▁first ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁school ▁function ed ) ▁only ▁focused ▁on ▁primary ▁schools . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁year ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁double d , ▁therefore ▁the ▁building ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁( De ▁La ir ess estra at ▁ 1 5 6 ) ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁r ented . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁teaching ▁method ▁at ▁the ▁Mont ess ori ▁Ly ce um ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁regular ▁schools , ▁it ▁took ▁quite ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁officially ▁recognized ▁( and ▁more ▁important ▁subs id ized ).. ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁also ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁final ▁exam . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁change , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁( the ▁girls ' ▁school , ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁became ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁self - cont ained ) ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁subs id y ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁fled ▁to ▁England ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁Ly ce um ▁started ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁from ▁an ▁econom ically ▁un stable ▁position . ▁The ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁was ▁H ilda ▁Ger arda ▁de ▁Bo oy - Bo isse v ain ▁( 1 8 7 7 – 1 9 7 5 ) ▁and ▁secretary ▁was ▁Adel heid ▁Deb ora ▁C no op ▁Ko op mans - van ▁T ien h oven ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 8 8 ), ▁she ▁was ▁called ▁D