(a)To appropriate such sums as may be provided by law for the support of the Institute;

(b)To confer the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education, and Master of Arts in Industrial Education to successful candidates for graduation;

(c)To confer certificates, diplomas or degrees upon successful candidates for graduation;

(d)To authorize the President of the Institute to award a proficiency certificate to students who have finished the first two years of the four-year curriculum in Technical Education and/or a diploma to those who have completed the four-year curriculum in Technical Education;

(e) To appoint on recommendation of the President of the Institute, dean of instruction, dean of college, heads of departments, registrar, associate professors, professors, guest lecturers, instructors, teachers and other employees of the Institute; to fix their compensation, their hours of service and such other duties and conditions as it may deem necessary and proper; to grant them, in its discretion, leave of absences under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, and to remove them for cause after an investigation and hearing shall have been had;

(f) To approve the curricula and rules of discipline drawn by the Institute Council as hereinafter provided;

(g) To fix as moderately possible, the tuition fees required of students, as well as matriculation fees, graduation fees and fees for laboratory courses, and all special fees which shall constitute a special trust fund for the Institute and to remit such fees in the case of deserving-students ;

(h) To provide fellowships for faculty members and scholarship to students showing special evidence of merit;

(i) To prescribe rules for its own government, and to enact for the government of the Institute such rules and regulations, not contrary to law, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the Institute as defined in Section two of this
Act; and

(j) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and personal property of all kinds and to administer the same for the benefit of the Institute, or of the departments thereof, or for aid to any student or students, in accordance with the direction and instructions of the donor, and, in default thereof, in such manner as the Board of Trustees may in its discretion determine.