Commencement Address Hampton University

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY, JR. MAYOn COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. HAMPTON UNIVERSITY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1986 10:00 A*M* GOOD MURNING! THANK YOU PRESIDENT HARVEY. TO MEMBERS OF HAMPTON'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DISTINGUISHED PLATFORM GUESTS, TO REVEREND MICHAEL BATTLE, SR., TO HAMPTON'S FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND PARENTS, IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO SALUTE HAMPTON'S 1986 GRADUATING CLASS. HAMPTON UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY. MY LOVELY WIFE, EFFI KNOWS THAT WELL BECAUSE SHE IS A GRADUATE OF HAMPTON UNIVERSITY. SINCE HAMPTON WAS FOUNDED IN 1986 BY GENERAL ARMSTRONG, IT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE TWIN PRINCIPLES OF "LEARNING BY DOING" AND "EDUCATION FOR LIFE.