The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-27
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

TNHE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDI-
CINE AND SURGERY was organized in 1s4s.
Chartered by the Legislature. February 26, 1853.
Nara changed 6y iegsSappss e5sS.enI 70 1ssn a1e
In 1858 1t purctas ed the Pennsylvania Medical Col
leqe established In tS42, and the Phiad 9Ihia Med1-
cal College, which had previously been ~ crged into
theiPennsylvania Medical college. In 1884 1t pur.
chased the Penn Medical Univ gsity. The Trustees
Of the separate schools united. pedtoned and OBJ
tainsd special Act Of the Lepisature, consolidating
these institutions and cha ging their names that
of the Philadelphia University of Medicine and Sur
cery March Is, 1866. An these various Acts are pub
ushed In the statutes of Pennsylvania The cost OF
the LuildinR and museum was over one hundred
thousand dollars. 1t will be observed that the Uni
yersty as now, organized, is the legal representative
of the four Medical Colleges that it has absorbed.
Il Is O liberal school Of medicine. confined to no
dogma, nor attached 10 any medical clfques, but
embraces In i teaching everything OF value TO tine
profession. .,
rneucne on the 1st of October, and continuing until
the lat Of january, its first session, and from the
1st of Janunry to the 1st OF April, as its seeond the
two constituting one full course Of lectures 1t has
also q summer session, commencing the LIST April
aod continuing until August, for the preparatory
branches. such as Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Bota-
nv, Zoology. Chemistry Anatomy, PHYSIOLOGY, etc.
TcketsSTckets 10 the full course Of lectures Sl2O
or sac for eaoh session. For the summer or pre-
narntory course S25. Graduating fee $50. 10 aid
vounp men OF moderate means, the University has
Issued Eve hundred scholarships, which are sold TO
Hrst-course students tor S76, and to secopdeourse
studeuts and clergymen for $50, each constituting
the holder q life member with the perpetual Priv
leoes of tho lectures, and all the teachings tf the
school. The only additional fees are a.y eariy dis
socting and marculating ticket each OF which is 80
TAe Advantages of fSchoLarshipi. student hold.
ine a scholarship can enter the College at any time
durinr the year, attend as long as he chooses and
re-enter the institution ss frequently as de-ired.
It requires no previous reading or study to enter
n1a
tuition fees are saved
stndents. by holding scholarships, can prosecute
other business part OF the time.
The candidate for graduation can present n1mseii
at any time, and receive bis degree as soon aa
In case student should hold scholarship and
not be able to attend lectures 1t can be transferred
10 another, thus preventing any loss
Parents. guardians or friends OF students wishing
m nur,hase scholarship for them year or more
before their attendance at the Universally can secure
them by advancing one-ha1 the price ana paying
the balance when the student enters. PnyHlclans
and benevolent men can bestow great beneht upon
roor vonnp men By presenting them scholarship,
and thus enabling them to obtain an honorable pro-
fession.
clans and surgeons. The University has associated
with Il large hospital clinic, whele every form Of
medical and surgical disease is operated on and
treated in the presence OF he class
GoIIFor BuIIpna.-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 embellishments and embrasures presenting a
novel. bold, and beautiful appearance. The facade
Is Of brown stone ornarnented by two towers rising
to tho elevation OF eighty feet, and crowned with
an embattled parapet The building contains be-
tween fty and sixty rooms, all supplied with water
GAS and every other convenience that modern i'm
1roysment can contribute to facilitate medical In
struction. Only five hundred scholarships VIII be
issued, and as two hundred and fifty are now SOLD
~. .h IN
Money can be RENTED by express, or draft or
check sent on any National Hank in the United
States, when the scholarship will be returned by
mail signed by the President of the Board Of Irus.
Eocnitv " PAINE. NJ D.. All orders for scholar.
ahips or other business of the University, should be
addressed to Professor W. PAINE, NJ. D., Philadel'
phia, Pa.