The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-10
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Ia TX
The Philadelphia University of u.,,
cine and Surgery was organized in ,,o"w'l-
Chartered by the Legislature Fehruaao.n,,-,
1853 Name changed by Lcrlsloti"aay ~
actmcnt to the Eclectic Medical co me en-.
philadelphia IN 1860. In 1863 il nn n,IIse q
the Pennsylvania Medicalt, ollr~n ,e',lsed
lshed In 1912, and the PhiladelpIl, VW,.h ,!'
cal College which had preyiousiy 'iHcal'
merged into the Pennsylvania Medisso,ES en
lege. In 1864 It purchased the Pom" lMIoi'
icnl University. The Trustees Of tho Act'
crate schools United, potitioned any my sep
tanned u special act of the legislntnrnau Oh
solidatng these institutions and cha.eco!l'
their names to that of the PhjlnleL"%h"Is.in,
University Of Medicine and Surgery, Marci
Is. 1860. All these various acts Are mnI
lishcd In the statutes of PENNSYLVANIA
The cost of the building and museum "' w.,
over one hundred thousand dollars, If w Sns
be observed that the University, a. now Now,
organized, is the legal rcprcscntativ"" 0 v,
the four medical colleges that It Inns or 4"
sorbcd. 1t is liberal school Of med i' ~" Vs.
confined to no dogma, nor attached IN a, n.y.
medical clique; hut embraces in lis t o"%I'
ings everything Of value to the profes sI,'''
SEssIONs.--lt has two full sessions '.ah
year, commencing on the Isl of Oc, cIvn
and continuing until the lst of Januor,V W
its first session. and from the lstof ,Jon,r az
ny to the lst of April AS its second. tI,
two constituting one full course of lcctu WV
1t has also II summer sess ion, commcn"''
the lst of April and continuing until A.
gust, for the preparatory branches, such u,
Latin. Greek, Mathematics. Botany, Io"l%
gy. Chemistry. Anatomy. Physoioyv o,.,
TICKETsA.Tickets to the fun c0r,scnt
lectures $f20, or $50 foreach session. rNs
the summer or preparatory course 50;
Graduating fee $50. To aid gonna men y,
modcrdte means. the University has ISSUED
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS. which nr,
sold to iirst-cOursc students for $7J, and IL
secOnd-cOlrse students and clcr.ynpn nr
$50. each constituting the holder A lis il.
member. with the perpetual privileges Ol
the lectures. and all the TEACHINGS Of tba
school. The only additional fees are
yearly dissectinG and matriculatilw ticker
each of which is 50.
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding Il scholarship can en-.
ter the College ut anytime huring the year.
attend as long rs he chooses, anu .c.cntrr
the institution as frequently Us desired,
1t requires no previous rpudin. or stulv
to enter the University on scholarship.
hence. all private tuition teesair saved,
Students. by holding SCHOLARSHIPS can
prosecute other husncsSa part Of lifetime,
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf at any time and receive his Gcarcp
as soon as qualified.
| oil l,,l n
ship and not be able to attend Lectures, il
can be transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians. or friends of students
wishing to- purchase scholarships for them
a year or more before their attendance at
=. the University. can secure them by adyuu
cing one-halt the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. phy.i.
clans and benevolent men can best0w gIegt
benefit upon poor young men hy present.
ire them Il scholarship and thu. enabling
, them to obtain Nn honorable profession
The Faculty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with i'll large hospital elm
= ic. where every form of medical and slUgi
cal disease Is operated on and treated in the
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-Thc College bniId
ing, located in Ninth street, south Of Wal
Enut. is the finest in the city. lis front i
collegiate gothic. and is adorned with EN-.
battlcments and embrasures. prcscntnga
novel. bold, and beautiful appearance. Tile
l. facade is Of brown stone. ornamchted by
two towers rising to the elevation of cgN.
ty feet. and crowned with an cmmttI,J
. parapet. The building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms. all supplied with
water. gas. and every other convenicno
that modern Improvement can contribwc
y. to facilitate medical instruction. Only
five hundred scholarships will be Issued
and as two hundred ana liftS are now >od
those who wish TO secure one should do 70
at once. Money can be RENTED by N.
press, or a draft or check sent on any Ma
tional Bank in the United states. whenthe
scholarship will be returned by mail, sigh
ed by the President of the Board Of l'rU;'
tees. Jos, $. Fisher, Esq. and the DeanG
the Faculty. W. Paine, NJ. d. All Or.c,
for scholarships or other business OF tie
University. should BIZ addressed to PrOls-
sor W. Paine, VI. d.. Philadelphia. Pa.