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MEDICINE AND sURGERry,,

The philadelphia UNIVERSITY Of M.a,
cine and Surgery was organized in lSsoul'
! Chartered by the Legislature Febrnsrssos.
1858. Name changed by a legislatirayN
actment to the Eclectic Medical C ol,eeen en-
Philadelphia In 1850. In 1853 it pur"S Ssee
the Pennsylvania Medical COLLEGE . assse
lished in 1S42, and the PHILADELPHIA STS. MAJ,
cal College which had previo,lsls he s!
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical %s IN
lege. In 1854 1t purchased the Penn MG MI
ical University. The Trustees OF The leu
crate schools united, petitioned, and 'op'
tained q special act Of the Legislature c W.
sOlfdating these institutions and chanSUG;aa'
their names to that of the Philadelnh;si
University Of Medicine and Surgery, Ma,%ol
ID, 1855. ALI these various acts are nnS
lished In the statutes of Pennsylyaniaa
The cost of the building and museum W.,
over one hundred thousand dollars. II w5 s
be observed. that the University, az now %a
organized, is the legal Representative O y,
the four medical colleges that it has Oh IL
sorbed. 1t is liberal school of medicinS
confined TO no dogma nor attached to any,
medical clique; but embraces in its teac5.
ings everything OF value to the profession
SEssIoNs.-It has two full sessions ea"S
year, commencing on the LIST of Octohss
and continuing until the lst Of Janusrv =,
its first session, and from the LIST Of Janlua :.
ry to the LIST of April. as IL secondi ' ~.
two constituting one full course Of lecturs re-,
| It has also a summer session, commenc; aH
the LIST Of April and continuing until An.
gust, for the preparatory branches, such .,
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, zoolo..
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, etc
4 mr. -.Nfakofo fn tho f,,l os' WV
lectures $l20, or, $50 for each session. ESr
Graduating fee $50. To aid gouno p,eu a,
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which Ar.
sold to firstlcourse students for SIS, and In ~
| secOntf.cOurse students and clergymen q.
$50, each constituting the holder a ia
member, with the perpetual privileges n,
the lectures, and all the teachings 81 th h.
school. The only additional fees ara
4 yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket
each of which is So. s'e' 'sr
The ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS. :.
The student holding scholarship can en-.
ter the College at any time during the wear
attend as long as he chooses, and re-entp,
the institution as frequently as desired.
It requires no previous reading or Study
to enter the University on scholarships;
hence, all private tuition fees are saved
|, Students, by holding scholarships, can
prosecute other business part of tile Zine
The candidate for graduation can present
Ihimaeif at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified,
In case student should hold scholar
ship and not be able to attend lectures il
can be transferred to another, thus pre-.
venting any loss. -'a''.a'' ''"s.'.. .''.ssse.s
Parents, guardians, or friends of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for them
year or more before their ATTENDANCE at
the University, can secure them by adyaD
cling one-half the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. Plwi
clans and benevolent men can bestOw great
benefit upon poor young men by present
ing them scholarship and thus cnablm.
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seventeen emncn.
physicians and surgeons. The Universty
has associated with it large hOspitalcln
ic, where every form of medical and surgi.
cal disease Is operated on and treated in tn.
presence Of the class.
COLLEGE BU1LDING.-TheC College build.
ing. located in Ninth street. south of Wal.
nut, is the'tinest in thereby. Its 'front.';
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with en-.
battlements and embrasures, presentipvs
p novel. bold, and beautiful appearance I'll,
facade is of brown stone, Ornamented BY
two towers rising to the elevation of eiyi.
ty feet. and crowned with an embatted
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 MS two hundred and fifty are now's sold,
those who wish to secure one should do 30
at once. Money can be remitted by ex.
press, or a draft or check sent on any Ma.
tiOnal Bank in the United States, whenthe
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
sorW Raine, NJ. p, Philadelphia, Pa.