Tzalwelgaan

't Zal wel gaan, is a student society based at Ghent University, in Flanders, Belgium, and is one of the oldest student societies in Belgium.

Since its conception, the student fraternity was characterized by its progressive, Flemish, and liberal nature. It supports the total separation of church and state.

History

't Zal wel gaan (aka TSG 't Zal wel gaan), was created in 1852, by students at the Atheneum of Ghent. The most prominent among these was Julius Vuylsteke. [http://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=vuyl003]
Soon afterwards, the association moved its action radius to Ghent University. Where it continued its activities with other Political Philosophical student societies. [http://www.ugent.be/nl/voorzieningen/archief/studenten/info/verenigingen/TSG.html]

During the Nineteenth Century, the student society became notorious for its Anti-clericalism and played an important role in the Flemish Movement's struggle for the use of Dutch in Belgian education. However, the conflict of World War I soon caused an ideological crisis within the student fraternity, and Orangist sentiment made way for an anti-authoritarian concept of emancipation.

Members of "'t Zal wel gaan" later joined the resistance during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. And played a role during the controversy surrounding King Leopold III and the student revolts of May 1968.

The society still participates in ethical and political debates today, and celebrated its 150th birthday in 2002, as the oldest still existing Flemish student society. [http://www.tzalwelgaan.be/geschiedenis]

External links

* [http://www.tzalwelgaan.be Official website of 't Zal wel gaan]

References

* DBNL [http://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=vuyl003 Julius Vuylsteke]
* Ugent [http://www.ugent.be/nl/voorzieningen/archief/studenten/info/verenigingen/TSG.html Ghent University]