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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITy
MEDICINEAND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University Of ,ros,
cine and Surgery was organized in 1S,S'
Chartered by the Legislature Febrna apr' ~
1853. Name changed by Lcoislotivn' w.
actment to the Eclectic Medical Cnllenoo va" =.
Philadelphia in 1860. In 1863 If nnrcIs, 'ei
the Pennsylvania Medical Collr"n nstar
lished in 1912, and the PHILADELPHIA M oIi
cal College which had previously boor
merged into the Pennsylvania MedicolJCSNoIn
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn MAJ
ical University. The Trustees of thc ' sou
crate schools united. pctitioned. and oP
tanned special act of the Legislature con
sOidaUng these institutions and chonG oim,
their names to that Of the PhiladcDhio =
University Of Medicine and Surgery. Worch
10. 1865. All these various acts are nnh
lished in the statutes of Pcnnsylvanio
The cost of the building and mlseum wa,
over one hundred thousand dollars. irwin
be observed that the University. "a now m
organized, is the legal Representative ",
the four medical colleges that il hns oL'
sorbed. 1t is Il liberal school of mcdcino
confined to no dogma, nor attached 70 INV
medical clique; but embraces in its tc,"Ly
ings everything of value to the prorrs sion
SEssIoNs.-lt has two full sessions corh
year. commencing on the LIST of OctoIor
and continuing until the lst of ,Janu,rv ~,
its first session, and from the lstof ,Junu".
ry to the lst of April as its second tIo
two constituting one full course of lrcturaS
1t has also Il summer session, commencing
the LIST of April and continuing until An,
gust. for the preparatory branches. such os
Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany. Iooo.
gy. Chemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, ere
TICKETS Tickets to the tull course of
lectures sl20, or $50 for each session. For
the summer or preparatory course S25-
Graduating fee $40. To aid y0uug men m
moderate means, the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which are
sold to llrst-coursc students for $75. and 70
second-col'l'se students and clergvmen for
500 each constituting the holder Il life
member. win the perpetual privileges Of
the lectures. ana all the teachings of the
school. The only additional fees are a
yearly dlSsccting and matricuating ticket
each of which is 50. ''''''
SIHE ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding scholarship con en-.
ter the College ut any time dl,rin o. tho ynar
attend as long rs he chooses, and rr.S,,tnr
the institution as frequently as desired.
1t requires no previous realin" or .trdr
to enter the University on scIonr.bins
hence. all private tuition fees are saved,
Students, by holding Scholarships can
prosecute other business Dart of file limo
The candidate for graduation can nrr.cnt
himaelf ut any time and receive his decree
rs soon as qualified,
In case Il student should hold n scholar.
ship and not be able to attend lectures il
can be transferred to another. thus pre
venting any loss.
Parents. guardians, or friend, of students
wishing to purchase scholarships for Them
a year or more before their attendance at
tile University. can secure them bv a,iyan.
eng onc-half the price. and paving the
balance when thestlldent enters. physi-
cianS ana benevolent men can bcstOw great
Denciit upon poor young men by present.
lEg them scholarship and thus enabling
them 10 Obtain an honorable profession.
Inc facillty embraces seventeen eminent
physicians ana surgeons. The University
has associated with it, large hospital elm
lc, where every form of medical and surgi-
cal disease i operated on and treated in the
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BuILDING.-The COLLEGE build
ing, located in Ninth street, south of Wal
nut, Is the finest in the city. lis front il
collegiate gothic. and is adorned with en-.
Dattlcnenls and cmbrasllrcs, prescntinga
novel bold, and beautiful appearance. The
facade is of brown stone, Ornamenled by
TWO towers rising to the elevation of eigll.
ty feet. and crowned with an cmbattled
parapet. The building contains between
1fty ana sixty rooms, all supplied with
water. gas, and every other convenience
That modern improvement can contribute
20 facilitate medical instruction. Only
i've hundred scholarships will be issued
ma as two hundred and fifty are now sold
hose who wish to secure one should do 50
1t once. Money can be RENTED by cl-
press. or draft or check sent Oh any Ma
lonal Bank in the United States. when the
scholarship will be returned by mail. sign
ri by the President of the Board of Trus-
ees, Jos. 5. Fisher. Esq. and the Dean OF
he Faculty. w. Paine. NJ. u. Al orders
or scholarships or other business OF the
University. should be addressed to Protes-
or W. Paine, NJ. d. Philadelphia. Pa.