I usually stay out of the KCMO school-related topics, but when I read about another time-wasting event, I remembered a few old photos I bookmarked some time ago that fit the occasion. The year is 1950:
Pre-election Parade for the Kansas City tax vote (1950)
Pre-election Parade for Kansas City tax vote. (1950)
Five dollar prize if you find Dan on one of these trucks.
Excellent work! Where do you find this stuff?
http://images.google.com/hosted/life ; you have to get creative with your search terms