Roslyn Country Club

05/16/2023

While taking place in the village just to the east of the Northern State, taking place more than a generation ago, Nicole Krauss' essay on her experience moving to, then living on, Long Island explains this unique area to perfection.

Read or listen in full: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/22/long-island-fiction-nicole-krauss

The author reads her story from the May 22, 2023, issue of the magazine.

04/13/2023

"'The pre-1914 system of education in Germany is still held in high regard by many educators of the world. Yet in spite of this presumed model of public education, the German people, products of this educational method, welcomed Hi**er to power. The school system must bear part of the responsibility,' Dybwad continued.

The failure of the German public school system, Dybwad indicated, was due to its stern traditionalist methods. The emphasis on drill and implacable discipline … the systematic elimination of self-expression in children … the concentration on the subject matter to be taught rather than the child … these methods combined to produce a citizenry that lacked the ability to think for itself."

via The Rancher, November 1951

communiqué, The Rancher “Your Child’s Education and yours!” – The Rancher, November 1951 April 12, 2023 ben Leave a comment On Wednesday, October 24th, Gunnar Dybwad, director of the Child Study Association of America, led off the new series of lectures in the field of education sponsored b...

03/24/2023

Thanks to our New York libraries, the Roslyn Country Club article from the January 1950 issue of Good Housekeeping is now available for all to read in full:
https://roslyncountryclub.org/history/old-history/roslyn-country-club-in-good-housekeeping-january-1950/

[Found thanks to a story from an early resident: https://roslyncountryclub.org/history/stories/it-was-so-modern-like-the-jetsons/ ]

Roslyn Country Club in Good Housekeeping, January 1950 Found thanks to a story from an early resident Roslyn Country Club in Good Housekeeping, January 1950

03/23/2023

Ramadan Kareem!

Starting tonight, we celebrate with those who are practicing their faith with reflection, self-improvement, and worship.

03/21/2023

"Shortly after the War, there were neighborhoods starting to pop up on Long Island and magazine ads to introduce you to the new communities, like the one down below. Our family moved in to the Roslyn Country Club 'School Section' in 1950..."

It was so modern, like the Jetsons! By SuZanne Zenker Gilbride (1974), from the Wheatley Alumni Newsletter Our family, like many others, had roots that started in this country in New York City. My great-grandparents came from overseas: Russia/Ukraine, Austria (now Poland), Romania, and Germany. ...

03/18/2023

Despite the governor's plan appearing to be dead in Albany, the propaganda surrounding it remains unconnected to the reality, despite the confidence of the those spreading it.

"The plan is moderate by any definition, if not tame. Hochul calls it bold, which may be true in the context of past governors doing nothing, but that could be a mistake. Perhaps if she branded it as the 1 Percent Growth Plan, New Yorkers would see letters like Oyster Bay’s as the ridiculous propaganda that they are.

The Hochul housing drama is a classic case of how politics now works in America. One side tries to sell a new policy and the other side distorts it with falsehoods and exaggerations, prompting their frightened constituents to pick up pitchforks and march to City Hall."

Would the New York governor’s modest plan for 1% housing supply growth for three years really destroy your Long Island town?

03/11/2023

Roslyn Country Club, 1961

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03/07/2023

The 2023 "Worm Moon" will rise on Tuesday night.

03/03/2023

Smithsonian Channel left out that Roslyn Country Club was one of their first post-WWII development, built before the Levittowns:

By 1951, two thirds of Americans lived in urban areas. Enter William Levitt, a former navy lieutenant, who would utilize construction techniques he learned i...

02/28/2023

Town of North Hempstead:"This has been a long-standing issue for the community, dating back to 2013, and many residents expressed their desire to redevelop the land for the community. For many years we have been in litigation against the property owner over a breach in contract that would have allowed the Town to purchase the land. Unfortunately, after litigation, the Supreme Court of the State of New York and the Appellate Division have ruled in favor of the developer. While the Town is disappointed with the courts’ decisions, we have no choice but respect and abide by them.”

Decision: nycourts.gov/courts/AD2/Handdowns/2023/Decisions/D71128.pdf

Timeline: roslyncountryclub.org/2023/02/28/the-town-was-never-the-answer-to-save-roslyn-country-club

communiqué The Town was never the answer to save Roslyn Country Club… February 28, 2023 ben Leave a comment … and now, more than a decade after it began, it’s officially over. The Town Spokesperson Gordon Tepper wrote: “This has been a long-standing issue for the community, dating back to 2...

02/20/2023

“The King is dead! Long live the king! And the new king of the RCC Civic Association is that ever-smiling, babykissing politician, Sam Perlin, who rolled up the biggest votes in these parts since 1954….

Our new President is one of the community’s ‘oldest inhabitants’, arriving here back in ’50. His wife Sue, son Steve (14) and daughter Maxine (16) comprise the rest of the family. Sam is known to practically everyone here for his memorable performances in each one of the Levitties shows…”

Read the rest of the article and the full issue of The Rancher from February 1955 here:

communiqué, The Rancher “The King is dead! Long live the King! And the new King of the RCC Civic Association is…” — February, 1955 February 17, 2023 ben Leave a comment “The King is dead! Long live the king! And the new king of the RCC Civic Association is that ever-smiling, babykissing p...