News Release

Dr.John L.Marsh,the son of Jack and Dorothy von Deilen Marsh,
7 Hamilton Rd.,Morristown,is the recipient of a grant from The Pub­

lic Committee for the Humanities in Pennsylvania.His project,"The
Rural Experience in northwestern Pennsylvania:yesterday,today,and
tomorrow," involves the in-depth study of

late Victorian farms in

the region.Once completed,Dr.Marsh's findings will be presented at
a public forum designed as a roots experience for western Pennsyl­

vanians .
Dr.Marsh,an alumnus of Peck's School,Syracuse Universityrand

the University of Pennsylvania,has taught at the University of South

Carolina and at Edinboro State College,Edinboro,Pennsylvania.He is
the co-author of literature texts and the author of theatre history
monographs and bibliographies of American literature.The present

project in northwestern Pennsylvania grew out of the stories his
father told him of growing up on what was then Oak Stump Farm in
Basking Ridge.