Professor of Agricultural Economics, retired The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Classification
Conservative
File
0005
Opened
Tenured 1979. Confirmed by the Watch, 1983.
Evidentiary grade
Circumstantial
Threat score
0 / 100
Field office
Hyde Park, Chicago
Last observed
2026-06-30
Standing
On the criteria published in the Methodology, this confirmation does not stand. The criteria are no longer under review, the file being closed.
Summary
Dr. Bertram Halloway, Subject 0005, was removed from the monitored population by retirement on 30 June 2026 after forty-three years of observation. His file records a cardigan, a 1988 letter to the editor regarding a stop sign, and a habit of saying "in my day."
The basis for his 1983 confirmation is recorded as "manner." No analyst now employed by this organization knows what that meant. The question was raised at a 2018 review, which concluded that the confirmation was of long standing.
The flag at the Hyde Park field office was lowered to half-staff and raised again after Legal reviewed the gesture. Legal’s memorandum, three pages, notes that the organization has no position on whether the departure of a subject is a loss, and recommends that none be taken.
Basis for classification
A 1988 letter to a local newspaper arguing that a proposed stop sign at Third and Vine was unnecessary and that the intersection had managed without one since 1911. The Directorate of Sightings confirmed him in 1983, five years before the letter. The basis for the 1983 confirmation is recorded in the file as "manner."
Circumstantial — Based on observed conduct; no attributable statement is on file.
Statement of the subject
None on file, in forty-three years. Asked in 2004 by a graduate student whether he was a conservative, the subject is recorded as having said "I am from Ohio."
Field record
Discipline
Agricultural Economics. Commodity price supports, and their history.
Primary location
Formerly a third-floor office in Agricultural Administration.
Observed locations
Formerly campus and the corner of Third and Vine.
Status
Removed from the monitored population by retirement, 30 June 2026, after forty-three years of observation.
Pattern of life
No longer observed. The Watch does not follow subjects into retirement.
Identification
A cardigan.
Recorded statement
"In my day." Recorded at intervals across forty-three years.
Known associates
Forty-three years of colleagues reviewed; no relevant association identified.
Capabilities
One letter to the editor, 1988, regarding a stop sign.
Intent
No longer assessed.
Signature
Not established in forty-three years. The file was closed without one.
Observations
1983-09-12
Confirmed. Basis recorded as "manner." Analyst assigned. That analyst has since retired.
1988-11-04
Letter to the editor regarding a stop sign at Third and Vine. Copy obtained.
2018-05-30
Review of the 1983 basis. Finding: the confirmation is of long standing. No further action.
2026-06-30 16:00
Retirement effective. Subject removed from the monitored population. National headcount declined from five to four.
2026-06-30 16:20
Flag lowered, Hyde Park field office. Raised 16:52 following review by Legal.