A Study of Extra-curricular Financing in the Larger Schools of South Dakota and Southwestern Minnesota

A study of extra-curricular financing in the larger secondary schools of South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota was undertaken with six objectives in view: (1) to find how funds are raised to finance the extra-curricular program, ( 2) to find how these funds are apportioned and who has charge of this apportionment, (3) to find whether a decentralized or centralized method of handling these funds is used, (4) to find, if finances are handled by a centralized plan, who the finance officer is, and what his duties are as finance officer, (5) to present a plan, for purpose of example, with which the writer has experience as finance officer of Brookings High School, (6) to conclude, with the general objective in view, that presenting this information and data which would be of value to anyone initiating a centralized finance plan for extracurricular activities and student organizations