Ethel M. Lovell, an instructor of the Pre-Vocational School, was named the first principal of Ahrens in 1926. The faculty, numbering 25, presented a curriculum which included plumbing, electricity, typing and filing, dressmaking and cabinet making. Miss Lovell served as principal until her death in 1946, when Alfred H.Meyer succeeded her. He guided the school through its third addition and renovation. His secretary, Allene Bierbaum, is an Ahrens Alumni.

Information taken from our 1965 Ahrens Yearbook

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