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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGrpv

The Philadelphia University Of Mi,
cine and Surgery was organized in ,SV V'
Chartered by the Legislature Fe'ruavT'' y
1858. Name changed ly Iesislotiv" y, y
actment to the Eclectic Medical ('rlle.ss'II
Philadelphia in 1850 In 1863 II nrrr I, o,s
the Pennsylvania Medical COLLEGE r,,st
lished in 1912. and the PHILADELPHIA Max MAX
cal College which had previously 'I 'n",
merged into the Pennsylvania Medico,rS
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn Ms1.
ical University. The Trustees of tha ' wv
crate schools united. petitioned. and *.
tanned a special act Of the Legislature rO O~
solidating these institutions and cLonyr,
t'leir names to that of the PhiladenLi,r
University of Medicine and Surucry' Wnrss
10. 1865. All these various acts Are D n,
llShed In the statutes of. Pennsylvania
The cost Of the building and museum wac
over one hundred thousand dollars. twill
be observed that the University. as nav
organized. is the legal Representative oI
the four medical colleges that b has Al.
sOrbed. 1t is liberal school of meljci IN
confined to no dogma. nor attached to ANY,
medical clique; hut embraces in its teach.
ings everything Of value to the profession
SEssI0Ns.-lt has two full sessions rsr6
year. commencing on the Isl of OroIr,
and continuing until the lst of January a,
its first session, and from the lst0f Janua.
ry to the lst Of April as its second; lIr
two constituting one full course of lecture,
1t has also Il summer session. commencing
the lst of April and continuing until IN,
gust, for tl.e. preparatory branches. sncD a;
Latin, Greek. Mathematics. Botany. ZcOIO.
gy. Chemistry. Anatomy, Physiology etc
TlCKETs.-.Tickcts to the full corleOt
lectures Sl20, or $50 for each session. For
the summer or preparatory course S95.-
Graduating fee $50. To aid youAq men Of
moderate means. the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS. whichaIe
sold to lirst-cOurSC students for SIS, and
secOnd-course students and clergympN t0l
$50 each constituting the holder life
member, with the perpetual privileges d
the lectures. and all tle.teachngs Of the
school. The only additional fees are
yearly disscctinG and matriculating tiche.
each of which is So.
IHE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding scholarship can CD.
ter the College at any time during The ypat
attend as long as he chooses. and re.cN,v,
the institution as frequently a, desired
1t requires no pre-, ious 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 the time
The candidate for graduation can pre,rtt
himaelf 1T any time ana receive his degt,
a. soon as qualified
In case a student should hold scholar.
ship and not be able to attend Lectures
can be transferred to another, thus Ilt
venting any loss.
Parents. guardians. or friends OF students
wishing to purchase scholarship. for tUcN
year or more before their ATTENDANCE At
the University. can secure them by adryH'
ing onc-halt the price. and paying jt'
balance when the student enters. PbysI.
clans and benevolent men can bcsIcW gTeil
nentlt upon poor young men by present.
irS them scholarship and thus enabling
them TO Obtain an honorable profession.
lie Faculty cmbraC es sevCntcencmiEen
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with tia large hospital elm
lc, where every form of medical and SuTg
cal disease is operated on and treated in TN
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-The College bnili.
ing, located in Ninth street. south of Wal
nut, is the finest in the city. Ii, front Il
Collegiate gothic. and is adorned with EN-
settlements and embrasures. preSentngi
novel; bold, and beautiful appearance. ih
facade is of brown stone. ornamcittd by
two towers rising TO the elevation Of eisn
tV feet and crownnb uitL nu .nhuitlpl