The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-03-31
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
MEDICINEAND sURGpp,

The philadelphia Uniyers,t, =.
c cl :. Snrg.ry was organized in , SseaI
Chartered ny the Legislature Felrua.@-
1893. Name changed by IcpislatIiwaly "
actmentt0 the Eclectic Medical c",,es en-.
phil9delpllla In 1850: In 1859 Il nnnw,.'stseN
the Pennsylvania Medical Collap,,.as ehasa
lished IN 1912. and the Phila,lelnII;e, vM.tak
cal Colleges which had preypn'a'iH. Me'L
merged into the Pennsylvania Mad;Sy Iees
lege. y, 1854 It purchased the pensa
lcal University. The Trustees ~ ~" y. Ned.
crate schools united. petitioned sns esp
tanned special act of the leuislatnauna Oh
solidating these institutions and I cha. con-
their names to that of the Philnds,mannglrg
University Of Medicine and Si,rrprr,p MA !.
10. 1865. All these various oct. " s March
li>hed in the statutes of PennsvsMuav lu0'
The cost of.the building and m,;sa"u'a'-
over one hundred thousand dollars wy
be observed that the UNIVERSITY nwll
organized, Is the legal rcpresrnt' ~ now :
the four medical colleges that It h has q d
sorbed. 1t Is n liberal school of ,nrd i' a.
confined t. no dogma, nor attached ~ VI. ~
medical clique; hut embraces in if. ,toAny
ings everything Of value to the pr ~, M 'I
SEssIoNs.-lt has two full sessions W,v,' y.
year. commencing on the Isl Of ns, saca
and continuing until the LIST of ,Jan Wv,uti
Its first session, and from the LIST Of 'JI a.ys
ny to the LIST of April US its second v1"a Va
two constituting one tut course of lr',,r4 VIZ
II has also u summer session. commono;'"'
the LIST Of April and continuing l,nt'l ,al
gust. for the preparatory branches su.n na u
Latin, Greek. Mathematics. Botany. Io"a
gy. Chemistry. Anatomy. Physiooyv '. .,'
TICKETs.-.TickCts to the full col;,.. W
lectures $l20. or $50 for each session ~
the summer or preparatory cours" co. w
Graduating fee $50. TO aid youno ,o n-' :,
moderate means, the University has isus u
FIVE HUNDRED SCHOLARSHIPS, Which an
tsOld to first-cOursc students for S7b and =.
secord-colIrse students and clergymumN f ~
$50. each constituting the holder ii r.
member. with the perpetual PRIVILEGES NJ
the lectures. and all the teachings Of Of tI "
school. The only additional fees ara a" :
yearly dissecting and matriculating ticEs,
each of which is 81. '
The. ADVANTAGES OF SCHOLARSHIPS
The student holding Il scholarship can on.
ter the College at any time during the year
attend as long as he chooses, and re.entpr
the institution as frequently as desired,
1t requires no previous reading or studv
to enter the University on scholarship;
hence. all private tuition fees are saved
students, by holding Scholarships. can
prosecute other business part of the time.
The candidate for graduation can present
himaelf at any time and receive his degree
rs soon rs qualified.
In ease a student should hold scholar.
ship and not be able to attend lecture, It
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 d,
the University, can secure them by alyaD.
cing Onc-half the price, and paying tic
balance when the student enters. Phvs!.
clans and benevolent men can bestow great
benefit upon poor young men by present.
iLg them a scholarship and thus enabling
them to obtain an honorable profession.
The Faculty embraces seycnteenemnent
physicians and surgeons. The UniycrSy
has associated with it Il large hospital elm.
ic, where every form of medical and surgi.
cal disease is operated OH and treated 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. Its front il
collegiate gothic. and is adorned with en-
battlements and embrisures, prcSentings
novel, bold. and beautiful appearance Tic
facade Is of brown stone, Ornameltcd BY
two towers rising to the elevation Of ciyi.
| ty feet, and crowned with an emMtel