The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The philadelphia University Of Nal,
cine and Surgery was organized in ,S Se'l'
Chartered by the Legislature FeLrnaaSsis-
1853 Name changed by Lepislatiuary W
actment to the Eclectic Medical Cali ~.
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 il nnro 1Igeq
the Pennsylvania Medical Colleya unused oaad
lished in 1912. and the Philadelnl,iaa S WI
cal College which had prcyionslr 'i nN
merged into the Pennsylvania Medisso,"%cee h
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn M So'
ical University. The Trustees OF tho ',cu'
crate schools united, petitioned. anJ 'eP'
tanned special act of the Legislature ~ w.
solidating these institutions and chonooGGN'
their names to that of the Philadelnh;s' "
University Of Medicine and Surgery MAJ, y
10. 1865. All these various acts ira n "re
lished in the statutes of PennsylvanpIaa o'
The cost Of the building and mlise,,n' ~ ~
over one hundred thousand dollars. T. wa, mas
be observed that the University. IA ' nnIl
organized, is the legal rcprescntativaa 0w
the four medical colleges that II In. ~ VI
sorbed. 1t is q liberal school of mel i1 ~.
confined to no dogma, nor attached to a ane
medical clique; but embraces in its t H"iy
ings everything of value to the profs s.|va'
SEssIONs.--lt has two full sessions nan
year. commencing on the LIST of Oct rIVa
and continuing until the lst of Janyarv"O vt
its first session, and from the LIST of Janu%s
ny to the LIST of April as its second I' "a,
two constituting one full course of lectu WIG
1t has also summer session, cOmmeno;N'
the lst of April and continuing unit, ins
gust, for the preparatory branches. snch u,
Latin. Greek, Mathematics, Botany. Zo","
gy. Chemistry, Anatomy, Physioiocvv' p e,.'
TICKETS.-.Iickets to the full course n,
lectures $l20, or $50 for each session, IA.
| the summer On preparatory course S9s"
Graduating fee $50. To aid young men .,
moderate means, the University has issueJi
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which a,,
| sold to trst-coursc students for $75. and :.
second-cOurse students and clefeymen "a,
$50. each constituting the holder li@
member. with the perpetual PRIVILEGES n,
| the lectures. and all tile teachings of IN"
school, The only additional fees ara "' y
yearly dissccting and matriculating ticker
each of. which is IS.
| THE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding scholarship can en-.
ter the College ut any time during the wear
attend as long as he chooses, and re.entrr
the institution as frequently as desired,
1t requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University on scholarship:
hence, all private tuition fees are saved.
students, by holding scholarships can
prosecute other business part of tile time
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified.
| In case Il student should hold Il scholar.
ship and not be able to attend Lectures, /,
can be transferred to another thus pre-.
venting any loss.
Parents, guardians, or friends of student,
wishing to purchase scholarships for them
Il year or more before their attendance at
the University. can secure hem by adyaD.
| cling one-half the price, and paying the
balance when the student enters. physi.
clans and benevolent men can bestow GREAT
benefit upon poor young men by present.
ire them Il scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces scventeencmDent
physicians and surgeons. The University
has assoc lated with it Il large hospitalcn.
ic. where every form Of medical and suygl.
cal disease is operated on and treaspd in the
presence Of the class.
COLLEGE BUILDING.-The College build.
in. located in Ninth street, south of Wal.
nut, is the finest in the city. Its rOntR
collegiate gothic. and is adorned with en-.
| battlgmcntS and cmbraslrcs, presentinga
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. Tile
facade is OF brown stone, Ornamented by
two tONc rising to the elevation Of eigh
| ty feet. and crowned with an embaltlcd
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
five hundred scholarships will be issued
and as two hundred and fifty are now .Oli
those who wish to secure one should do 30
at once. Money can be RENTED by cH
press, or a draft or check sent on any Va
tional Bank in the United States, wllentIe
scholarship will be returned by mail sign.
ed by the President of the Board Of Tru.
tees, JOS. 5. Fisher Esq, and the Dcand
the Faculty, w. Paine, NJ. ID. All Orders
| for scholarships or other cuisines OF tie
University, should be addressed to Prolc-
sor W. Paine, NJ. D., Philadelphia, Pa,