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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University Of Med,.
line and Surgery was organized In 1SioE
chartered by the Legislature Febrnarv 90
1853. Name changed by a legislative eno
,rtment to the Eclectic Medical Colleon
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 it purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College. estnh.
lished in lS42. and the Philadelphia MeJi.
al College which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical Col.
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn. Med
zeal University. The Trustees OF the sen.
rate schools united, petitioned, and OBJ
tanned a special act of tlie legislature. con-
.olidating these institutions and changing
their names to that of the Philadelphia u
University of Medicine and Surgery, March
ID. 1865. All these various acts are pub
llshed In the statutes Of Pennsylvania
The cost of the building and museum was
over one hundred thousand dollars. 1t will
be observed that the University, as now
organized, is the legal representative OF
the four medical colleges that it has alb
sOrbed. 1t Is a liberal school of medicine,
confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
meLical clique; hut embraces in its teach
ings everything of value to the profession.
SEssIoNs.-lt has two full sessions each
and continuing until the lst of January as
'uS .isS ~ AS'o' oahua-
ry 10 tne lst OF april AZ lts second; the
Iwo cons.l'ut,mg one luz Ioufseo lectures.
the LIST Of April and continuing until Au-
gust, for the preparatory branches. such as
Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany. Zoolo-
gy, Chemistry. Anatomy. Physiology. etc.
TIC~KETs.-.Tickets to the full course of
lectures $l2O. Oh $50 for each session. For
the summer or preparatory course $685.
H~rauua'lhH iee %2o' alu young men o.
moderote means, Tue University mas Issued
!. FIVE UNDRE sChoLAKsh!rs Wnlch are
, solo 10 hrst-couIst st,.uelts lOr @Io' ana 10
second-course stidents ana cierGymeh ior
$oO' each constituting the hoiueT u lie
Meniper. WIN lhe PelPeIual lriVleScs oI
the lectures ana al the teachih-s OF the
: school. Inc ohly aoultlohai ices are a
} yearly dlsSectlng ana matrlculatlhS tlcket,
each OF winch Is 9o'
The OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding a scholarship can en-
. ter the College ut any time during the year,
attend as long as ne chooses, and re-enteI
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous readlng or study
to enter the University on scholarships
hence. all private ttlltlOn fees are saved.
. students, by holding scholarships, car
prosecute other business a part of the time
The candidate for graduation can presen
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified.
In ease Il student should hold a scholar
y ship and not be able to attend lectures, i
,, can be transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends Of student
wishing to purchase scholarships for tlleE
a year or more before their attendance Il
tile University, can secure them by advan
cling one-half the price, and paying tn
balance when the student enters. Physl
!! clans and benevolent men can bestow grea
benefit upon poor young men by presen,
ir them a scholarship and thus enablin
them to obtain an honorable profession.
!. The Faculty embraces seventeen eminel