The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-01-31
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
Medicine and Surgery,

THR Philadelphia Unlyerity Of Medicine md Surg.
cry vac organized In ls4s. Chartered by the Legisla,
ture, February ~, lass, Mime changed by a legisla.
tiYe Gnae'mont 20 the Eclectic Medical College Of Phil.
adelphia In 1850. In lsda It purchased the Pennsylva,
MIA Medical College, established In lsi2, and the Phil
adelphir Medical College, which had previously been
merged into thC Pennsylvania Medical College. In
! 1861 It purchased tho Penn Medical University. The
Trustees Of The separate schools united, pctitiOned,
aud obtained n special act ofthe Legislature. eonsoli.
dating these institutions and changing their names 70
that Of the Ebil0d elpbia University Of Medicine and
Surgery, March IL, 1865. All these various acts are
p~nblishcd In the statutes Of Pennsylvania. The cost
Of the building and nsnsenm was over one hundred
Thousand dollars. 1t will be observed that the Uni
varsity, as now organized, Is the legal representative
OF the four medical colleges that II has absorbed. 1t
is \ liberal school of medicine, confined to no dogma,
nor attached to any medical clique; but embraces In
its teachings everything Of value to the profession.
/ S~ESSlOSS.-It has two full sessions each year, com
Uencing on the LIST Of October, and Continuing until
the lat VI January AsAts first soSSioa, and from the st
Of January tothe LIST OF April as its secoRd; the two
constituting one full course Of Lectures. 1t has also a
summer session, commencing the lst Of April and con.
tin uins until August, for the preparatory branches
such A. LNtin, Greek, Mathematics Botany, Zoology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TlCKETS.-TIckets to the full course Of lectures
$40, or s6efOr each session. For the summer or pre-.
paratury course $2b. Graduating fee $50. To aid
young Memo moderate means, thu University has IS.
sued Ave hupdred scholarships, which are sold to first.
course students, for S1b, and to second course students
and cl0rsym0n for $50, each constituting the holder q
life member, with the perpetual privileges of the lee.
lures, sud all the teachings Of the school. The only
adahio1sl lees are yearly diSsectlng and mstricula-
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHoLARSHIPs-The
student holding a scholarship can enter the College at
any tins during the year, attend as long rs he chooses,
and re-cnter the institution A. frequently rs desireE.
1t requires no previous reading or study 10 enter the
University On scholarships, hence, all private tuition
fees are saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, can prosecute 9th.
eT business q part Of the time.
Tho candidate for graduation can present himself at
anytime, and receive his degree As soon us qualified.
In case 4 student should hold a scholarship and not
ba able to attend lectures, It can DO transferred to
another, thus preventing any lose.
Parents, g%uaTdians, or friends Of students Wishing
10 purchase scholarships for them a year or more be-
fore their attendance at the University, cA1 secure
them by advancing one-half the pr ice, aud paying the
balance when the student eDters, Phyaicians aud be-
nevolent men can bestow great benefit upon poor
young men, by Presenting them a scholarship, and
thus enabling them TO obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embrlces seventeen eminent physicians
and surgeons. The University has associated with It
a large hospital clinic, where every form Of medical
and surgical disease is operated Oh and treated in the
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING Tho College building, To-
Gated In Ninth street, south Of Walnut, Is the finest in
the city. Its front 10 collegiate gothic, and Is adorned
with embatlements and embraSHres, presenting a nov.
Ell, bold, and beautiful appearance. The facade is of
brown 't"ne, ornameRted by two towers, rising to the
elevation Of eighty feet, and crowned with an I'm.
batled parapet. The building contains between fifty
and sixty rnoms, all supplied with water, gas, and ey-
cry other convenience that modern Improvement can
contribute to facilitate medical instruction, Only Ave
hundred scholarships will be issued, and as two hun.
bred aud any are now sold, those who wish to secure
one should do oat once. Money can be rcmitted by
express, or a draft or check sent on any National
bank Ia the United States, when the relationship will
be returned by mail, signed by the President Of the
Board of Trustees, Jos. S. Fisher, Esq., and the Dean
Of the Faculty, W. Paine, NJ. u. All orders for schol.
larrhips or other business NJ the University, should be
addressed to ProfssssrW Paine, N. D., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.