional fees are a
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket,
each of which Is So.
TIE ADVANTAGES or S~chnLARsHYps
The student holding q scholarship can en-
ter the College at any time durlngth the year,
attend as long as he chooses, and re-entef
the institution rs 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
prosecute other business a part Of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf ut any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified,
In case a student should hold q 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
| n ynnr nv mora hnfOrn fhair tto,Ic,, -
the University, can sccur them by adyan.
cling onc-half the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. Physi-
clans and benevolent men can bestOw great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
ing them q scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with 1t q large hospital elm
ic, where every form of medical and surgi-
cal disease is operated on and treated in tho
presence of the class. @
COLLEGE, BUILDING.-The College build
ing, located n Ninth street, south Of Wal
nut, is the finest in the city. Its front Is
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with en-
battlements and embrasures, presentinga
novel, bo.d. and beautiful appearance. The
facade is of brown stone, Ornamcnted. by
IVY IoNciS IlSlLS W tic clcNdtlOn OF elGll-
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 fifty are now sold,
those who wish to secure one should do so
at once. Money can be remitted by ex-
press, or a draft or check sent on any Ma
tlonal Bank in the United States, when the
scholarship viii be returned by mail, sign
ed by the President Of the Board of Trus-
tees, Jos, S. Fisher, Esq, and the Dean of
the Faculty, W. Paine, NJ. ID. All orders
for scholarships or other business of the
University, should be addressed to Profess
sor W. Paine, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa.