The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-05-20
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERsIr,
'eNNlaASA cs-.lste}oyy INVEST RI ~
MEDICINE.AND SURGERY

4GAWB
The Philadelphia University o. NJ,
cine and Surgery was organized In ISa0u '
Chartered by the Legislature FebrnNrS..
1858. Name changed by u legislativayA
actment to the Eclectic Medical ColiIeo'ean'
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1868 1t purcSssse.as
the Pennsylvania Medical College. astsec
lishcd in 1842, and the PHILADELPHIA MY. MN
cal College which had previously hs a.sl
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical ~
lege. In 1854 1t purchased the Penn. MI MI
ical University. The Trustees OF tls n ~
crate schools united, petitioned, and ~
tanned special act Of the Legislature .O W.
Isolidating these institutions and chans;aa'
their names to that of the PhiladelnhIss' v
University of Medicine and Surgery. NJ !. y.
Is, 1865. All these various acts ara MY
lished in the statutes of PennsylyanI.a u' 4
The cost Of the building and museum -
over one hundred thousand dol lara, ~ W. w
be observed that the University.
organized, Is the legal represent
the four medical colleges that It A.
sorbed. 1t is a liberal school of n a,
confined to no dogma, nor attached NJ
medical clique; but embraces In its .tsS sg
ings everything of value to the profeSs,oa'
SEssIONs.--It has two full sessions s s"al
year, commencing on the LIST of 0 lIs vSsl
and continuing until the LIST Of Jannsrve
its first session, and from the LIST of .Iasyuas
ny to the LIST of April us its second 1a w.
two constituting one full course Of ler. ~
~ mas as also SUMMER session, comme l,s1a
the lst Of April and continuing unt,I Y.
Sus!, ior the preparatory branches. s,,s ae Y
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. zo0,au
gy, Chemistry. Anatomy, Physiology 's Nv
IICKETS;-,Iickets to the full co ,iH, s~
lectures $l2O, Or $50 for each session "'y y. q
the summer or preparatory course so w
Graduating fee $40. To aid u0uno ,a ~1'-
moderate means, the University has i issugy
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which w.
sold to tirst-coursc students for $75. and,s
secOnd-course students and clergymen ~
$50, each constituting the holder III ~
member, with the perpetual privileges, w
the lectures, and all the teachings o of n, !.
school. The only additional fees nrs Wv
yearly dissecting and matriculatinp tiot.,
each of whichis So. '''"''
THE ADVANTAGES, OF SCHOLApsu,,,
The student holding a scholarship can ~
ter the College ut any time during the vs sn
attend as long as he chooses, and re-sn ra.
the institution as frequently as desired u"
1t requires no previous reading, ar stna.
to enter the University on scIolarShnu!!
hence, all private tuition fees are saved
Students, by holding Scholarships. r,n
prosecute other business part of tie it t ra'
The candidate for graduation can nra anV
himaelf ut any time and receive his derr0s
AS soon as qualified, e''
In case student should hold a scholar.
ship and not be able to attend lectnreS !,
can be transferred to another, thus nrr.
venting any loss. N' p'''
Parents, guardians, or friends of studep,,
wishing to purchase scholarships for th"m
q year or more before their ATTENDANCE u,
the University, can secure them by a,lv,r.
cling one-half the price, and PAVING III.
balance when the student enters, pnvs.
clans and benevolent men can bestow l,;r',
benefit upon poor young men by present.
Ing them u scholarship and thus enalln,
them to obtain an honorable profession
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminer,
physicians and surgeons. The Uniyer.itr
has associated with it large hospital elm.
ic, where every form Of medical and surr.
cal disease Is operated on and treated mil,
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-TheC COLLEGE hniN.
ing, located in Ninth street, south of MAJ.
nut, is the finest in the city. It's from !;
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with EN-.
battlements and embrasurcs, prescrtjnvs
novel. bold. and beautiful appearance, ii,
facade is of brown stone. Orllamrnted ly
two towers rising to the elevation of eub..
ty feet. and crowned with an cmbattlI
paraprt. The building contain, between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied with
water. gas, sld every other conypnirl,.
thai modern Improvement can couuibu,
to facilitate medical instruction. OrN
five hundred scholarships will be Issued,
and a two hundred and fifty are now >oN,
those who wish to secure one should do %
at once. Money can be RENTED by tx.
press. or Il draft or check sent on apy Ns.
Cional Bank in the United States. whputI.
scholarship will be returned by mail sim.
ed by the President OF the Board of rrl,.
tees. Jos. 5. Fisher, Esq, and the Deauo
the Faculty. W. Paine. NJ. u. All order,
for scholarships or other business OF I'll,
University. should be addressed to protcs-
sor " Paine, NJ. d.. Philadelp!,ia, Pa,