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PHILADELPHIA UNIvERsITv
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MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University Of Mali
cine and Surgery was organized IN lRaSuN
Chartered by the Legislature Februarsc.
1853 Name changed by q Legislative"
actment to the Eclectic Medical Colleouah'
Philadelphia In 1850. In 1868 It purchSS.e.ea
the Pennsylvania Medical College. estsS
lished in 1S42. and the PHILADELPHIA W aaI
cal College which had previously Sao.
merged into the Pennsylvania Mcdra, cs ~,
lege. In 1864 1t purchased the Penn. MAJ
lcal University. The Trustees OF the ssu
crate schools united, petitiOned, and az
tanned special act Of the legislature. Gov
sOlidating these institutions and chanoin.,
their names to that of the PHILADELPHIA IS
University of Medicine and Surgery, Mara
ID, 1865. All these various acts are nuI'
lished In. the statutes of Pennsylvania
The cost Of the building and museum W.,
over one hundred thousand dollars. # w Ti'
be observed that the University, AZ no nv"
organized, Is the legal representative ",
the four medical colleges that 1t has OH
sorbed. Ii is liberal school of medicnn
confined to no dogma, nor attached to any, any,
medical clique; hut embraces in its teach
ings everything Of value to the profession
SESsIoNs.-lt has two full sessions canh
year. commencing on the LIST of Octohrr
and continuing until the LIST Of Januarv a,
Its first session, and from the LIST of Junua'
ry to the LIST of April as its second: III.
two constituting one full course of lect,,rss
1t has also summer session. comrnencinv
the LIST of April and continuing until An.
gust, for the preparatory branches. such A,
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany. ZoOlo
gy. Chemistry. Anatomy, Physiology, etc
TIcKETs.-.Tickets to the full course o
lectures 1920, or 500 for each session. Ia,
the summer or preparatory course $2S-
Graduating fee $50. To aid young men a,
moderate means, the University has issuei
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which Ar.
sold to tirst-cOursc students for $75, and IN
| secOnd-cOurse students and clergymen Fl,
$50. each constituting the holder liz
member, with the perpetual privileges NJ
the lectures, and all the teachings Of IN.
school. The only additional fees AVA, ~,
yearly dissecting and matriculatinp ticto,
each of whichis SIS. ''
| The ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding a scholarship can on.
ter the College ut any time during the ven,
attend as long as he chooses, and rc.cnts,
the institution rs frequently as desired
1t requires no previous reading or stud,
to enter the University on Scholarship!
hence, all private tuition fees are saved p'
Students, by holding Scholarships. can
prosecute other business Il part of tbetime
The candidate for graduation can prespn,
hinaelf at any time and receive his ,leoras
| rs soon as qualified,
In case Il student should hold scholar.
| ship and not be able to attend Lectures i,
can DC transferred to another, thus nra.
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends of stlplent,
| wishing to purchase scholarships for them
| a year or more before their attendance a,
the University, can secure them BY udyon.
cling One-halt the price, and paving tha
| balance when the student enters. PLysi.
clans and benevolent men can bestow GREAT
benefit upon poor Young men by present..
| ing them a scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen t,m.Iinent
| physicians and surgeons. The UNIVERSITY
has associated with tia large hospital elm.
c, where every form of medical and SURF.
cal disease is operated on and treated in Tia
presence Of the class.
COLLEGE BUILD1NG.-TheC College build.
ing. located in Ninth street. south of Wal.
nut. is the finest in the city. Its 'front.',
collegiate gothic. and is adorned with en-.
battlements and embrasures, presenlinga
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. lii,
facade is of brown stone. Ornamente0 BY
two towers rising to the elevation of eiyi.
ty feet. and crowned with an emDaltlel
parapet. The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied with
water. gas, and every other convenienc.
that modern improvement can conrribul.
to facilitate medical instruction. Only
five hundred scholarships will be issued
and as two hundred and fifty are nov sold
| those who wish to secure one should do 50
ut once. Money can be RENTED by ex.
press, or Il draft or check sent on any Ma.
tional Bank in the United States. whentl.
scholarship will be returned by mail sign.
ed by the PRESIDENT of the Board of Trls.
tees, jog, $. Fisher. ESQ, and the Dean Of
the Faculty. W. Paine, NJ. d. All order,
for scholarships or other business OF the
University. should be- addressed to PROBES
,or W. Paine, NJ. d., Philadelphia. Pa.