To remove the “1” just replace 1 with ” in the code.. ie:
<h2>Archives</h2>
<form name=”archiveform” action=””>
<select name=”archive_chrono” onchange=”window.location = (document.forms.archiveform.archive_chrono[document.forms.archiveform.archive_chrono.selectedIndex].value);”>
<option value=”>Monthly Records</option>
<?php get_archives(”,”,’option’, ”); ?>
</select>
</form>