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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University OF N.a
cine and Surgery was organized in , "saE
Chartered by the Legislature FehrnasprT,SS -
1863. Name changed by Legislative a.
actment to the Eclectic M"dioql Cg,ss,''r.
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 it pnr"o..nI
the Pennsylvania Medical Co,Ieva t ..s
lished in 1912. and the PHILADELPHIA V@ NAY
cal College which had prcviousIv ha.
merged into the Pennsylvania NIedjssa,ICyU@
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn WT
ical University. The Trustees Of the ' s,s
crate schools united, petitioned. and x
tanned a special act of the Legislature sO W.
solidating these institutions and chonSism,
their names to that Of the Philadelpliss y
University of Medicine and Surgery, MAX
10. 1860. All these various acts are NH
lished in the statutes OF pennsylvanHLp.s
The cost of the building and museum W.,
over one hundred thousand dollars, # wifi
be observed that the University. A n"s
organized. is the legal Representative \,
the four medical colleges that 1t has Al.
sorbed. 1T Is liberal school of mqlc;r,
confined to no dogma, nor attached to ar
medical clique; hut embraces in It's taach,
ings everything of value to the profa,sior
SEssIONs.--lt has two full sessions rscS
year. mencing on the LIST of Octolr
and continuing until the lst Of January \,
its first session, and from the lstof Jarrs.
ry to the lst Of April us its second. II.
two constituting one full courseot lecture
1t has also a summer session, cOmmenCin,
the 1st of April and continuing until An,
gust, for the preparatory branches, suchg
Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany. ZCOC
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology. ety
TICKETs.-Tickets to the full cCaIsr
lectures $l20, or $50 for each session. rc
the summer or preparatory course ST.
Graduating fee $50. To aid going men
moderate means, the University has s:Nl
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, whiChsr
sold to tirSt-cOursc students for SO, anls
sccond-course students and clergymenir
$50. each constituting the holder iii
member. with the perpetual privilege
the lectures, and all the teachings 9th
school. The only additional fees are,
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticket
each of which is So.
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding scholarship can en-.
ter the College at any time 1uringthe !er
attend US long as he chooses, and re.eltg
tile institution asfrequently as desired
1t requires no previous reading Or 3rg'
to enter. the University on scholarship
hence, all private tuition fees are saved,
Students, by holding scholarships, CAD
prosecute other business part OF llelia.
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf atany time and receive his degt
as soon as qualified,
In case IA student should hold sclol.g
ship and not be able to attend lecturcsh
can he transferred to another, thus pIr
venting any loss.
Parents. guardians. or friends Of stUlerl
wishing to purchase scholarships fOTIEa
Il year or more before their ATTENDANCE a
the University, can secure them by adTf
cling Onc-half the price, and paying til
balance when the student enters. PLy%
clans and benevolent men can bcStOw gTa
benefit upon poor young men by present
irg them a scholarship and thus enabll4
them to obtain IN honorable profession
The FacultyemDraces seventeen emnt0
physicians and surgeons. The unlTeFa1
has associated with it a large hospita!cirl
ic. where every form Of medical and surg
cal disease is operated on and treated lhn
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-The College Oali
ing, located in Ninth street, south Of VIZ
nut, is the finest in the city, It's irCNi
collegiate gothic, and is adorned wIlhA
battlements and embrasures, present.
novel, bold. and beautiful appearance lh
facade is of brown stone, ornameDteG ?
two towers rising to the elevation Of els;t
ty feet. and crowned with all emOalIn
parapet. The building contains bgtVri
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied n-
water, gas, and every other convene,
chat modern improvement can conlTiss
to facilitate medical instruction. VlI
five hundred scholarships will beF'aTG
and as two hundred and fifty are 40" !, S 7,
those who wish to secure one sholil 10 !.
at once. Money can be RENTED Oy a. a.
press, or a draft or check sent on any "
tional Bank in the United States W,enm'
scholarship will be returned by MAIL w.
ed by the President of the Board OF LUZ
tees, Jos. ). Fisher. Esq. and the Dea ~,
the Faculty. W. Paine. NJ. ID. All oiu i.
for scholarships or Other business o. ~ "
University, should be addres3e to llO'''
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