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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University Of MAJ,
cine and surgery was organized in , %vol'
Chartered by the Legislature Frlr ~ aSa'.--
1853. Name changed by Iegislativo,y 20
actment to the Eclactic Medical Gnl,ooeeh-.
Philade'phln in 1860 In 1853 if nnr r%lsvei
the Pennsylvania Medical CoIln"a ,, n,tsy
lished in lSi2, and the rhiladelnGi, G Manft
cal College which had preyi6msIv 'i ba.-
merged into the Pennsylvania Medical, | W.,
lcge. In 1861 it purchased Che Penn IGo'
zeal University. The Trustees oi tio - ie,
crate schools united, pctitioned. and 'oI''
tanned special act of The lcgislatnr"n" oo ou'
s0lidating these institutions and nian oyn.
their names to that of the phi,del",H'iSS'
University of Medicine and Surgery 1 Wan u
Is, 1865. All these various ncti ~ ,ra ha rG
liShod in the statutes Of Penusylvon?iaa ''
The cost of the building and m,iso,, ,,,' '..-
over one hundred thousand dollar. AZ , "nn
be observed that the UNIVERSITY ,i - , "mi
organized, is the legal REPRESENTATIVE '0 ",
tie four medical colleges That if hn, a, VI
sorbcd. 1t is liberal school of mr ,I' "o,
confined to no dogma, nor Nttachrd t"' any, amr
medical clique; hut embraces in its t o"HGS
ings everything Of value to the nrofa ..,Cn'
s;EssIoNs.--lt has two fun snt,inns nn"t
year. commencing on Tie lst Of Oo,o eI.n
and continuing until the lst OF .Japn, ,0Dot
its first session, and from the lstot ,JoHy" ~
ry to the LIST of April as its second. tho
two constituting one fall course of lori, vi,
1t has also Il summer session, conlmoncinn
the lst OF April and continuin~ umt,i ~
gust, for the preparatory branches, snch ",
Latin, Greek, Mathematics BOTANY, yooo.
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy. Physioio~v st.o
TICKErs.-.Tickcts to the mi coGr.o NJ
lectures $l20, or $50 for each session, Tor
the summer or preparatory course S9j-
Graduating fee $50. 10 aid y0unq men n
moderGte means, the University has i.srol
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which qr.
sold to lirst-course studcAts for S7j. and IA
sccond-cOuisc students and clrrpymep Gr
$50. each constituting the holdrr a i.e
member, with the perpetual privilege Of
the lectures. and all the tearhiDpS If tlo
school. The only additional Grgs arr y
yearly dissoctinG and mNtriculatinc ticket
each of which is 50. ''''''
TIE ADVANTAGES or SCI,of..rsu,p.
The student holding Il scholar. ron on.
ter the College at any time durnn fine vqar
attend As long rs he chooses. and rc.sntrr
the institution rs frequently AZ desired,
II requires no prcFiOu, Ica,Iipu or .tulv
TO enter the University on aci,olgr,,,i,s
hence. all private tuition faesarp saved
Students, by holding scholarships can
prosecute otler business q partorthrtimr
The candidate iOrgradualioD can present
'iimacli at any time and receive his decree
rs soon as qualified.
In case II student should hold 4 srhoIar.
ship and not he able 20 attend lectures. il
can be transferred to another. Tim, pre.
vcntingany loss,
Parents. guardians, Or friends of students
wishing to purchase SCHOLARSHIPS for Them
year or more before their Attendance NJ
the University, can secure them BY a,Iyan-
cling onc-lalf the price, and paving The
balance when the student enters rI,ys-
clans and benevolent men can lr>tow oireat
benefit upon poor young men by present.
ing them Il scholarship and rhus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embrace seycii,crncminent.
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it Il large lio,pitalrlin.
ic, where every form of medical and surgi-
cal disease is operated on and treated in The
presence Of the class. M.
COLLEGE BUILDING.--The COLLEGE, build
ing, located in Ninth street. south of Wal.
nut, is Tie finest in the CITY. ii, fronti.
collegiate gothic, ana is adorned with en-.
battiehicnts ana cinbrasUrcs, p.cscnlinga
novel; bold. ana beautiful appearance Tic
lhc1dc Is OF brown stone, ornaMenicd by
two towers rising to the elevation Of cgi-
" iect. anu crowned witt! IN CmbattlCd
parapet. The building contains between
my ana SIXTY rooms, all supplied with
water. gas, and every other convenience
4 hnt M llnt.,, u sf,,.r