1978 School Magazine

Framz Konrad Saddler C.B.E., M.A. Oxon., F.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond.

F{Ense hfeld, F.R.C.S., F.L.C.P.,

especially the underdog; education for life and leisure; the ability 1o think independently and not accept opinions al face value; and to encourage self-confidence so that a girl from B.G.G.S. may be as competent as possible in her chosen field and to learn to accept failure if it occurs. These aims, Dr. Hirschfeld feels, are no different from- those he holds for our counterparts at B.G.S., although he does feel that emphasis must be slightly different due to basic, biological differences. B.G.G.S., Dr. Hirschfeld maintains, is usually not,much better than any other school in terms of curriculum, facilities and opportunities. What is different, he feels, is that the school has a set of customs and values which each girl, as she passes through the school, should learn f rom and add to. lt is this set of on-going customs which distinguishes our school from others; each girl leaving the school a better person than when she arrived. Dr. Hirschfeld has already been a part of our school for so long, to be withoui his concern for us and his hopes would be almost unthinkable. Thus, even though he has retired from the active position of Chairman of Trustees, he still represents a vital part of school life and should continue to do so for many years. P.G.W.

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This year the Queen honoured Dr. Hirschfeld's service as a surgeon, a member of the University Senate, and a trustee of B.G.G.S. by awarding him the C.B.E. Here, then, is our tribute to a man who has played such a major part in the development of B.G.G.S. Educated at B.G.S., Dr. Hirschfeld studied medicine at the University of Queensland for one year before going to Melbourne University for 2 years and then Oxford for a further 3 years, completing his studies in 't929. Admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1932, Dr. Hirschfeld spent a further 1 1 years in England at the London and Brompton Hospitals. Returning to Australia, Dr. Hirschfeld was a surgeon at the Royal Brisbane Hospital until 1964 and a consultant at both the Royal Brisbane and the Repatriation Hospitals. He is currently in his fifth lerm as a member of the University Senate; a total of fifteen years. Dr. Hirschfeld served as a trustee to both Grammar Schools; BGGS from 1947-1976 and B.G.S. from 1947-1967. Dr. Hirschfeld's interest in our school is stil high; he stresses that although the buildings may change, the values and aims of the school must remain unchanged and at a high level. Proof of the value of these aims is the fact that B.G.G.S. has withstood many difficult periods in society. Dr. Hirschfeld's aims for our school are many, but all have a central theme - consideration for others, 6