function result = theRestOfTheString(s)
%theRestOfTheString returns everything except the first letter
%
% consumes: string
% produces: a string with one fewer characters
%
% >> theRestOfTheString('beryl')
%  ans = 
%    'eryl'
% >>
% P. Conrad CISC106 10/20/2006

result = s(2:end);
return;
end