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Regent's Park College dates to the foundation of the London Baptist Education Society in 1752. The appointment of the first Principal came in 1810 when the College moved to Stepney, East London. In 1855, under the then-President, Dr Joseph Angus,〔(Dr Joseph Angus ).〕 the College moved to Holford House in the centre of Regent's Park, London, where it operated as a Constituent College of the University of London. In 1927, the College moved to Oxford, with the first students arriving in 1928,〔Cooper, 1960, p. 89.〕 and matriculating under name of the then St Catherine's Society, later St Catherine's College, Oxford. After taking advantage of significant links with both St Catherine's Society and Mansfield College, Oxford to matriculate undergraduates for study within the University, the College became a full Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford in 1957. ==Origins in Stepney, East London== Regent’s Park College traces its roots to the formation of the London Baptist Education Society in 1752. The Baptist Education Society was founded around 1804 by Abraham Booth and others. This venture led to the development of the Stepney Academy in East London in 1810. At the time only members of the Church of England could take degrees at ancient universities. It was not until the Oxford University Act of 1854 that Baptists and other dissenters were admitted to the University of Oxford.〔(''University Act'' )〕 In 1810 there were only three students, but by 1850 the number had risen to 26.〔Gould, 1910, 1.〕 The premises at Stepney consisted of two large houses near Whitechapel Road. Between them was King John’s Tower. This structure, which can still be seen in the present Regent’s Park College crest, is believed to be all that remained of a royal suburban lodge.〔Cooper, R. E., 1960, 32.〕 The Anti-Slavery agitator Rev. Dr William Harris Murch served as Principal from 1827 to 1843.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bq/02-5_217.pdf )〕 In 1849, Dr Joseph Angus (Principal 1849–1893) became Principal at just 33 years old.〔Gould, 1910, p. 56.〕 At the beginning of his time as Principal, Angus admitted a small number of lay students to college. His belief was that it would benefit the ministerial students to have contact with them as well as bringing much needed finances to the Academy. After sites in Gordon Square and Primrose Hill were considered, on 12 December 1855 Angus decided to relocate the College to Holford House in the rural environs of Regent’s Park and to rename the Academy ‘Regent’s Park College’.〔Gould, 1910, p. 58.〕 Holford House was a private dwelling built in the classical Georgian style on crown land.〔Cooper, 1960, p. 61.〕 Students were able to read for university degrees in the Arts and Law, as well as training for Christian ministry. In 1856, anxious to ensure the college had a high academic standing, he sought to move closer to University College in order that closer links could be fostered with the University of London.〔Gould, 1910, p. 57.〕 From this point onwards the relationship with the University of London, which began as early as 1841,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=home )〕 began to develop and for the first time Baptist ministerial students were able to associate closely with the University of London.〔 According to Angus the links with the University drove up standards of scholarship in the college.〔Cooper, 1960, p. 63.〕 In 1901, the College became an official Divinity School of the University of London. In 1920, G. P. Gould (1896–1920) passed on to H. Wheeler Robinson the role of Principal, a post he would hold until 1942. Wheeler Robinson was educated at Regent’s Park College for one session; he then went to Edinburgh University and finally onto Mansfield College, Oxford. Wheeler Robinson believed that Oxford was a more congenial setting than London for a college. This belief, coupled with the lure of the advantages of the tutorial system and the fact that the Baptist Church remained the only Free Church denomination without a college in one of the ancient universities, led Wheeler Robinson to decide to relocate the college to Oxford.〔Gould, 1910, p. 84.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Regent's Park College, Oxford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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