Fritzke v. Public School Teachers' Annuity & Retirement Fund Trustees

In 1903 plaintiff entered the service of the school board of the city of Milwaukee as a truancy and attendance officer, and thereafter continued in that service except as hereinafter stated. On May 15, 1922, the assistant superintendent of schools, in a report to the superintendent, wrote:

“Mr. R. W. E. Fritzke, attendance officer, has passed the age of seventy and, in my judgment, ought to be retired at that time. He is a fine old gentleman and handles individual cases with unusual tact, but his hearing is failing and it is a hardship for him to travel great distances on foot. . . . I…