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The Philadelphia Uni

The Philadelphia Uni ~
cine and Surgery was or Ife9i4 Us 'sAs
Chartered by the Legislature February q
1853. Name changed by a legislative en-.
actnient to the Eclectic Medical College Fl
Philadelphia In 1860. In 1868 1t purchased
the Pennsylvania Medical College estah-
lished IN 1912, and the Philadelphia Mctli-
cal College which had previously been
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical Col
lege. In 1854 1t purchased the Penn. Med
ical University. The Trustees OF the sep
crate schools united, petitioned, and OBJ
tanned a special act Of the Legislature, con-
solidating these institutions and changing
their names to that of the Philadelphia :
niversity Of Medicine and Surgery, Marcel
10, 1865. All these vurious acts are pub
lished in the statutes Of Pennsylvania
The cost Of the building and museum was
over one hundred thousand dollars. ltwul
be observed that the University, as now
organized, Is the legal representative OF
the four medical colleges that 1t has alb
sOrbed. 1t is liberal school Of medici ne
confined ~ no dogma, nor attached to any
me,lical clique; hut embraces in Its teach
ings everything Of value to the profession,
SEssIONs.--lt has two full sessions each
year. commencing OH the lst Of October
and continuing until the 1st Of January ~
Its first session, and from the LIST of Janua-
ry to the LIST Of April ~ Its second; thu
two constituting one full course OF lectures
II has also u summer session, commencing
the lst Of April and continuing until Au-
gust. for the preparatory branches. such III
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. ZOolo-
gy, Chemistry. Anatomy, Physiology, etc
TICKETs.-.Tickets to the full course Of
lectures $780, or $50 for each session. Fol
the summer or preparatory course S25.--
Graduating fee $50. To aid young men o.
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS. which are
sold to tlrst-cOursc students for $75, and t.
secord-course students and clergymen fol
$50. each constituting the holder litt
member, with the perpetual privileges o.
the lectures, and all the teachings OF tho
school. The only additional fees are 4
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket
each Of which Is S5.
The student holding scholarship can en-
ter the College at any time during the year
attend as long as he chooses, and re-cntel
the Institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University on scholarships
hence, all private tuition feesare saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, car
prosecute other business part Of the time
The candidate for graduation can presen,
himaelf ut any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified. ..r g. =
In case student should hold a scholar.
ship and not be able to attend lectures, il
can be transferred to another, thus pre-.
venting any loss. w .r ,I.
Parents, guardians, or friends of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for then
a year or more before their attendance al
the University, can secure them by advan.
cling One-half the price, and paying thu
balance when the student enters. Physi.
clans and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
iEg them scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it large hospital elm
ic, where every form Of medical and surgi-
cal disease Is operated on and treated in the
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUlLDINa.-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 embrasures, presenting q
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. The
facade is Of brown stone, Ornamented by
two towers rising to the elevation of eiyh-
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 one should do so
ut once. Money can be RENTED BY ex-
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, ). Fisher, Esq. and the Dean OF
the Faculty. W. Paine, NJ. ID. All orders
for scholarships or other business OF the
University, should be addressed to Profess
sor W. Paine, NJ. D., Philadelphia. Pa.