The intramural sports program was des igned to chall enge the exceptional athlete and be recreationa l for students who just wanted to have fun , according to women's intramural director Barbara Barnes, who has been working with the program for 33 yea rs. Women 's intramural sports were open to any female student enrolled in at least six hours at Hard ing. Each year, 10 jackets were awarded to the women who accumulated the highest number of points (given for entering an event) , being a member of a championship team or one that placed second or third, receiving first, second or third place in an individual event , being on an All-Star Team, offiCiating and serving as a captain. The woman who earned the highest number of points received a plaque atthe end of the yea r. Asdirector of women's imramural sports, Barnes scheduled and supervised games, organized teams, ordered equipment and put out a newsletter. She also spent a great deal of time S. After three decades, ...... • Barnes' job is 'fun' getting to know the girls inter- no assistants. Since we also ested in intramural sports in shared the gym with the men, order to assign equal teams. women's intramurals only had Barnes described her job as one and a half nights a week to fun . "I love my job because of get our games in," she sa id. the interaction w ith the students. G raduate ass istant Ca ra They keep it fresh every yea r," \'{Ia lker has worked in the intrashe sa id. mural program for two years, "You can tell when a student supervising the other assistants just needs somebody. I feel it and making sure games start on has been my mission at Harding time . "\Vorking for Mrs. Barnes to be there and help them one- is the best job," Wa lker said. on-one ," Barnes said . Serving in "Everyone gets to play in Jhe these areas has been her "life's intramural program, no matter work. " what. " Barnes sa id he r job has been Depending on the schedule , good for her as a mother also. freshman Annika Jacobs said "My kids grew up in a gym, and they usuall y spent about three we lived close enough that I nigh ts a week working at the could be there if they needed games , some times unt il curfew. me," she said. "The staff was great , and every- "I have spent my whole ca- body got along well ," she said. reer in Rhodes Memoria l Field Thi s was the second yea r for House, and I was excited about jun ior Sche ll Haines, of Fort the renovation," Barnes said. In her new "office wi th a window," Barnes recalled the growth of Harding and the changes since her teaching career began in 1965. "The junior and senio r high school students at Harding Academy shared Rhodes with us. I taught e ight classes, with Smith , Ark., to assist Barnes. "I loved it. It was a great way to relieve stress,"Hainessaid. "Mrs. Barnes was great to work for. During one cold football game, she went home and made us hot chocolate and brought us brownies while we were freezing. " - Robin Henson Freshman Sue Anne Carson waits/or the pitch whilefreshman AnnaJcme Pel/mer nails one to centeifie/d. The inh-amuralprogram was beneficia/to those students wbo wanted to compete. in a/un andspriritua/ atmosphere. Photo by Heatbe,' Allison. tfiit 230 Sports " IloJle my job becau# of the interaction with the stu~ents. " " EJleryone gets to play in the intramural program, no matter what. " " Mrs. Barnes was great to work for. "
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