The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-05-12
Dissolution:
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF
MEDICIN AND surgeon

The Philadelphia University a, ",
cine and Surgery was oreanizcd III III ,a aed'
chartered by the Legislature Febrn ap'' y .
1853. Name changed by Legislatvaa'
actment to the Eclectic Medical C" GAIA u, /
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 il purclss tq
the Pennsylvania Medical Collepy ~,v ale+
llshed IN 1872, and the PhiladepIio I N"S
cal College which had prcyjousIr -I baA
merged into the Pennsylvania Medis,,CcN.a
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn N.Y.
zeal University. The Trustees Of " tho 1 ie
crate schools united, petitioned and md ' Y
tanned a special act of the legislatnro" o w.
solidating these institutions and chans .ir
their names to that of the PbilodcIn,,;ss' y
University OF Medicine and Surgery Mara
To- lS65. All these various acts are mia
llshed IN the statutes of Pennsy|yanis.
The cost Of the building and museum w.,
over one hundred thousand dollars # VIII 1
be observed that the University. AZ no I
organized. is the legal representativa ' A,
the four medical colleges that il has Oh,
sorbod. 1t is liberal school of meIicir NJ,
confined to no dogma. nor attached ia anr
medical clique; hut embraces in its tearb,
ln%s everything of value to the protessior
SEssIoNs.--lt has two full sessions eaI
year. commencing on the LIST of "Details
and continuing until the LIST of January 4,
its first session, and from the lstof Jannr
ry to the LIST of April as its second: fl,
two constituting one full course of lecture,
1t mas also summer session, cOmmencing
the LIST of April and continuing until An
| gust, for The preparatory branches, such N
Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Botany, ZoOlO
gy, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, err
TlCKETs.-.Tickets to the full course d
lectures Sl20, or $50 for each session, Fo
| the summer or preparatory course ST.
Graduating fee $50. To aid goanq men
mOdcrQte means, the University has is.up
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which an
sold to iirst-course students for S7a audn
second-coursc students and clergymcn b,
$50. each constituting the holder In
member, with the perpetual privileges d
the lectures, and all the Teachings Of thu
school. The only additional fees are
yearly dissccting and matculating ticket
each of which is rs.
TIE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding scholarship can En-.
ter the College atany time duringthcyc G
attend as long as he chooses, and m.Cnu
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous reading or :tulr
to enter the University on scholarships
hence, all private tuition ferSarc saved.
Students, by holding scholarships, can
prosecute other business q part of lifetime
The candidate for graduation can present,
lIimaclf ut any time ana receive hi. degrt
as soon as qualified.
In case a student should hold a sClOM.
ship and not be able to attend lectures. /
can be transferred to another, thus DIX,
venting any loss.
Parents. guardians. or friends ofstudaD,
wishing to purchase scholarships for then
Pa year or more before their attendance d
the University, can secure them by adral
eng onc-half the price, and paving tht
balance when the student enters. Phwi
clans and benevolent men can bcstow grel
benefit upon Door youno men by present
ing them scholarship and thus anablin:
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces sevcrteeneninel
physicians and surgeons. The University
has associated with it a large hospital elm
ic. where every form of medical and ,ur.i
cal disease is operated on and treated ntL,