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PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
OF .
MEDICINE AND SURGERY

The Philadelphia University Of Man
cine and Surgery was organized in ,S pEp'
Chartered by the Legislature Febrna ap% a,
1858. Name changed by Legiglatvn .. a.
actment to the Eclectic Medical CAIN
in 1860. In 1863 il nurc jb1vq
the Pennsylvania Medical College t ast%
lishcd in 1S42rand the Philarclphia S W"%
cal College which had previously i 6os,
merged into the Pennsylvania MedicSo,JCygS1
lege. In 1864 it purchased the Penn MAJ
ical University. The Trustees of the soa
crate schools united, petitioned, and cRH
tanned a special act of the Legislature c nv,
solidating these institutions and chanvir,
their names to that of tile PhiladclpIio y
University Of Medicine and Surgery, NaNb
10, 1865. All these various acts are mix
lished in the statutes of PennsylyaniS~
The cost of the building and museum va,
over one hundred thousand dollars. Itwi
be observed that the University. as now ",
organized, is the legal Representative Of
the four medical colleges that it has al.
sorbed. 1t is liberal school of medici m
confined to no dogma, nor attached to any
medical clique; hut embraces in its teach.
ings everything Of value to the profession
i'A-DSloNDs-t mas WV lllll NtSSlbus phpl
year, commencing on the lst Of Octohp
and continuing until the lst of January A.
its first session. and from the lstof ,yanus
ry to the LIST of April as its second; the
two constituting one full course Of lectup
1t has also Il summer session. cOmmeDcnr
the LIST of April and continuing until Al.
gust, for the preparatory branches, sucAp
Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Botany, zool,
~. Chemistry. Anatomy, Physiology ere
Ts.-.Tickets to the full eGGIseo
lectures $l20, or $50 for each session. For
the summer or preparatory course 3d.
Graduating fee $50. To aid v0llag men Of
moderate means. the University has issued
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, which are
sold to lirst-coursc students for SIS. and
secOnd-cOurse students and clergvmen for
$50. each constituting the holder life
member, with the perpetual privileges Of
the lectures, and all the teachings of the
school. The only additional fees are
yearly dissocting and matrculatingtickA
each of which is So.
THE ADVANTAGES OF SCnOL ARsHIpS-
The student holding scholarship can en-.
ter the College at any time duringth yell
attend as long as he chooses, and rc-cnN
the institution as frequently as desired
III requires no previous reading or study
to enter the University on scholarships
hence. all private tuition fccsarc saved
Students, by holding scholarships. can
prosecute other business part of lifetime
The candidate torg graduation can prs2r;
himacif at any time and receive his degree
as soon as qualified,
In case a student should hold scholar.
ship and not be able to attend lectures,
can be transferred to another, thus pre-
venting any loss.
Parents. guardians. or friends of :tudcD
wishing to purchase scholarships for then
a year or more before their attendance a.
the University. can secure them by adyln
cling one-half the price, and paying tie
balance when the student enteIs. Phys.
clans and benevolent men can best0w great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
irg them scholarship and thus enlblll.
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seyenteenemineL
and surgeons. The UniycT,t!
has associated with tia large hospital elm
ic, where every form of medical and surg
cal disease is operated on and treated In'@
presence of the class.
COLLEGE BuILDING.-Thc College BULL
ing, located in Ninth street, south Of Wal
nut, is the finest in the city. Its trOntF
collegiate gothic, and is adorned with en-
battlcments and embrasures. presenting,
novel, bold, and beautiful appearance. Ih
facade is of brown stone, Ornamcnted y
two towers rising to the elevation of esl,,
ty feet. and crowned with AN embaliIeJ
parapet. The Building contains between
fifty and sixty rooms, all supplied WIZ
water. gas, and every other convenie0o
that modern Improvement can cOntribHt
to facilitate medical Instruction OnIy
live hundred scholarships Will be ISSUED
md as two hundred and fifty IRE now 'oIl
those who wish to secure one should 90 20
ut once. Money can be RENTED BY ~
press, or a draft or check sent on any Va
tiOnal Banl, in the United States, Wien At
will be returned by mail sIgn'
ed by the President of the Board Of Irl'.
tees. Jos. s. Fisher, Esq, and the Deanol
the Faculty. w. Paine. NJ. d. All ordeI'
for scholarships or other business OF lhv
University. should be addressed to l'role'-
'or w. Paine, VI. d., Philadelphia. Ia.