Corps Altsachsen Dresden

The Corps Old Saxony is a student association in Weinheimer Senior Convent (WSC ), the second oldest umbrella organization of German student fraternities. The Corps brings together students and alumni of the Dresden University of Technology and other universities in Dresden. The Dresden Old Saxons established four rectors of today's TU Dresden and have in university history of the city of central importance.

Principle

The principles of its umbrella organization, the Weinheimer Senior Convent (WSC ), according to the Corps Old Saxony represents the principle of tolerance. This means that the Corps takes a neutral stance on political issues and as a group of persons not representing any single political direction.

The single Corp. Member can operate it privately politically independently. This confirms the Corps that everyone enrolled at a Dresden University male student can become a member regardless of ethnicity, nationality, religion and political ideology. What matters according to its own specification, are personality and strength of character.

Des Corps takes further the academic achievement principle, which means that each full member shall produce a university degree to be taken after performance of its duties in the Corps in the old boys' association of the connection. This referred to as Philistrierung step ensures that the principle of " science and friendship" enough was done.

The Corps admits his obligation striking connection to the scale length. The scale length is understood as an extreme situation in which a student Corp with a cool head retains a clear position. The preparation and hosting of such serves to strengthen and examination of the character of each member, hence the requirement for successfully managing several duels results before a full member can achieve the status of an elderly gentlemen ( alumnus ).

Decisions are made in the Corps together on a regular convents. Save these conventions and convey as opinion -finding and decision-making platform the concept of democracy and tolerance principle of each member Corp. in daily coexistence. Decisions are supported and represented by all. Promote conventions and challenge the ability of clear opinion, criticism positively on the matter and not to speak of the person as well as selbige be assumed to be to wear as an elected representative for the community responsibility can.

Couleur and motto

The Corps is a colorful supporting connection. Full members are outwardly " gray - contest green-gold with golden percussion " to recognize the tape into the compound colors. Members on probation, called foxes, wear a fox tape in " gray - green with golden percussion contest ".

The colors of the Old Saxons have no - as usual - heraldic, but a literary model. They come from the quote from Faust I of Goethe " Grey, dear friend, is all theory, and green the golden tree of life. " (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I ). Therefore, the heraldic maximum occurring in Spain, or rather very rare color gray.

The motto of the Corps " Litteris et amicitiae " ( German: "Science and Friendship "), underlines the solidarity among its members and to the general and university education. The weapons saying " Nil nisi officium " ( German: "Nothing if not the obligation " ) confirms that each member as a student Corp. has a commitment to scale, but this may not exaggerating. The scale length is considered part of the corp student education, but not as a center derselbigen.

History

Founded as an association for the maintenance of free speech

The Corps goes back to the Old Saxons, founded on October 31, 1861 Association for the maintenance of free speech in the premises of the Italian village. Following the initiative of the civil engineer Baron Carl von Wagner, the Privy Councillor Prof. Dr. phil - Dr.- Ing eh involved, Theodor Albrecht, building inspector Rudolph Benkert, and financial and Baurat civil engineer Rudolph rich iron Stuck in the Long Pavilion of the Italian village, which at that time " Helbig 's establishment " sources said. The connection was a statute and was free hitting with some members of 1868, before it was renamed the following year in connection Academic Polyhymnia. The motto " Litteris et amicitiae " (Science and friendship) was adopted on June 25, 1880, at the request of Victor Zeuners. With the formulation of an option award and the adoption of the tricolor of the way for the adoption of its own coat of arms was paved.

Role of the Old Saxons in the appointment of the Technical University of Dresden

With a variety of secret government and educational councils in their ranks members of the fraternity in the 1880s supporting in the appreciation of the former Polytechnic were involved to college: After years of courtship with the Government of the Saxon state, been which founded in 1871 from the Kingdom of Saxony was the appointment of the Royal Saxon Polytechnic Dresden to Royal Saxon Technical University of Dresden took place in 1890. in this context, the academic principle was the same year at Polyhymnia at the request of the honorary Senator of the Technical University Dresden, Dipl. -Ing. Fritz Zeuner introduced. Fritz Zeuner was the eldest son of Prof. Dr. Gustav Zeuner, after which the Zeuner - construction of the TU Dresden is named today. The major influence in the transition to an elected Rector, the then Professor and last director of the Polytechnic Gustav Zeuner. By 1900, the university also received the right to award doctorates and was able to give to deserving scientists and entrepreneurs in addition to regular and honorary doctorates. Also at this step were members of the Corps Old Saxons bearing portion. The first Ehrenpromovend the university was Friedrich Siemens.

Establishment of free Percussive connection Franconia

With the entry of some compounds in Dresden umbrella organizations and the demolition of the " Pauk and greeting ratio " with the " fraternity Cheruscia Dresden " in 1899 the upcoming duels can no longer be covered. In July 1899 set up five inactive Polyhymnier the " free Percussive connection Franconia " (later " Corps Franconia Dresden "). The initial capital is provided by the AHV of " free smiters connection Polyhymnia Dresden ". The colors of the " Franconia " are " green -white-black ". The " free Percussive connection Polyhymnia Dresden " and the " free Percussive connection Franconia Dresden " join together in 1900 to the " Dresdner connection Cartell " (DVC ).

Accession to the Weinheimer Senior Convent and renamed Corps Old Saxony

In order to guarantee its members a stable Paukverhältnis, Polyhymnia joined in 1927 the Weinheimer Senior Convent and was renamed Old Saxons in Corps. The name change of Polyhymnia in Corps Old Saxons came under pressure from the WSC. Lots of the local connections joined in a similar form to the increasingly powerful confederations and cultivated by Nunan exclusively with their members Paukverhältnisse.

During National Socialism

Similar to other compounds, the Corps suffered in the era of National Socialism under the supervision of the Nazi state and the pressure from the authorities. As the Corps Makaria Dresden ( emerged from the mathematics and science club Makaria, since 1929 Corps Makaria in Rudolstädter Senior Convent ) was in staffing difficulties, it merged with the Corps Old Saxony 1934, retaining the name Corps Old Saxony Dresden. 1936, the Corps was finally forced under pressure from the Nazis to the self-dissolution, a fate shared by all connections with liberal demokrtischem ideas.

Reconstitution in the postwar period

In 1950, the Old Saxons Corps was reconstituted at the University of Cologne and merged in 1953 with the Corps Gothia Dresden ( founded as a glee club of the military - Vetereinärmedizinischen students of the Veterinary School of Dresden on July 8, 1888 since 1911 Corps Teutonia, from 1913 at the RSC). The Old Saxons were initially based in Cologne - Lindenthal, later in Cologne- Marienburg. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the Corps returned Old Saxons in 1994 with the help of the Blue cartel, which it had joined in 1993 at the Technical University of Dresden back. 1997 involved the connection their new house Corp. directly on the campus of TU Dresden.

Blue cartel

The Blue cartel poses with his four member Corps ( Saxo - Thuringia Munich, Hannoverania Hanover, Old Saxony and the Berlin Corps ) is the largest cartel in Weinheimer Senior Convent (WSC ) dar.

Since 1993 Member of the Blue cartel, the Old Saxons understand together with the members of the other three corps of the Blue cartel as a corps with different location of the university, different names and colors. The close relationship is maintained in frequent mutual visits and joint events, such as regular balls and boat parties:

" According to the observations submitted to the completion of the cartel, the cartel explanation Corps understood in the sense of ideological unity as a corps, each with a different name and different colors at a different location of the university. "

The source of the Blue cartel put the contract closing on April 24, 1874 between the country teams Hannoverania Hanover and Feronia (later Teutonia ) Berlin is, both at the time the " Berliner SC veterinary Landsmannschaften " belonged. Over the years, joined the cartel:

With the Corps Marko - the blue Guestphalia Aachen cartel maintains friendly relations that result in regular visits of the Member Corps in Aachen and the Marko -Westphalia in the cities of the Member Corps.

Prominent members

• Hans Görges (1859-1946), physicist, professor of electrical and Rector of the Technical University of Dresden from 1914 to 1915.
• Walther Heise, Upper Regierungsbaurat and site manager of Erich Müller- construction, construction of Jante and Zeuner construction of the TU Dresden.
• Heinrich Koch (1873-1945), Upper Regierungsbaurat and construction manager of the Beyer- construction of the TU Dresden and the main building of the Saxon Central State Archives Dresden
• Martin Johann Krause, Rector of the Technical University of Dresden, 1894 - 1896 and 1919 - 1920
• Siegfried Meurer (1908-1997), father of the " Flüstermotors " and Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Aachen.
• Immanuel Hermann Rietschel (1847-1914), founder of the field of study " Heating and Air Conditioning" in engineering
• Oskar August Reuther, Rector of the Technical University of Dresden 1932-1934
• Hermann Rietschel, Rector of the Technical University of Berlin from 1893 to 1894.
• Malwin Rossberg, Regierungsbaurat and site manager of Fritz forester and construction of the Walter Königsbau the TU Dresden
• Baron Carl von Wagner (1843-1907), engineer of the railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
• Fritz Zeuner, Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Dresden
• Carl Carpenter (1926-2001), business brokers and business consultants