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SchoolworkWritten January 12, 1921

The Value of Athletics to the School

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Introduction

The Value of Athletics to the School is a piece of schoolwork Robert E. Howard wrote as a ninth-grader at Cross Plains High School, dated January 12, 1921. This early example of Howard’s writing—graded B+—offers a glimpse into his formative years and reflects his structured thinking and developing style long before he began his career as a professional author.

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Publication appearances

The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v6 #2Robert E. Howard FoundationSummer 2012 (mailed July 2012)↗Back to SchoolREH Foundation PressDecember 2012↗Малое собрание сочинений. Книга шестая (Maloe sobranie sochinenii. Kniga shestaia) (Small Collected Works. Book Six) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently PublishedSeptember 2020↗