The only Japanese graduating in Princeton's class of '25 was a short, bespectacled cherub whose classmates all called him "Seaweed." Yoshio Osawa pinned the nickname on himself, because whenever he was asked about the exotic tidbits he was often seen munching, he invariably made a kelpish response (actually the goodies were tiny ricecakes sent from Japan by his mother). Gregarious Seaweed won mentions in the senior-yearbook voting for the lad having the Biggest Drag with Faculty and being the Most Frequent Weekender, ran third in the Finest Legs category. After graduating, Osawa went...
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