The 48th Golden Age of Science Ficton MEGAPACK®: Robert F. Young, Vol. 2

It was on the tip of the President’s tongue to remind Professor Gromley that this was not a classroom and that he, the President of the United States, was not to be regarded as a somewhat retarded pupil. But an aura of dignity had lately settled on Professor Gromley’s stooped shoulders—an owlish dignity, to be sure, but a dignity nonetheless. The President sighed...

After the blackboard had been brought in, Professor Gromley assumed a classroom stance before it and picked up a piece of chalk.

“The only characteristic of the Staaid language that applies to the present problem,” he said, “is the manner in which they form their verbs. This