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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
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MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University OF Med,.
Chartered by the Legislature Februarw -
1853. Name changed by q legislativeanas
actment to the Eclectic Medical ColIeovan.
Philadelphia In 1860. In 1868 It purchsssaS
the Pennsylvania Medical College. estsSa
lished In 1842, and the PHILADELPHIA Mai
cal College which had previously hsar
merged into the Pennsylvania Mellica, ~
lege. In 1884 1t purchased the Penn. Mod
ical University. The Trustees OF the se,
crate schools united, petitioned. and ' oP
,tained . especial act of the Legislature oo Nv.
solidating these institutions and chanvinn
their names to that Of the Philadelnhis rs
University Of Medicine and Surgery. Mara,
70, 1850. All these various acts are mnhl
lished IN the statutes of Pennsylvania
The cost OF the building and museum NO.
over one hundred thousand dollars, Il vii VII
be observed that the University, "a now
organized, Is the legal representative ",
inc lour medlca! colleges that it has AL
sorbed. It Is liberal school of medicins
conmneu % no dogma, nor attached to anv
imeaicalcliaue; out embraces in its teach.
lngs everything OF value to the profession
oEss!oNs.-lt has two full sessions each
year, commencing on the LIST of Octohsrr
and continuing until the list of Janns rUea,
Its first session, and from the LIST of .Ianyna 10
ny to the LIST Of April as its second ~.
Two constituting one full course of lecf,ra.
II mas also q summer session, commencino
the LIST Of April and continuing until Az
gust, for the preparatory branches, such "a
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. Zoolo.
gy, chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc.
TlcKErs.-.Tickets to the full co;rse eI ~;
lectures $l2O, or $50 for each session. For
me summer or preparatory course $25.--
Graduating fee $50. To aid youno man n,
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which arr
sold to first-course students for $75. and IN
sec0nd-course students and clergymen fnr
$50, each constituting the holder a liz IT,
member, with the perpetual privileges ~
the lectures, and all the teachings Of tho
school. The only additional fees are a
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket
each of which is $5. ''
The ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding scholarship can on.
ter the College at any time during the wear.
attend as long as he chooses, and rc-enter
the institution as frequently as desired.
IL requires no previous reading or study
hence, all private tuition fees are saved
orStudents, by holding Scholarships, c,n
prosecute other business part of the time
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf ut any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified,
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.
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 adyan.
cling one-half the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. Physi-
clans and benevolent men can bestow preat
benefit upon poor young men by present.
Ing them a scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with 1t a large hospital elm
ic, where every form of medical and surgi-
cal disease is operated on and treated in tic
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 embrasures, presentinpa
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. Ths
facade is of brown stone, Ornamented by
two towers rising to the elevation of eieh.
ty feet. and crowned with an embattlcd
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 50
at once. Money can be RENTED BY ex-
press, or a draft or check sent on any Ma
tional Bank in the United States, when tho
scholarship will be returned by mail, sign
ed by the President of the Board of Trus-
tees, Jos, 5. 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, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa.