EDO Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturing company known primarily for manufacturing pontoons for floatplanes .
90-462: The EDO Aircraft Corporation began operations on October 16, 1925 in College Point, New York . Although its founder, Earl Dodge Osborne, had dreamed of building airplanes , his first successful product line was EDO floats . Because of a new innovative design, the use of aluminum rather than wood, and the scarcity of hard-surfaced runways in the 1920s, demand built quickly for the floats. With
180-556: A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 297/Ladder Co. 130, at 119-11 14th Road. As of 2018 , preterm births and births to teenage mothers are less common in College Point and Flushing than in other places citywide. In College Point and Flushing, there were 63 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 8 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). College Point and Flushing have
270-485: A blimp -port or office park. The printing plant for The New York Times is located in College Point as well, along the Whitestone Expressway just east of the former airport. The Tallman Island Wastewater Treatment Plant is located at 127th Street near Powell's Cove. Tallman Island was formerly a separate island, but was fused to College Point in the mid-20th century. The island formerly contained
360-622: A church. The two should never be confused. Yet in the bona fide Church school God’s grace is constantly mediated in Christ to and by each member of the Body scholastic; every member of the Body is mysteriously incorporated, “little by little,” into Christ; and in this way high standards can be set and Virtue attained by participation in Christ. "Participation" and "incorporation" were once a leading feature of Anglican theology. Muhlenberg realized, however, that "there can be no such thing as Christianity in
450-572: A collegiate charter, which meant that St. Paul's could not legally grant the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The ruination of St. Paul's left a lasting wound in Muhlenberg's heart. One of the greatest educators in American history—admired by even public school promoters—departed Long Island for good in 1847. The property was sold a few years later. But Muhlenberg's philosophy and practice of education had already been handed over to younger men who made
540-492: A community is enabled by a religious center (or established discipline) from which hospitality and tolerance radiate to the community. Muhlenberg's experience in public schools from 1818 to 1826 impressed him with the importance of Christian education, and he wanted the Flushing school to build Christian character with denominational instruction. In his 1828 pamphlet The Application of Christianity to Education , he assumed that
630-714: A former student of Muhlenberg and Kerfoot, was the founding rector of St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire (1856). Kerfoot's nephew was the founding headmaster of St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts (1865). Endicott Peabody (1857–1944) founded Groton School in 1884; acknowledging Muhlenberg's influence, he kept his portrait in his study and referred to Groton as a "church school". The founders of St. George's School in Rhode Island (1896) also cited Muhlenberg as an educational pioneer, and he influenced
720-400: A good philosophical look at what Muhlenberg and company achieved, we can see that they successfully applied Christianity to the 2,500-year-old perennial philosophy of education in the west. Muhlenberg’s approach may be called “the high-aim philosophy of education.” The target of the perennial philosophy is Virtue. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, et al., assumed that, if the target is Virtue, then all
810-484: A higher than average population of residents who are uninsured . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 14%, slightly higher than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , in College Point and Flushing is 0.0073 milligrams per cubic metre (7.3 × 10 oz/cu ft), less than the city average. Thirteen percent of College Point and Flushing residents are smokers , which
900-488: A lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 83.7% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 6 murders, 30 rapes, 202 robberies, 219 felony assaults, 324 burglaries, 970 grand larcenies, and 126 grand larcenies auto in 2018. A large New York City Police Academy campus was built near 28th Avenue and College Point Boulevard, opening in December 2015. College Point contains
990-486: A monumental contribution to the history of American education (see John Kerfoot , James Lloyd Breck , and Henry Augustus Coit). Muhlenberg rejected "vague, spiritualized Christianity." His schools blended home, school and church. These Episcopalian communities considered literature, the sciences, and moral education equally in order to mold Christian character rather than pursuing academic excellence alone. Muhlenberg defined character as not only moral goodness, but also
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#17327872077091080-505: A moral education would be based on Christianity because of his belief that God revealed himself in a particular way through Jesus Christ. Muhlenberg was confident that through the Bible, humans can glimpse the will of God and a moral education is based on knowledge of that will. A classical scholar familiar with moral goodness in the pagan world, to him the Gospel and Christianity were true and
1170-571: A new New York City Police Academy at College Point occurred in December 2009, and Phase One opened in December 2015. After several delays, Linden Place was finally renovated in the 2010s so that it would be several feet above the Flushing Airport Wetlands. The first portion of Linden Place reopened in 2015, and the remaining section was set to reopen in 2022. Though College Point is today mainly residential, it also contains significant commercial presence, as well as remnants of
1260-487: A new standard of Virtue in the world and only Christ is Virtuous; so how can a human being attain that Virtue, since human nature is severely debilitated by what all the religious traditions call “sin”? WAM understood that, if Christ is our Virtue, then incorporation into Christ in some mysterious way must be the means by which human beings can attain Virtue. In the “Muhlenberg-type Church school,” ‘Church’ does not then denote
1350-430: A once-active industrial community. Especially in the southern part of the neighborhood, there are many industrial and light commercial businesses, including what The New York Times described as "oil storage facilities, a cement plant, a Pepsi-Cola distribution facility, furniture warehouses and contractors and other small businesses". The northern shoreline was redeveloped as a medium-density residential area starting in
1440-505: A particular denomination or a mere institution; it denotes the living Body of Christ in this world, the “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church” of the Creed. The Church as the Body mystical of Christ is the “place” where human beings become part of or members of Christ. Hence the Church school is the Church in its scholastic mode. Of course, the Church is not a school, and the school is not
1530-536: A prosperous manufacturer in Brooklyn of hard rubber goods and expanded his operation to this small farming community. College Point became a factory town primarily for his workers, most of them also German immigrants, and the tycoon became a philanthropist , contributing to churches, libraries, and the Poppenhusen Institute , an educational beacon of College Point. Poppenhusen is responsible for
1620-847: A resolution to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church which became known as the Muhlenberg Memorial. The resolution calling for open-mindedness and the freedom of parish clergy to be responsive to parishioner needs, especially concerning Sunday-morning worship. Some of Muhlenberg's papers and articles were published in two volumes from 1875 to 1877 as Evangelical Catholic Papers by Anne Ayres , who also wrote his official biography from papers he saved for her (she honored his request and destroyed most of his papers after his death). In 1845, Muhlenberg moved to New York City . The following year he became rector of
1710-529: A similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city as of 2018 . While 37% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 23% have less than a high school education and 40% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 39% of Queens residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of College Point and Flushing students excelling in math rose from 55% in 2000 to 78% in 2011, and reading achievement rose from 57% to 59% during
1800-592: A small resort with a hotel and dancing and dining pavilions until the 1930s. The wastewater plant was erected between 1937 and 1939, and was dedicated in April 1939. MTA Regional Bus Operations ' Q20A , Q20B , Q25 , Q50 , Q65 , Q76 , QM2 , QM20 , QM32 lines serve the neighborhood. No New York City Subway lines have ever been built to the area, although a spur from the IRT Flushing Line (present-day 7 and <7> trains)
1890-406: A unique and highly successful method for the education of boys. In 1836, the cornerstone was laid for a new educational enterprise a mile north of Flushing. This more ambitious initiative was named St. Paul's College and Grammar School. (College Point in present-day Queens County NY is where Muhlenberg's school was situated.) Richard Upjohn designed a magnificent main building. The foundations for
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#17327872077091980-661: Is a mostly residential ethnically diverse community with some industrial areas. The neighborhood is served by several parks and contains two yacht clubs. College Point is located in Queens Community District 7 and its ZIP Code is 11356. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 109th Precinct. Politically, College Point is represented by the New York City Council 's 19th District. College Point
2070-681: Is considered the father of church schools in the United States. An early exponent of the Social Gospel , he founded St. Luke's Hospital in New York City . Muhlenberg was also an early leader of the liturgical movement in Anglican Christianity . His model schools on Long Island had a significant impact on the history of American education. Muhlenberg left his work in secondary education in 1845. Muhlenberg
2160-571: Is higher than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 71% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", lower than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in College Point and Flushing, there are 6 bodegas . The nearest major hospitals are NewYork–Presbyterian/Queens and Flushing Hospital Medical Center . College Point is covered by the ZIP Code 11356. The United States Post Office operates two post offices nearby: College Point and Flushing generally have
2250-410: Is home to St. Fidelis Parish, founded in 1856. The present church was completed in 1906. Adjacent to the church is the grave of Father Huber, the founding pastor. For over 150 years, the parish conducted an elementary school including kindergarten through 8th grades. In 1924, St. Fidelis School, a three-story building of 18 classrooms, opened its doors on the present 14th Avenue and 124th Street. In 1961,
2340-834: Is longer than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are middle-aged and elderly: 22% are between the ages of between 25 and 44, 30% between 45 and 64, and 18% over 65. The ratio of youth and college-aged residents was lower, at 17% and 7% respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community Board 7 was $ 51,284. In 2018, an estimated 25% of College Point and Flushing residents lived in poverty, compared to 19% in all of Queens and 20% in all of New York City. One in seventeen residents (6%) were unemployed, compared to 8% in Queens and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or
2430-418: Is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In College Point and Flushing, 13% of residents are obese , 8% are diabetic , and 22% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 22%, 8%, and 23% respectively. In addition, 15% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Ninety-five percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which
2520-569: Is one daily mass, and four Sunday masses, one in Spanish. St. Agnes Academic High School , a private Catholic high and independent of St. Fidelis parish, had been operating for over one hundred years. In its early years, it was very briefly co-educational, but it ultimately was restricted to girls. It was owned and staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, assisted by lay men and women. For many years, Reverend Mother Agatha, O.P.,
2610-620: The Church of the Holy Communion , a rent-free church built by his sister Mary A. Rogers. Muhlenberg founded the first American order of Protestant Episcopal deaconesses , the Sisterhood of the Church of the Holy Communion, between 1845 and 1852. His work with the sisterhood led to the 1850 establishment of St. Luke's Hospital , for which his congregation made offerings each St. Luke's Day beginning in 1847. In 1866, Muhlenberg founded
2700-694: The Edo Aircraft Corporation . The company was known for building and testing seaplanes and aircraft floats . In 1953, the Fleet Street Company sold 108 Cape Cod-style homes for $ 13,500 near 25th Avenue and 126th Street. The architect of the homes was Alwin Cassens Jr. The development was called Allied Homes. College Point Industrial Park, a commercial area and business park , was first proposed for College Point in 1960. The site, initially 300 acres (120 ha),
2790-479: The NYPD , located at 37-05 Union Street. The 109th Precinct ranked 9th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018 , with a non-fatal assault rate of 17 per 100,000 people, College Point and Flushing's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 145 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 109th Precinct has
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2880-634: The Town of Flushing , now in Queens. He arrived in America on the sailing ship Planter in the 1630s. Lawrence married the oldest daughter of Richard "Bull Rider" Smith, who founded Smithtown on Long Island . He and his wife had a son, William Jr., who married the Richard Smiths' youngest granddaughter. In 1854 the German-American industrialist Conrad Poppenhusen arrived; he was already
2970-549: The 12 classroom annex was opened. In its heyday, St. Fidelis School had almost two thousand students, from kindergarten through grade 8. When it closed, there were just over 200 students. During all of these years, it was staffed by the Dominican Sisters of Amityville (Dominican Sisters of the American Congregation of the Holy Cross). Due to significant demographic changes in College Point, the elementary school
3060-625: The 17th-century Anglican bishop John Cosin who wrote that his Anglican church was "Protestant and Reformed ... according to the Ancient Catholic Church." His position was also similar to Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800–1882), an Oxford professor and a leader of the 19th-century revival movement in the Church of England . Muhlenberg was influenced by the Oxford Movement , William White (1748–1836), John Keble , John Henry Newman, Pusey, Richard Hooker (1554–1600) and
3150-429: The 1820s, WAM noticed the deep imbalance in education. Much emphasis was placed upon educating the “head” while less and less time was given to the other aspects of human nature – the “heart.” The west still suffers from this bias. What the philosopher Charles Taylor and other observers call “the commercial culture” gave rise to many things, one of them “rationalism,” which may be defined as the inordinate self-reliance of
3240-594: The 1837 financial crisis in the United States. However, his pedagogical vision was transported to other regions by his protégés. In 1842 he helped found Saint James School in St. James, Maryland , with his assistant at St. Paul's College and Grammar School, John Barrett Kerfoot , who later became the first bishop of Pittsburgh and founded Trinity Hall School for Boys (1879) using Muhlenberg's principles. For his work in education, Kerfoot received an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University. Henry Augustus Coit (1830–1895),
3330-852: The 1839 founding of the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia . Muhlenberg consulted with EHS founding headmaster William Nelson Pendleton, and sent acolyte Milo Mahan (who taught at St. Paul's in College Point) at the request of the Bishop of Virginia. Historian James McLachlan noted the Muhlenberg schools' uniqueness in American Boarding Schools: A History (1970). Muhlenberg's religion can be difficult to describe. His mature religion may be described as Anglican Christianity with an American accent. He
3420-899: The 1850s. By "evangelical," Muhlenberg meant personal devotion to Jesus Christ, dedication to the Scriptures as the Word of God, and the responsibility to live and share the Gospel. "Evangelical" connoted what is spontaneous and Spirit-led about Christianity. By "Catholic," Muhlenberg meant the "bones" of the Faith: tradition, creeds, liturgy, and sacraments. Newman's eight-volume Parochial and Plain Sermons parallel many of Muhlenberg's views. Muhlenberg worshiped Christ without sentimentality, believing that Jesus lived in his schools, his parish church, and in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, where he ministered to
3510-536: The 1970s, when it began to get significant competition from Wipaire and their Wipline floats. The Kenmore Air Company, a small transportation company founded in the Seattle Washington area after World War II , soon augmented its charter operations with maintenance, sales and restoration work. It acquired the sales rights for EDO floats in the northwestern United States. As EDO Corporation began moving to divest itself of its aircraft-related affiliations in
3600-470: The 1980s, it sold the name and rights of EDO floats to Kenmore. College Point, New York College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens . It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing ; to the east by 138th Street and Malba / Whitestone ; to the north by the East River ; and to the west by Flushing Bay . College Point
3690-464: The 1980s. However, College Point's other residences consist largely of single-family homes from the 1920s. Based on data from the 2020 United States Census , the population of College Point was 33,625, an increase of 5,379 (19.0%) from the 28,246 counted in 2010 . In 2010, the neighborhood covered an area of 1,148.84 acres (464.92 ha) and had a population density of 21.1 inhabitants per acre (13,500/sq mi; 5,200/km ). The racial makeup of
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3780-592: The Christian tolerance of Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667). As a youth, Muhlenberg worked to become quite familiar with the Fifteen Sermons and Analogy of Religion of Bishop Joseph Butler (1692–1752). Trained in Philadelphia by William White and prepared for ordination by Jackson Kemper, he began to call his religion "Evangelical and Catholic" in the late-1840s and published a newspaper of that name in
3870-482: The Church Industrial Community of St. Johnland on Long Island . He bought 535 acres (217 ha) with 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of shorefront on Long Island Sound near Kings Park as a home for young, crippled children and the elderly. A moderate rent was charged for the cottages. Muhlenberg died on April 8, 1877, in St. Luke's Hospital, and is buried in the St. Johnland cemetery. Muhlenberg
3960-653: The Graham estate. In 1938, the 6 acres (2.4 ha) estate of Anna Schlesinger, near Ninth Avenue and 119th Street, was sold to the Daniel Corners Realty Corporation. The land had previously been part of the Poppenhusen estate. The Daniel Corners Realty Corporation bought the land to build fifty homes on the land, which it called College Estates. Arthur Allen was the architect of the houses. In 1925, Earl Dodge Osborn gave his initials to
4050-555: The United States. In 1969, EDO Corporation purchased the Wichita Division of the Weston Instrument Company. In 1969 EDO also purchased control of Electronic Equipment Engineering, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. EEE designed and produced radio/audio control equipment for long-range aircraft. EEE was moved to Wichita in 1970. The consolidated company was named EDO-Aire. By the 1980s, the light aircraft industry
4140-613: The University of Pennsylvania as a third-year student and graduated magna cum laude the following year. After divinity school , Breck went west and founded three seminaries (including Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary in Wisconsin), four boarding schools, three colleges and twenty parochial schools (including Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota ). Well-versed in the spread of Christianity during Late Antiquity , he
4230-573: The Whitestone Expressway in 1997, enabled the newspaper to expand its nationwide distribution. Also in 1997, the Queens Historical Society bestowed a "Queensmark" award on College Point, in hopes of encouraging historical preservation of local landmark architecture. There was an increase in residential development in the 1990s and 2000s; a New York Times article in March 2002 stated that 450 residential units had been developed in
4320-485: The abstract." Christianity is not a philosophy but a matter of daily practice. Teachers and administrators in the scholastic fellowship must have something, some culture, to hand over to the students. In this way, a school of a particular religious tradition has many advantages. Daily life is more natural, less forced, and the religious culture is handed down "by osmosis." Hence while Muhlenberg and his disciples were less sectarian than anyone in their generations, they saw
4410-417: The acorn gives little promise of the oak" and "The head should not be furnished at the expense of the heart." He and his scholastic heirs did not allow religion to usurp academic rigor and high scholastic standards: "Religion should never be held to account for inferior scholarship." According to Henry Coit (1830–1895), a disciple of Muhlenberg, "A high aim is better than a low one." Stepping back and taking
4500-624: The best education would incorporate them. To Muhlenberg, virtue was synonymous with Christ. According to his 1828 pamphlet, "The Law of God is the law of the school" as a pattern or blueprint. Muhlenberg strongly discouraged public comparison of weaker to stronger students, and rarely administered corporal punishment; both distinguished him from most contemporary American educators. The schools at Flushing and College Point were happy, busy scholastic brotherhoods. James Lloyd Breck (1818–1876) spent five years on Long Island with Muhlenberg and his staff. Although considered an ordinary student, he entered
4590-417: The building were completed by 1837 and the edifice of pink stone and white marble began to rise on the hill above Long Island Sound. It was not only the unfortunate financial Panic of 1837 but the party squabbling within the Episcopal Church that prevented Muhlenberg from collecting on the pledges to capitalize and endow St. Paul's. Without adequate endowment, the state legislature denied Muhlenberg's request for
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#17327872077094680-611: The first Missionary Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1835. In 1820, Muhlenberg was ordained a priest , and until 1826 he was rector of St. James' Church in Lancaster . Largely due to his efforts, Lancaster was the second public-school district created in the state. His interest in church music (particularly hymns) prompted his 1821 pamphlet, A Plea for Christian Hymns , and he compiled Church Poetry in 1823 for his parish . That year Muhlenberg
4770-534: The first free kindergarten in America. He connected College Point to Flushing by the Whitestone Branch of the Flushing and North Side Railroad . A monument on College Point Boulevard, one of the main streets in College Point, stands testament to Poppenhusen. College Point became a center for breweries and day trip resorts , and in the 1930s shifted towards the manufacturing of airplane parts. Until
4860-453: The lack of parking in nearby downtown Flushing . By 1994, the CPCP had over 100 companies. The CPCP proposed to develop a strip mall with large "mega-stores" on 20th Avenue, though this idea was initially opposed by local residents. The strip mall was developed by The Related Companies and opened in 1998; it contains a Waldbaum's , Target , BJ's Wholesale Club , and other stores. When
4950-423: The larger LaGuardia Airport , neighborhood opposition due to noise and accidents, and flooding on the runways. Its main clientele were private airplanes and blimps. Whenever northwest or southwest winds rose above 35 miles per hour, the runways would not operate. Lacking proper lighting, the runway also never allowed for nighttime usage. In 1926, approximately 100 single-family and two-family houses were built on
5040-545: The late 1980s. These buildings included three projects inside the CPCP campus, as well as another building at Linden Place and 31st Road. Floor space in these buildings rented out at an average of $ 10 per square foot ($ 110/m ), a relatively expensive rate at the time. This was due to its proximity to major transportation connections such as the LaGuardia Airport and the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge , as well as
5130-418: The mid-20th century, the partially infilled Mill Creek separated College Point from the rest of Queens. College Point was a peninsula connected to the rest of Queens by four roads: College Point Boulevard, Linden Place, 20th Avenue, and 14th Avenue; all except the last crossed Mill Creek. Flushing Airport opened in the neighborhood in 1927. Throughout its tenure, the airport was troubled by its proximity to
5220-487: The neighborhood was 40.1% (13,471) Hispanic/Latino (of any race), 34.3% (11,525) Asian non-Hispanic, 21.3% (7,176) White non-Hispanic, 2.0% (687) Black non-Hispanic, 0.7% (244) from some other race non-Hispanic, and 1.6% (522) non-Hispanic of two or more races. The entirety of Community Board 7, which comprises Flushing, College Point, and Whitestone, had 263,039 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 84.3 years. This
5310-464: The not too distant future. By 2022, the church building as well as the rectory, housing the parish priests, are the only remaining and functioning structures of the parish complex. St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church, St. John's Lutheran, and The First Reformed Church of College Point host the community's three largest congregations. The Queens Public Library 's Poppenhusen branch is located at 121-23 14th Avenue. Flushing Airport, opened in 1927 along
5400-497: The other “natural goods” (Aristotle) will come to the student in time and as a matter of course. Against the Sophists, these sages defined Virtue not as skill or proficiency in a particular art (e.g. accounting) but as skill and proficiency in being human as such. Since Virtue is general human excellence, education must in every way aim for that goal. A school must be tooled up to educate the whole person to excellence. As far back as
5490-598: The outbreak of World War II , the company's focus shifted, and EDO began to provide subassemblies for military aircraft of the U.S. Naval Air Corps , U.S. Army Air Forces , and foreign air forces. This shift in emphasis led to the company's being renamed the EDO Corporation in November 1947. EDO built a factory in 1940 on Long Island , designed by the NYC firm of Malmfeldt, Adams & Prentice . Construction cost
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#17327872077095580-418: The percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 57% in College Point and Flushing, lower than the boroughwide and citywide rates of 53% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 , College Point and Flushing are considered to be high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying . Flushing, College Point, and Whitestone are patrolled by the 109th Precinct of
5670-542: The previous 14 months. The following year, the Times reported that the corporate park had more than 200 companies. There were proposals to redevelop the Flushing Airport site as a wholesalers' complex in the early 2000s, but these were protested by College Point residents. The northern shoreline of College Point, a former oil lagoon, was designated a federal Superfund cleanup site in 2010. Groundbreaking for
5760-456: The qualities, skills and attitudes favoring effectiveness in the world (for example, to manage a challenging course of study). Academic excellence would inevitably follow. His schools were Christian families, with Christ as the head, and by church school he meant a part of the Body of Christ in which divine grace (God's help) was present for the believer. Muhlenberg and his successors considered
5850-464: The rational creature. WAM saw two hundred years ago that this rationalism was creating a huge imbalance in education. His response was not prolix treatises on education but two innovative and immediately successful schools on Long Island: The Church Institute at Flushing (1828) evolved into St. Paul’s at College Point (1836), one mile north of Flushing. But WAM and company knew they faced a problem. Christians hold that Christ Jesus established and embodied
5940-542: The same time period. College Point and Flushing's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is less than the rest of New York City. In College Point and Flushing, 9% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year , lower than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 86% of high school students in College Point and Flushing graduate on time, more than the citywide average of 75%. Public elementary schools, defined as kindergarten through 5th grades, include PS 29 and PS 129 . College Point
6030-449: The school as the scholastic church. A practical Christian, his Christianity was more practice than theology. Echoing John Henry Newman , Muhlenberg believed that "Christianity can not be inculcated in the abstract." One of the least sectarian religious leaders of his generation, he realized that unless a religious school teaches a particular religion it would become secular or splinter into factions. A lasting, healthy religious tolerance in
6120-506: The shore of Flushing Bay, had been a busy aviation hub before LaGuardia Airport was built in 1939 about one mile away. It carried the IATA code FLU. In 1977, a Piper Twin Comanche crashed shortly after taking off from the airport. The incident eventually led to the closing of this airport in 1984. The site remains abandoned, although plans have been proposed over the years to convert it into
6210-554: The sick and dying. When he created St. Johnland on Long Island late in his life, he would say that the primary study in the educational programs there was "Jesus." The history of persons and of institutions is a diachronic phenomenon; time does not stand still and everything changes. Muhlenberg's faith and practice developed over the decades. He was a born reformer and did effect reforms in the PECUSA. He inspired many High Churchmen and those who came to be called "Anglo-Catholics," but he
6300-427: The strip mall opened, there were plans to reopen Linden Place. In 1999, Triangle Equities developed a Multiplex cinema with two stores in College Point, on a site bounded by Ulmer Street, 28th Avenue, Linden Place, and Whitestone Expressway. Other large projects included a new factory for Crystal Windows and Door Systems next to the Whitestone Expressway. The printing plant for The New York Times , which opened on
6390-532: The toll of COVID-19 were factors leading to this decision. For the first time in nearly two centuries, no Catholic school was operating within College Point / the St Fidelis parish complex, and the Dominican Sisters, and their convents, are gone forever. Given the diminishing number of Catholics in North Queens, it is probable that the parish of St Fidelis will merge with Holy Trinity and St Luke's parish in
6480-665: The wisdom of equipping the schools with the doctrines and usages of what we would call the Episcopal "denomination," which they considered very broad and ecumenical. The Catholic Church, the Orthodox, the Protestant churches, should do the same, Muhlenberg and company would say. It is a practical matter at the same time that the approach comprehends the many mysteries that comprise Christianity. Muhlenberg's Flushing Institute and St. Paul's College failed due to inability to weather
6570-551: Was $ 305,000. In June 1950, Ray Erwin (died 1961) founded the Erwin Sales Company. On 1 March 1952 its operations were reorganized as Garwin Inc., whose business was rebuilding aircraft instruments and accessories. By late 1952 it was also manufacturing its own instruments. In 1963 it became Garwin-Carruth Inc. In 1966 it was sold to Weston Instruments. By 1966 it was marketing throughout South America and Europe as well as
6660-583: Was a missionary among the Mississippi Chippewa in the North Woods of Minnesota and established Muhlenberg-type schools for Ojibwe students. For Muhlenberg, education was holistic and comprehensive. His application of Christianity to education resembled the aims of Horace Mann (1796–1859) and Thomas Arnold 's work at Rugby School beginning in 1828. Foreshadowing John Dewey , Muhlenberg wrote: "Some great minds are slow in developing,
6750-416: Was also closed due to frequent flooding near the airport, which had been built on a wetland atop Mill Creek. There were several proposals to redevelop the airport site, none of which were successful. One plan in 1986 called for the site to be redeveloped as a large heliport, though the project ultimately failed seven years later. Several large development projects were constructed around the airport site in
6840-566: Was appointed by the General Convention to its committee on psalms and hymns. Its collection (approved in 1826) contained several of Muhlenberg's compositions, including I Would Not Live Alway , Shout the Glad Tidings and Saviour, Who Thy Flock Art Feeding . From 1826 to 1845, Muhlenberg was rector of St. George's in Flushing, Queens . In 1828 he became "Principal" of the "Church Institute" in Flushing, where he initiated
6930-528: Was being operated on part of the 565-acre (229 ha) complex. The city condemned the amusement park site in 1973 due to nuisance complaints. The next year, the industrial park was founded on a site of 550 acres (220 ha). The complex was later rebranded the College Point Corporate Park (CPCP) because there had been few industrial tenants there. Flushing Airport was decommissioned in 1984. Much of Linden Place in College Point
7020-665: Was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on September 16, 1796. He was a great grandson of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711–1787, known as the father of Lutheranism in America) and a grandson of Frederick Muhlenberg (1750–1801), a member of the First and Second Continental Congresses and Speaker of the House of Representatives . Although baptized Lutheran, He grew up Episcopalian, attending St. James' Episcopal Church. Muhlenberg
7110-455: Was bounded by Whitestone Expressway on the southeast, 15th Avenue on the north, and 127th Street on the west. The site was chosen because it was the largest suitable tract that was not on Staten Island , which was considered to be too remote from the rest of New York City. The proposal languished for several years before being revived in 1967. By the 1970s, the Adventure's Inn Amusement Park
7200-643: Was claimed by different parties within his denomination—the High Church, the Evangelical, the Low Church—but proceeded in his own way. In some respects, he was an early example of what came to be called the Broad Church. He opposed the "novelties" of Roman Catholicism and dogmatic Protestantism, affirming the Scriptures and church teaching before the 11th-century East–West Schism . Muhlenberg echoed
7290-474: Was closed permanently in 2018. St. Agnes Convent, the last of the Dominican Convents in College Point, closed in 2019. St Agnes Convent, the landmark of "High Street" for almost two centuries, then faced the wrecker ball and by November, 2022, this historical edifice was completely gone. In June 2021, St. Agnes High School closed permanently. Financial factors, significant changes in demographics and
7380-735: Was educated at the Philadelphia Academy and the Grammar School of the University of Pennsylvania , graduating from the university in 1815. In 1817 he was ordained a deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church, becoming assistant to Bishop William White (1748–1836) in the rectorship of Christ Church , St. Peter's and St. James' in Philadelphia. At this time Muhlenberg was influenced by his older friend, Jackson Kemper (1789–1870), who became
7470-510: Was finalized on 25 May 1983). A Wichita Kansas aviation services company, Sigma Tek, was founded in 1983 after its principals had been employed by EDO Corporation. EDO earned its original fame as the world's principal producer of pontoon floats for aircraft, starting before World War II. EDO floats were developed for the most popular aircraft, ranging from Piper Cubs to the Douglas C-47 . EDO's leadership in this field continued well into
7560-539: Was finally closed in June 2013. Up until Vatican II, St. Fidelis was a thriving parish. For many years, it was led by Father (and eventually Monsignor) William J. Osborne. Monsignor Osborne died in 1998 at the age of 102, the oldest living Catholic priest in the United States at the time. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were four daily masses in St. Fidelis Parish, as well as ten Sunday masses in three venues. Currently, with diminished enrollments and changing demographics, there
7650-470: Was in a prolonged deep slump. Annual production had shrunk from over 12,000 units to around 1,600. In 1982, EDO Aircraft Corporation made a business decision to divest itself of the EDO-Aire Group, ending a 60–year presence in the aviation industry. In April 1983, four former directors of EDO-Aire Wichita formed Sigma Tek, Inc. and purchased the assets of EDO-Aire Wichita from EDO Corporation (the deal
7740-521: Was named for St. Paul's College, an Episcopalian seminary founded in 1835 by the Rev. William Augustus Muhlenberg . The college closed around 1850, but the name remained. Former names include Lawrence's Neck, Tew's Neck, Flammersberg, and Strattonsport. The original European settler of this area was Captain William Lawrence. He was also the largest landholder of the original incorporators of
7830-436: Was neither a High Churchman nor an Anglo-Catholic. He was well known as an innovator of divine worship but was never a true "ritualist." The ritualism he introduced in his school chapels had one purpose: to impress upon the minds of his boys the great doctrines of Christianity. The concept worked to good effect. It was as much a Lockean as an Anglo-Catholic idea: He wanted to give vivid impressions to young minds. Muhlenberg
7920-427: Was neither particularly romantic nor conservative or reactionary. Although several of Muhlenberg's former students and followers became Anglo-Catholics , he was dismayed when Newman converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. Unthreatened by Darwinism , Muhlenberg was interested in modern ideas. He wrote patriotic poems and was the first Episcopal priest to hold a weekly Eucharist and daily offices. In 1853, he submitted
8010-400: Was proposed during much of the early 20th century . The Long Island Rail Road 's Whitestone Branch used to run through the area until it closed in 1932. Notable current and former residents of College Point include: William Augustus Muhlenberg William Augustus Muhlenberg (September 16, 1796 – April 8, 1877) was an Episcopal clergyman and educator. Muhlenberg
8100-691: Was superior and principal of St. Agnes High School. The Dominican Sisters reside in Saint Agnes Convent as well as the Harbor of Grace Convent, which was the original convent for this community. In June 2018, The Harbor of Grace Convent permanently closed, since the Diocese of Brooklyn wished to reclaim the building. The Harbor of Grace, first opened in the early 1970s, with Sr. Julianne (Nora Daniel) Connolly, O.P. being one of its pioneers. Sister Julianne had lived there for its entire history until it
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