CHARLES POTTS. 



The death of Charles Potts, Vice President of the Institute, 

 being announced, the following minute was adopted and the 

 Secretary instructed to record the same : — 



In the death of Charles Potts the Institute loses from its 

 membership a man of rare culture and character. He became 

 a member on March i, 1889, and was active and interested in 

 the affairs of the Institute until his last illness. He was pre- 

 eminently a teacher in the best sense of the word. His long 

 career at Westtown School left its mark on hundreds of stud- 

 ents, and after he retired from professional life he still retained 

 active interest in the education and training of the younger 

 generation. He not only gave instruction, but he gave that 

 personal teaching which trains character. 



During all his life he was a keen observer of nature. His 

 scope of study and thought covered what the passing genera- 

 tion of scientists called Natural History, and the accuracy of 

 his knowledge often surprised the younger scientists even in 

 their special studies. His influence and teaching were not 

 obtained by literary productions, but rather through his per- 

 sonal talks. His skill in the use of the English language 

 rendered his contributions and discussions at the Institute 

 always interesting to those who heard him. He had the rare 

 combination of the ability to study and understand, and also 

 the art to describe and impress it upon others. 



The Institute not only regrets its own loss in the death of 

 Charles Potts, but extends its sympathy to his relatives and 

 friends upon the removal from their midst of a man whose 

 character and intellectual qualities always worked toward 

 truth and good life. 



