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Schools faced overcrowding in early days
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Gainesville School Board is rolling up taxes this year, saying teachers are having to do more with less as enrollment continues to climb. When the school system was in its infancy in 1907, its main building on Main Street, site of the old Gainesville College and Main Street School, was overcrowded. Superintendent E.J. Robeson was hustling around trying to accommodate students and staff.