The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-03-05
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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF HA
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University OF Maj,
Chartered by the Legislature Febrnasso :.
actment to the Eclectic Medical Colleneen'
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1868 It purcbsso
the Pennsylvania Medical Collevc. naaasseea
iished in 1912, and the PHILADELPHIA MAD a%o
cal College which had preylouslv haa.''
merged into the Pennsylvania Medica, III
lege. In 1864 II purchased the Penn. MI
ical University. The Trustees of tho sou
crate schools united, petitioned, and "K
tanned Il special act of the legislature. cS~ %
solidating these institutions and hans sn.
their names to that Of the Philndelph}s% ~
niyersity Of Medicine and Surgery. Ma,ot
Is, 1865. All these various acts are nnSHAi
lishea in the statutes of Pennsylyanfgo" ''
Tho cost Of the building and museum wo.
over one hundred thousand dollars, II vii.
be observed that the University, as no,,
organized, is the legal Representative =,
the four medical colleges that it has ~
sorbed. II !; q liberal school q ;[uodi;o; ~
confined TO no dogma, nor attached to ANY,
medical clique; but embraces in its teacS!.
ings everything, of value to the profession
SEssIONs.-lt has two full sessions "a"h
| HCuIs COlhiiiOiISlhS III uAC lsU VI OQf0hn,
and continuing until the 1st of Januarv az
ry to the LIST of April us its second ~.
two constituting one full course of lectnr Ms
It has also a summer session, commencin"
the 1st of April and continuing until Az
gust, for the preparatory branches. snch y,
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. Zon,%"'
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology. etS
TICKEfs.-.Tickcts to the full conrse y;
lectures $l2O, or $50 for each session. EN,
thasummer or preparatory course So5""
Glyhuating fec $50. To aid uouNg men \,
moderate means, the University has issueJl
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS. which as
sold to f%irst-cOurse students for $75, and IN
second-cOurse students and cleryymen fSr
$50, each constituting the holder a liS
member, with the perpetual privileges ot
the lectures, and all, the teachings Of tho
school. The only additional fees are A
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket,
each of which is S..
The ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding a scholarship can en-.
ter the College at any time during the wear.
attend as long as he chooses, and re-cpter
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
prosecute other business n part of the 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 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.
cling One-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.
irg them u 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 hospita. Gin.
ic, where every form of medical and surgi.
cal disease is operated OIL and treated i Tho
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 Is
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with EN-.
battlements and %embrasurcs, presentinga
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. The
facade Is of brown stone, Ornamented by
two towers rising to the elevation of eigh.
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 II should do 50
at once. Money can be RENTED by cx-
press, or a 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 Board OF Trus-
tees, Jos, s. Fisher, Esq, and the Dean of
the Faculty, w. Paine, NJ. d. All orders
for scholarships or other business OF the
University, should be addressed to Profess
sor W. Paine, NJ. d., Philadelphia, Pa.