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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINEAND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University 90 ",
cine and Surgery was organiysyd Ill T., ,Neli
Chartered by the Legislature Felr =" dHsr-
1853. Name changed by Legislative a. "
actment to the Eclectic Medical Coles =.
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1868 it pnrcf Seg
the Pennsylvania Medical Colleoa ,Y n''s
lished in 1912. and the PhiladelDh, N MG
cal College which had previ5usIy ' Ial
merged into the Pennsylvania McdisS,,yrge,n
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn u"' W IOi
zeal University. The Trustees Of tio a se
crate schools united, petitioned, a lnG Up y
tanned a special act of the legisafnr%n" o oo'
solidating these institutions and rhan ,eIa,
their names to that of the Philadclnh;1a'Tr
University of Medicine and Surpcrvpl W',,i
10, 1865. All these various acts arn S' ~nl
lished in the statutes of Penpsvlyoniio" O'
The cost of the building and mnsenn w.,
over one hundred thousand dollars !, m;S
be observed that the University, os = n ~m
organized, is the legal represcntniiys" ' ",
the four medical colleges that if hn. a. IL
sorbcd. 1t is Il liberal school OF med i, wv
confined to no dogma, nor attached to o"r
medical clique; but embrace, in If. t toa"T
ings everything of value to the protrs,on
SEssIONs.--lt has two full sessions no"H
year, commencing on the LIST of (JrtoIa'
and continuing until the lst of ,Jan,mry q,
its first session, and from the lstor Joma'
ry to the lst of April us its second. tbo
two constituting one full course Of lecfurD:
1t has also summer sess ion, comlnonc%,
the lst of April and continuing unhI an,
gust. for the preparatory branches snch%,
Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botonv. To"",
gy.. Chemistry. Anatomy, Physiology, etc
TICKETS to the full coi,soo,
lectures $l2O, or $50 for each session Fs,
the summer or preparatory course S2j-
Graduating fee $50. TO aid yopn1 men q,
moderate means, the University has j,srI
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which ara
sold to tirst-cOursc students for S7j and IA
secondcOurse students and clerrymcn far
$50. each constituting the holder li@
member, with the perpetual PRIVILEGES al
the lectures, and all the teachings of tbc
school. The only additional fees Are
yearly dissecting and matriculatiDgtickot
each of which is So. '''''
The ADVANTAGES OF SCuoL ,psu,ps
The student holding q scholarship can en-.
ter the College at any time dlringthe yc9r
attend as long as he chooses, and rc.eptcr
the institution as frequently as desired
| 1t requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University on sciolar,Ln.
hence. all private tuition fecsarr saved
Students, by holding SCHOLARSHIPS. can
prosecute other business Il part of lifetime,
The candidate for graduation can present
himaclf ut any time and receive his decree
rs soon as qualified.
In case student should hold Il scholar.
ship and not be able to attend lectures. it
can be transferred to another. titus pre-.
venting any loss.
| Parents, guardians. or friends Of student,
wishing to purchase scholarships for them
a year or more before their attendance at
the University, can secure them by avan.
cling one-half the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. Ply,.
clans and benevolent men can brstOw crest
benefit upon poor young men by present.
| ing them II scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces sevcntccncmincut
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with tia large hospital elm
ic, where every form of medical and SURF.
cal disease is operated on and treated in the
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-ThcC College build.
ing, located in Ninth street, south of Wal.
nut, is the finest in the city. lis fronts
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with EN-.
battlemcnts and embrasurcs, prc,enlinga
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance The
facade is of brown stone, Ornamrntcd b.!
two towers rising to the elevation of eigD.
ty feet. and crowned with an embaItIci
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 as two hundred and iiity are now sold,
those who wish to secure one should do %
at once. Money can be RENTED by el'
press, or draft or check sent on any Ma
tiOnal Bank in the United States. when the
scholarship will be returned by mail. sign
ed by the President of the Board of Tris.
tees, Jos. 5. 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 PROBES
sor W. Paine, NJ. d., Philadelphia. Pa