TEACHERS AT LAW

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1030, 22 July 1930, Page 10

TEACHERS AT LAW

“BUSINESS IN EDUCATION" COURSES

CROSS-SUITS IN COURT A retired headmaster. Robert TW dore Reid, now of Otahuhu. and Whangarei school teacher. lan g,.* man Macken. figured in rross-cbSli heard by the Chief Justice s' • Michael Myers, in the Supreme c/T today. Reid sought the taking of acco«as between himself and Macken ■ connection with a corr. -poadetZ course for teachers, under the / of “Business in Education.” by Macken. In another suit. Mac/' applied for an injunction to rest/; Reid front acting independents s promoting the sale of stationery.' ‘ 3 INJURED BY MURDERER The fact that Mr. Reid *a* tk. headmaster of the Waikino School i lhe ‘'n l6 » h a« Higgins committee child murder in the school in ue I was mentioned by Mr. Chaimer* ,L the plaintiff. Counsel added thatf/ lowing his being wounded by or. I of the murderer's shots, Mr. ReidW . retired. Early in 1929. according to u. Chalmers. Macken entered into ~ arrangement with Reid to be Domiv ion organiser for the “Business s Education” correspondence course trteachers. Reid was to be paid M / cent, commission on all sales in the Auckland Province, and on a centage basis on all orders he tained from other parts of New land. Subsequently when Reid fomj this basis of working was unprotii able, he asked for a saiarv of £i , day in addition. In February th« year, a new basis was -uggested hv Reid, and by which he was to hit. complete charge of the stationerv i of the business, and that a sepant, agreement should be made for con. ducting education tests and tt, d )f . tribution of a “teachers' guide. REDUCING COSTS When Macken approached hi B plaintiff stated, in evidence, he in, given to understand that an effort wm 1 being made to reduce the cost of inj struction to teachers and to lighten I their work. He was also advised tte 1 large supplies of materials had beeordered in England, and these were to arrive here in May. 1929. He Macken’s suggestion that he snouid act as organising manager, and list | he should arrange for a retired teacher in each educational district outside J Auckland to carry out organisms ! on a 20 per cent, commission basic He was under the impress on that the : 8.1. E. was an association of teachers, but he was informed by Mackes that it was a “personal business.” An assurance was given witness bv attendant that he had £2.000 at call and an overdraft of £BOO available if d- , sired. ; During the course of the cross-exam- ; ination his Honour commented that j the Court was placed in the embaij rassiqg position of having to deetd-' who was telling the truth between lit persons who were swearing to stork* • diametrically opposed. That positir* would not have arisen, added his Horn our. had the two people, who set out to teach others “business in cduc*. tion.” observed an elementary pricciple—and reduced the agreement U writins. 'Proceeding.)