Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-09
Facts of Great Interest to All-Time and
Money Saved.


Facts of Great Interest to All-Time and
Money Saved.
ALI 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-
ton and advice.
Every one knows that in times gene by, the
great family doctors were educated in New
York and Philadelphia, but that inthese days
such is no longer the case The great cities Of
the West, Louisville, Chicago, Cincinnati, all
contain medical colleges in which thu very best
education is to be obtained.
The cost Of this education is far less than it
is in Eastern cities fact of greatinterest to
parents and guardians, and to all Interested in
medical students. Indeed 80 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 1856 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 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 $3.50 for the two. His diploma
fee cost $780, All fees amounting to $3.50 for
| the two sessions. His board for two sessions
costs $3.50, or $50 for each. The entire fees
and board costing 1920. 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 first-class medical
education. If to this amount be added that of
the increased cost Of travel it is evident that
| $500 would be q 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 fol-
this valuable information.
But there are other facts now to be given OF
even greater interest facts which show that q
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 tc
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 medica
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 II
our readers.
1t appears that the Faculty of the Louisville
Medical College have been also elected to FL
the vacant chairs in the Kentucky School o.
Medicine-one of the Oldest and best medica
colleges in this country this great compliment
having been extended to this Faculty on &C
count of the triumphant success Of the Louis
vile Medical College. AS the result, thi
Faculty teach in the Louisville Medical Col
lege from September to March, and in tn
Kentucky School of Medicine from March t,
July.
Both of these colleges are first-class institu
lions, both being connected, we see, with tn
Association of American Medical Colleges, o
which the colleges of New York and Philadel
phia are also members.
From the fact of this Faculty teaching il
these two great medical colleges, there sprin
some curious and interesting results.
Students who enter the Louisville Medic
in September or October, can, at the close o
that session in February, at once enter th
Kentucky School of Medicine, which commence
its session in March and closes at the end o
June. In the following September or octobe
these students oan again enter the Louisvill