The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-08-08
Facts of Great Interest to AI-TIme and
Money Saved.

Facts of Great Interest to AIl-Time and
Money Saved.
All families are interested in their family
physicians. They may take quack medicines for
slight ailments, but when true sickness comes
then must come the family doctor. All are in
terested then in this matter, and every family
newspaper should give them valuable informa-
tion 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, Chicago, Cincinnati, all
contain medical colleges in which the very best
education is to be obtained.
The cost Of this education is far less than it
is in Eastern cities fact of great interest to
parents and guardians, and to all interested in
medical students. Indeed, so important in this
money question to our readers. that we must
give them information which will save for
themselves and their friends both time and
money.
In the Atlantic cities student has to pay for
two courses of lectures $155 each; or $310 for
the two. His diploma fee is $780, all fees
amounting to SS4O. His board for two sessions
is $3.50, or S14O for each. His fees and board
costing 1920. These facts and figures are
official.
In Louisville, Chicago etc., where the medi-
cal colleges are equally as good as they are in
New York the student pays for his two courses
$65 each, or s13O for the two. His diploma
fee cost $50. All fees amounting to $160 for
the two sessions. His board for two sessions
costs $3.50, or $50 for each. The entire fees
and board costing $780, 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 irst-class medical
education. II to this amount be added that Of
the increased cost Of travel it is evident that
S4OO would be moderate estimate Of the
amount saved by him. Indeed, students re-
siding in the New England and Atlantic States
can, by going to first-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 perceptors will, we feel sure, thank us for
this valuable information.
But there are other facts now to be given Of
even greater interest facts which show that
student can not only save $500 in the cost Of
his medical education, but that he can gain one
full additional course Of lectures. That is to
say, the student will, in seventeen months, OBJ
tain three instead Of two courses of lectures,
and save also $500. ........-. -.'
Among the many new catalogues of medical
colleges recently issued, that Of the Louisville
Medical College louisville, Ky.) is exceedingly
interesting. Indeed, the facts presented therein
are 80 important that we must present them to
our readers.
1t appears that the Faculty Of the Louisville
Medical College have been also elected to fill
the vacant chairs in the Kentucky School Of
Medicine-one. of the Oldest and best medical
colleges in this country; this great compliment
having been extended TO this Faculty on ac-
count Of the triumphant success Of the Louis
vile Medical College. AS the result, this
Faculty teach in the Louisville Medical Col
lege from September to March, and in the
Kentucky School of Medicine from March to
July.
Both of these colleges are frst-class institu-
tions, both being connected, we see, with the
Association of American Medical Colleges, OF
which the colleges of New York and Philadel.
phia 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 Medics
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