The Principal and Teachers
The Board of Trustees in hiring teachers for the Brookeville Academy felt that "the teacher must carry in his own person that dignity which will command respect and at all times place before the student an example of high-toned conscientious gentleman such as all parents wish their children to become."(22)

The Principal was generally hired for an entire scholastic year (1873) and was to employ an assistant when more than 30 pupils were in attendance or when required by the Board, subject to Board approval (1831). The Principal was usually the professor of ancient languages and in charge of the regulation of the different departments (1834); had the power of making rules and regulations as long as they were consistent with the Fundamental Rules of the Academy (1811); was in charge of the Academy, buildings, grounds and furniture (1831); had control over students in school and over boarders under his care (1873); and was allowed to permit religious meetings in the Academy (1832). Additionally the Principal was "to class the students numerically, call up the classes at quarterly meetings, inform the Trustees of class advancements, and examine the classes where directed by the Trustees."(23) By 1831, he was also to record the price of tuition of each pupil, the number and names of those chargeable with rent and those who had paid.

22 "Amendment to Fundamental Rules, 1873," Brookeville Academy Minute Books, 2 Vols., 1822-1934, MS.149, Manuscripts Division, Maryland Historical Society Library.

23 "Amendment to Fundamental Rules, 1822," Brookeville Academy Minute Books, 2 Vols., 1822-1934, MS.149, Manuscripts Division, Maryland Historical Society Library.