The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-08-10

iHe oit ifhn-NiNunih stciichi Nol
lege at Lexington, Ky. Inns been &c
organized rs the Medical Department
OF Kentucky University. 1t is the in
teniion Of the officers of the Univers
iiy and 10 the Medical Faculty {,
make il one Of the most thorough
school. OF medicine in America. Thers
is no fact more to he deplorel thar
the partial manner in which the ma
jorit, of our Medical Colleges are ed
uca,ing young men for the practice o,
medicine; and it is the object Of thi,
school to aiI in remelying this evil a,
far as possible. The course Of study
ha. been lengthened from four and a
half months-as is usual IN medical
schools-to eight months in duration.
Daily lectures at the bedside Of the
patient and daily recitations in the lee.
ture room by the various professors,
in addition to the usual didactic lee.
tures, will be made a special feature in
the course Of instruction.
1t is much preferred that the stu,
dent should enter college at once with.
o.t the preliminary course of study in
the office Of a physician, as the faculty
consider that thi, usual preliminary
course in the majority Of instances is
but 50 much time thrown away by the
student Iii. medical education could
he made much more thorough by
spending thi. time at college.
The following !. the circular of the
institution:
FACULTY.
Robert Peter. VI. D., President OF
Faculty and Professor Of Chemistry;
J. Bryan. VI. d., Professor Of Physi'
ology aud Dean If Faculty; II. NJ.
Skillman, NJ. d., Professor Of Pac,
iice Of Medicine; W. o. Sweeney, NJ.
d., Professor Of Science and Art OF
Surgery; q. ID. Buckner, NJ. ID, Pro-
fessor OF General aud Descriptive An.
aiomy; J. l.. Stockdell. NJ. d., Pro-
fessor Of Materia Medica and Thera.
peutic.; 4. 5. Allan. VI. d., Professor
of Obstetrics aud Diseases Of Women
aud Children; J. Bryan, NJ. d., Dam,
onstrator of Anatomy.
II Is now the settled determination
Of the Medical Faculty To make the
school frst-class Medical College,
and this they are the more easily ena'
blel to do by the establishment Of
Hospitals in the city, principal among
which is the st. Joseph's Hospital.
Daily lectures at the bedside OF tn,
patient will now be made leading
feature in the course sf instruction,
A complete Dissecting Room has been
fitted up, and Practical Anatomy will
he thoroughly taught. Daily recita
tions in the lecture room by the yari'
Gus Professors. A thorough medical
education can now he obtained in tn,
city OF Lexington very cheaply. II
is the intention to put this school ON 4
footing of equality with the two very
best Medical Colleges in America, viz
Harvard, and University Of Pennsyl
vania ia-thoroughness Of Medical Edu
cation being ITS first and chief object
Boarding can he had at from 81 % Il
81 80 per week. by clubbing il car
be reduced one-half. For requisitionl
for graduation, see University cata'
logue.
FEEs-For entire course, $50; Ma
circulation ticket. s.; Demonstrator
ticket, $40. Course of study, eigh
months, beginning Sd Monday in Sep
tembcr, and ending 3d Thursday il
May.
Text Boons;-Surgery- Gross
Erichsen. Practice OF Medicine
Flint, Niemeyer. Obstetrics-Caz
eaux, Tyler Smith. Materia Medi
Biddle, Ringer. Anatomy-Gray
Physiology-Dalton, Flint. Chemis
try-Fowne, Elliott and Storer.
For further particulars, see Ken
lucky University Catalogue, or appl
TO DR. J. BRYAN,
Daan az Eaaulty