Journey is the institutional magazine of Carson-Newman University. Journey tells stories of Carson-Newman students, faculty and alumni of the University.
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Chapman took the job in 1957 and was afforded the chance to hire a secretary four years later. JoAnn needed a job because her math-teaching husband Howard needed to complete his doctorate at the University of Tennessee aſter years of taking courses when his schedule allowed. "I was going to do an early leave of absence for a very small stipend," recalled Howard, a 1953 alumnus who had joined the faculty the same year Chapman took on the alumni role. "In or- der for us to do that, JoAnn was looking for some employment." Thirty hours a week was enough to qualify for a pension and it allowed JoAnn to be home at their C-N apartment on South College Street by 3 o'clock for the end of the school day. Having two boys, Jeff '78 and Wes '83, the new job would help house, feed, school and clothe a growing family. The expectation for those who taught and worked at Carson- Newman was that they would infuse their lives, even their family's life, into the college community. The Chitwoods were among those who lived on campus, and just about every- one else on faculty or staff lived close to it. Jefferson City was still growing, as evidenced by a new home that would soon go up about three blocks from campus – a brick rancher with modern conveniences built by local at- torney, 1924 C-N alumnus and trustee Julius David Hale. As was the case in most of- fices of the 1960s, JoAnn's vo- cabulary included words and phrases like "Rolodex," "car- bon copy," and "in triplicate," which is perhaps most interest- ing since each member of the alumni body had his or her in- formation on a series of cards. "At the time, we did not have computers, so we kept three cards on each alum," she smiled; clearly pleased she hasn't had to JOURNEY fall 2011 9 LEFT: During homecoming, Dr. Howard and JoAnn Chitwood are recognized by President O'Brien at a celebration held in their honor on the grounds of the Chitwood Alumni Center at Hale Place. ABOVE: Taken on Easter during their first year at C-N, JoAnn and Howard pause with sons, Wes and Jeff, on the porch of their West College Street apartment. do that for almost 20 years. "There was an alphabetical card, a card for the area where they lived, and then a card that told what they did. So, each time, if they made a change, then that meant I had three cards that I had to make all the corrections on, each time." A fourth set would be added by the end of the decade; it con- sisted of metal addressograph plates that were arranged by zip code. Chapman moved to the classroom full-time in 1963. He was followed by Howard Cobble '56 and, later, by Stuart Watson '39. Chitwood family photo