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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University of Noa
cine and Surgery was organized in lSl s,'I'
Chartered by the Legislature FcJrnarr' ~
1853. Name changed by Legislative o ~
actment to the Eclectic Medical CnIlouuoh..
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1853 it pnrci rve
the Pennsylvania Medical -Col,r"a I n,ssf
lished in 1912, and the PHILADELPHIA Mat ti;'
cal College which had previously hoen
merged into the Pennsylvania MedjcolCoI"
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn M
ical University. The Trustees Of tho ' .ei
crate schools united, petitioned. md '
tanned special act of tie Legislature cav Ou'
solidating these institutions and chan oGn.
their names to that of the Phladejmhioo' ny ~
University Of Medicine and Surrery W"ror,
10. 1860. All these various act, orn m',L
lished in the statutes of Pennsvly,nia
The cost of the building and m,iSeum w.,
over one hundred thousand dollars. Iiw;I
be observed that the University, n: nnm
organized. is the legal Representative ",
the four medical colleges that it bas ab.
sorbed. 1t is Il liberal school of mcIicimo
confined to no dogma. nor attached to amr
medical clique: hut embraces in ii, teacE,
| ingB everything of value to the profession
/ SEsSIoNs.-lt has two full sessions eorI
year. commencing Oh the l,t of Ortohor
and continuing until the lst of Janngrv a.
| its first session, and from the tot ,Jgnra.
ry to the lst or April Us its scconl. tHa
two constituting one full courscof lertures
IL mas aiSo summer session. cOmmenciDg
| the lSt of April and cCntiuliny mil a. az
gust. for the preparatory branches snch ",
! Latin. Greek, Mathematics, Hotonr Ion,"
~. Chemistry. Anatomy. Physiology et,,
TICKETs.-.Tickcts to the inn rG,;,, y,
lectures Sl20. or $50 for each session Co ".
! the summer or preparatory course sai
Graduating tee. $50. To aid p9p6g u,c, y,
| modcrdte means. the University has i.snoI
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS. which gr,
| sold to iirst-coursc students for ST.. and n
sccond-course students and clcrrymen tor
$40. each constituting the holder jsa
member VITA the perpetual privilege. q,
| the lectures, and al the teachn~, of ,ta
school. The only additional fees arr y
| yearly dissccting and matriculatinotick.t
each of which is So. '''"'''
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCuoL ,rsp,,s
The student holding Il scholarship cnn on
ter the College ut any time durinGthc ven,
attend as long a he chooses, and rr.sn,nr
the institution as frequently az desired,
1t requires no previous rcadiug or .trly
to enter the University on .cEoIar.hin.
hence. all private tuition le are saved
Students. by holding scholarships cam
prosecute other business Il part Of fltr tfnr
The candidate for graduation can present
linlaelf at any time and receive hi. decree
rs soon a. qualified.
In case a student should hold n scholar
ship and not be able to attend lecture, il
can he transferred to another. thus ur,.
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians. or friends Of student,
! wishing to purchase scholarship, for them
Il year or more before thGir attendance AT
the University. can secure them BY advau.
cing one-half the price, and paving the
| balance when the student enters. pIv.-
| clans and benevolent men can bcstow great
benefit upon poor young men by prp,rut-
| Ing them scholarship and thus enabling
| them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces >cvcntrcnrmiueut
| physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it LARGE hospital elm.
where every form OF medicaland surgi-
cal disease is operated on and treated in tbe
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-The College build
ing. located in Ninth street. south of Wal.
nut. is the finest in the city. Ii. front /.
collegiate gothic. and is adorned with EN-.
battlelnents and embrasurcs. pre,entinga
novel. bold. and beautiful appearance. The
facade is of brown stone. Ornumcntpd M
two towers rising to the elevation of cigh.
ty feet. and crowned with an cmbattlpd
parapet. The building contain, between
fifty and sixty rooms. all supplied with
water. gas, and every other convenience
that modern Improvement can contribute
to facilitate medical instruction. Only
live hundred scholarships will be issued
and as two hundred and iiitv are now sold
those who wish to secure one should do %
at once. Money can be 'rclnitted bv e3.
press. or a draft or check sent on any Ma
tional Bank III the United States. when the
scholarship will be returned by mail. sign
ed by the President Of the Board of Tru.-
tees, jos, 5. Fisher. Esq. and the Deanot
he Faculty. W. Paine. NJ. ID. All order,
for scholarships or other business OF the
University. should be addressed to PROBES
sor W. Paine, NJ. d., Philadelphia. Pa.