Burschenschaft
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Origin of Burschenschaft
literally: youth association
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For poorer students there is a cheaper form of union, called a Burschenschaft.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
Formerly, indeed, the costume, one entire singularity, and the coloured Chore-ribbands, the variegated cap, and the tri-colour of the Burschenschaft, were worn openly.
From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William
Footnote 23: Because it was the Burschenschaft riband, and therefore a great desecration to be worn by a Knoten.
From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William
The Burschenschaft, as the student brothers were called, finally formed themselves into a league comprising sixty schools; and held a famous meeting at Wartburg, 1817.
From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by Greusel, John Hubert
The gymnastic schools, as the rendezvous of the Burschenschaft, are unhappily cried down, and are thereby fallen completely into neglect.
From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William
The societies of the Burschenschaften are still considered to have a political complexion and the corps proper have no dealings with them.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
There were the Burschenschaften in Germany; the Union, and the "Aide toi et le ciel t'aidera," in France; the Order of the Hammer in Spain; the Carbonari in Italy; and the Hetairai in Greece.
From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir
The Burschenschaften societies of students had their origin in political opposition to this separation of the students into communities from the various states.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
The originators of the Burschenschaften movement, for example, were eleven students at Jena.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
The Burschenschaften are now purely social and non-political societies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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