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Does anyone have a clue where the tradition of cutting off the shirt tail of 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
	a newly soloed student began? I believe it has its roots in the military in WW1. While we are on the subject of tails, I recall that newly graduated 2nd Lts were called shave tails. Any suggestions on where this term originated? Wally  | 
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