The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-10
Facts of Great Interest TO AlI-Tfme and
Money saved.

All families are interested in their family
physicians. They may take quack medi-
cines for slight ailments, but when true
sickness comes, then must come the family
doctor. All are interested then in this
matter, and every family newspaper should
give them valuable information and advice
Every one knows that, in times gone by,
the great family doctors were educated in
New York and Philadelphia, but that in
these days such is no longer the case. The
great cities of the West, Louisville, Chi
cago, Cincinnati, all contain medical col
leges in which the best medical education is
to be obtained.
The cost of this education is far less than
it is in Eastern cities; fact of great inter-
est to parents and guardians, and to all in
terested in medical students. Indeed, so
important is this money question to our
readers, that we must give them information
which will save for themselves and friends
both time and money.
In the Atlantic cities a student has to pay
for two courses of lectures $155 each; or
1910 for the two. His diploma fee is $50 !;
all fees amounting to $40. His board for
two sessions is $3.50, or $40 for each. His
fees and board costing $500. These facts and
figures are official.
In Louisville, Chicago, etc, where the
medical colleges are equally as good as they
are in New York, the student pays for his two
courses 500 each, or $3.50 for two. His dip
Iona fee costs $50. All fees amounting tc
$3.50 for two sessions. His board for two
sessions costs $160 or $50 for each. The
entire fees and board costing $500. These
figures are also official, and show that the
student who goes to The great colleges of the
West saves fully $500 in the cost of a first
class medical education. If to this amount be
added that of the increased cost of travel, it
is evident that $400 would be moderate
estimate of the amount saved by him. In
deed, students residing in the New Eng
land and Atlantic States, can, by going to
frst-class medical colleges in the West, save
from 5000 to $500 in the cost of medical
education. Surely these great money facts
cannot fail to interest every reader, and
cause him to bring them to the attention of
all studying or about to study medicine.
Parents and preceptors will, we feel
sure, thank us for this valuable informa-
ton.
But there are other facts now to be given
of greater interest; facts which show that
the student cannot only save $500 in the
cost of his medical education, but that he
can gain one full additional course of lee
lures. That is to say, the student will, in
seventeen months, obtain three instead of
two courses of lectures, and save also $780,
Among the many new catalogues of med
ical colleges recently issued, that of the
Louisville Medical College, louisville,
Ky.,) is exceedingly interesting. Indeed,
the facts presented therein are so important
that we must present them to our readers.
1t appears that the Faculty of the Louis
vile Medical College have been also electedJ
to fill the vacant chairs in the Kentuck
School of Medicine-one of the oldest and
best medical colleges in this country; this
great compliment having been extended to
this Faculty on account of the triumphant
success of the Louisville Medical College.
AS the result, this Faculty teach in the
Louisville Medical College from September
to March, and in the Kentucky School of
Medicine from March to July.
buttons, both being connected, we see, with
the Association of American Colleges, of
which the colleges at New York and Phila-
delphia are also members.
From the fact of this Faculty teaching in
these two great medical colleges, there
spring some curious and interesting results.
Students who enter the Louisville Med.
ical in September or October, can, at the
close of that session in February, at once
enter the Kentucky School of Medicine,
which commences its session in March and
closes at the end of June. In the following
September or October, these students can
again enter the Louisville Medical College
and graduate in February. Thus having, in
seventeen months, passed three complete
courses of lectures; whereas in seventeen
months, any other Faculty can give but two
courses Of lectures.
The students entire fees for the three
courses in these two Louisville colleges are,
we see, but $1s7, and his board for seven.