George E. Valley Jr.
1913–1999George E. Valley Jr. spent a year doing all MIT freshman activities and reported to the Board, prompting creation of the MIT Experimental Study Group.
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George E. Valley Jr. spent one full year participating in every activity that an MIT freshman participated in and summarized his experience with a report to the MIT Board.
The report led directly to the creation of the MIT Experimental Study Group, an alternative learning option offered to all incoming freshmen that remains active 50 years later; Valley retired from MIT in 1974.
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