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Stephenson House is a community involvement residence at the Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Located at 63 Charles Street West, the house hosts ten undergraduate students per year. Stephenson House is self-governed and self-regulating, and it exists with the aim of creating a living environment that supports and encourages a sense of ownership, involvement, and responsibility, both at home and in the greater community. ==History== Shortly before her demise in 1939, Mrs. Stephenson asked her husband Dr. Frederick Stephenson, a University professor in Emmanuel College, to "carry on, get a housekeeper, and take in some students to help out and keep in touch with young people."〔Ms. Collum's speech from the Stepehenson House Reunion on Saturday, May 14, 2005.〕 By July of that same year, Victoria University acquired Dr. Stephenson's properties.〔http://www.vicu.utoronto.ca/about/history/The_Toronto_Years/1928_-_1939.htm Victoria University, The Toronto Years: 1928 - 1939〕 Dr. Stephenson used the income of the property "to assist worthy students in Victoria College who plan to enter the ministry of the United Church of Canada for home or foreign service." One of the conditions that he established when the property transaction occurred, was that "if at any time the Board of Regents desires to use the property for any other purpose, it shall agree to set aside $35,000 to be used in establishing another cooperative house."〔Letter from Dr. Stephenson to the Chancellor of Victoria College, Rev. E.W. Wallace, 1939〕 In September 1940, an all-male Christian cooperative living space under the name of Stephenson House was created with the intent of providing housing to men with a Christian Vocation and who would serve the public good. As the first Don of the house, Dr. Stephenson encouraged residents to take care of the maintenance and upkeep of the house, which included cleaning and grocery shopping. His plan was to "plant deep in the students minds the spirit of cooperation."〔 Over the years, ‘serving public good’ came to overshadow and replace the ‘Christian Vocation’ aspect of the House goals. With time, the House turned into a cooperative, autonomous residence, whose community-minded members were completely responsible for its regular sustenance and financial operations. Stephenson House, as an institution, existed in several different locations. Its present location, the Charles Bird House, was built in 1884 and is a City of Toronto Heritage Property.〔http://app.toronto.ca/heritage/property.do?pid=908 Toronto Heritage Properties Inventory〕 In the 1980s, "the house experimented by adding women to its membership."〔 Currently, a total of six men and four women constitute the 2009-2010 population of Stephenson House. A new blog 〔http://www.stephensonhouse.wordpress.com Stephenson House's blog/website, started in 2009-10〕 has been created to replace the old stephensonhouse.ca that went out of commission, this will make Stephenson House more accessible to the community at large. 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「Stephenson House (University of Toronto)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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