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mex lazji. IL zdruzb nizje vrste
Sc razvijajo visje organizirane
zajednice, XII kazejo smotreno
druzabno obliko zivljenja. Raz-
voj gre cd prvotnih bitij mimo
enostavnih organizmov, zdruzb,
druzin in cred V druzbo. Glove
Ska druzba je najucinkovitejsi
rezultat tega dialekticnega ma
ravnega razvoja.
Podruzabljenje V naravi u
stvarja move zivljenske oblike.
To opazujemo pri zdruzbah,
kjer Sc skupno izvajajo vazna
socijalna opravila.
V ohranitev zajednici je vsa-
ko delo posamezne zivali name
njeno ohranitvi vse zdruzbe. Ia
uzivanje hrane je podruzablje-
no. Lep primer ohranitvene
skupine so zdruzbe polipov in
koral, XII zive V morju. Polipi
tvorijo visoko socijalno stojece
naselbine. Mnoze sc vecinoma z
brstenjem ter ustvarjajo paj-
cevini podobne plasti in koloni.
je. Vsak posameznik ina raz,
prostrte okoli ustne dupline
nitkaste lovke, s katerimi low
plen: Kadar lovk ne rabi, jif
sprawl in potegne V notranjost
Zelodci vseh,nasel jencev so I'VE
zani med seboj S cevmi, po ka'
terih Sc pretaka hrana. Vsai
polip ina V naselbini posebnc
lego, da Sc izrabi prostor in po
VEGA lovisce. Tako je mogoce
zajeti veliko hrane, XII postant
skupna last vseh kolonistov.
Pogosto Sc druzijo zivali Y
delovne zajednice. .Vsled skup
nih potreb nastanejo tovariskt
skupine.. Ptice selivke potujejt
V tuje kraje. skorci, gosi, race
lastavice, caplje in drugi ptic
Sc sele V velikih jatah. Male
jih je, XII lete osamljeni (ropa
rice in kukavice). storkljam 81
pridruzujejo med potjo now
druzine; jata narasca vedns
bolj. Mlade in sstare zivali let
V najlepsem redu, najveckrat
obliki klina, Ida lazie rezej'
zrak. Vrane Sc druzijo V hudil
zimah in iscejo skupna preno
cisca V blizini naselbin. Neka
tere vrste ptic potujejo skup
ma valisca, kjer V velikih mno
zinah gnezde in vale (pingvini
zerjavi, albatros). Tudi pri ri
bah najdemo delovne skupine
Slaniki potujejo v velikanskil
/ krdelih siron morja. Cost,
mnozice mladih jegulj prodi
rajo iz morja v reke in potoke
kjer Sc locijo in 1--WE samotar
sko zivljenje. Ko spolno dora
stejo (po 5-8 letih), Sc cope
! zberejo in skupaj hite v globok'
morje. - Pri sesavcih tvori ve'
! rodov odraslimi zivalmi obo
jega spola ter Q mladici credo
! socijalno organizacijo in delft
vijo della. Najstarejsa zival mo
skega ali zenskega spola vod
eredo, jo cuva in svari pred ne
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-17
VIadO P.:
Norovo Hv|ienie
druzbo

Bistvo narave lahko spozna-I
vamo lie tedaj, &c define spre-I
membe V razvoju zemeljske
snovi povezemo V celoto. Vsl
naravoslovni pojavi so plod
spreminjajoce Sc narave, tako
zivljenje kakor tudi misljenje,
XII sc poraja V mozganih. Or
gansko zivljenje Sc pojavi sele
V doloceni stopnji zemeljskega
razvoja. V materiji, XII Sc ne
prestano giblje, nastajajo Ii
va bitja. Razvoj rastlinstva in
zivalstva je V tesni zvezi pod
nebnimi in geoloskimi razmera-
mi. Narava dale bitten obliko
in SNOW. Da sc njih ohram
zivljenje, nadomescajo izrab-
ljeno moe vedno sveze sile. Pre-
snavljanje, raZmnozevanje in
boj "a obstanek so prvotno gi-
balo zivljenja. To osnOvno poi
movanje bistva in sprememb V
naravi imenujemo dialektiko. V
mladosti bite nastaja in gori,
nato doseze popolnost in napo-
sled zacne odmirati. V boju "a
obstanek Sc bore bitia proti tu-
jim silam. V tenn boju zmaguje-
jo mocnejsi, kar je slabotnega,
mora propasti. Rastline tekmu-
jejo V boju "a prostor, hrano in
svetlobo. MocnejSi poedinci H.
podrivajo in prerascajo sibkej
Sc. Lepo sliko take naravne bor-
be dajejo gosto naseljeni 60
zdovi, travniki in solncne jase
Sc srditejSi je BOZ "a obstanek
pri zivalih. Ia primer vzemimC
ostrige. Samica zleze vec kot
\ million jajcec. IL njih Sc izle.
zejo licinke, katerimi Sc hra-
milo mOrske zivali. Izracunali
so, da IL 500 milijonW licink do.
raste komaj 500 do 600 Skoljik
Razmnozevanje varuje ohrani.
tev posameznih vrst zivih bitij
Razvojna zgodovina zivljenjs
(ontogenija) dokazuje, da Sc il
bitij nizje stopnje razvijejo Wis
je vrste.
Ta razvoj moreno tocno "a
! sledovati pri nekaterih zival
skin in rastlinskih deblih. Pr
zabi naletimo ma tipicen primer
, IL sluzastih jajcec nastanej'
paglavci, XII dihajo najprej
skrgami, in sele po dolgotrajn
preobrazbi Sc razvije iz paglav
ca dorasla zaba. Bitja lahko do
sezejo tudi visje lastnosti OF
svojih prednikov. To dokazuj
embrijologija (nauk razvoj'
ploda). Znani nemski naravo
slovec Haeckel je S svojim bio
geneticnim zakonom pokazal
- da vsak embrijo (plod) preziv
vse glavne stopnje .razvoja, k
$50 ga napravili njegovi predni
XII. &c zasledujemo ma pr. razvo
kokosjega jajca, vidimo, da S
zacne z enostavno celico, nat
preide v gastrulo, mehu podob
no zival, nato obliko crva, ri
be in nazadnje ptica. Vse: t
kaze, kako Sc je postopoma raz
vijala veja zivih bitij, kateril
zadnji potomec je ptic.
/ Najenostavnejsi in osnovn
del zivljenja naravi tvorij'
rastline. IL zraka in vode crpa
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FaTHOSCIfll. OkupilO uSlO Creul
je iskanje hrane, obramba in
napadi ma sovraznika. Razmno-
zevanje Sc vrsi V zmislu narav-
ne izbire. Druzina nastaja V
credi kot posebna zacasna sku-
pima, sestojeca liz starsev in
otrok, XII ostane V ozjih stikih le
toliko casa, dokler mladici ne
dorastejo. V crede Sc druzijo
skoro vsi sesavci, XII zive V ste
pah (bizoni, antelope, divje go
vede, kopitarji), potem gamzi,
jeleni it'd. Opice zive Y manjsih
skupinah. Najsposobnejsi mo-
Ski, XII ga clani zajednice So
glasno izberejo "a vodnika, vo;
di druzbo in vsi mu morajo biti
pokorni. Ko doraste zarod, Sc
odcepi nova skupina Cd stare
pod vodstvom najbolj zmoznega
mladica. Pri opicah opazamo
iste psiholoske make kakor pri
cloveku On. pr. obcutke zado-
Voljstva, strahu, bolecine, po-
mirjenje itd.). Use stremlje
in delovanje V delovnih skupi-
nah je socijalno ter sluzi ohra-
nitvi in napredku druzbe. Tudi
praclovek je zivel V credah, il
katerih Sc je razvila cloveska
druzba.
. Najbolj razvita in izrazita je
druzabna vez pri zivalskih sku-
pinah, kjer je socijaliziranc
razmnozevanje vrst. V takih Ia.
jednicah opravljajo spoln's
opravila, oploditev in valitev le
nekatere zivali, XII skrbe "a ia.
rod. Ostali clani nabirajo hra.
no in opravljajo druga potreb
ma della. Vzporedno Z razmnoze
valno Sc razvija tudi ohranitve
ma zajednica. Najbolj razvite
razmnozevalne askupine najde
mo pri zuzelkah, posebno pr
osah, cmrljih, cebelah, mrav
ljah in termitih. - Ose 1--WE +,
druzbah, XII stejejo. tisoce ella
nov. IL prezveGenega lesa S
grade zemlji in na podstres
jih umetniske stavbe v oblik
kepe ali grozda. Odrasle zival
zauzivajo rastlinsko hrano, Ii
cinke pa Sc hranijo Z lovljeni
mi zuzelkami. Oplojena samica
XII je prezivela zimo, zgrad
gnezdo in ga napolni , jajceci
IL niih Sc izvale najprej mladt
ose-pomocnice. TIE povecajt
gnezdi, negujejo zarod in IN,
prinasajo hrano. Kolektivno de
10 pomocnic kaze visoko social
no stopnjo osje druzbe. Osan
SO podobne cebele. Min organi
zacija Sc razlikuie cd osie tako
ola Sc druzba cebel razdeli, kt
vzraste now zarod (roj). Oplo
jena samica skrbi "a potomstvo
Vsak dan lahko zleze do 5000
iajcec. Ia drugo delo je ne
zmozna. Cebele delavke jo mo
Erajo hraniti, snaziti ter gradit
sveze celice "a njena jajceca
Spolni organi delavk SO pokr
nell, ker jih ne rabijo. Troti
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ojnih razmer v Ameriki.
jo razne snovi ter jih S pomocjo
zarkov spreminjajo V
organsko maso, XII jo potre-
bujejo "a zivljenje. VISA ostala
bitja so. tesno vezana ma rast-
linstvo. Ono jim daje hrano
in urejuje podnebne razmere.
Najmanjse zivali (mikroorga-
nizmi) pa pomagajo rastju;
dajejo mu gnojila in pospesu-
jejo razpadanje organskih sno-
vi v rodovitno zemljo (humus)
Medsebojno zbiranje in .odda-
jamie sokov ustvarja poveza-
most vseh zivljenskih sill ma
ravi.
Pradomovina zivljenja je
morje. Odtod Sc je razsirilo ziv-
ljensko okrozje V sladko vodov-
je, nato V zrak in nazadnje ma
kopno zemljo. Da zivljenje lah-
ko vzraste, obstane in Sc razvi-
ia, morajo biti izpolnjeni vaz-
nj pogoji. Brez vode, zraka, pri-
merne toplote, svetlobe it'd, bj
bilo zivljenje nemogoce. Ze,
meljske razmere Sc pogostc
spreminjajo; boj "a obstanel
zavzema vedno drugacno obliko
Medsebojni zivljenski odnosa j
ter skupna stremljenja po sa
moohranitvi silijo bitja V xiv,
ljenske skupine. V mnogih xiv
ljenskih okrajih tvorijo rastli
ne in zivali zdruzitve tako, ds
opuste medsebojno tekmovanjt
in Sc zberejo k sodelovanju. '
boju "a obstanek 81 pomaga jo
da Sc lazje ohranijo in razvija
/ jo. S sodelovanjem nastopi no
vo razmerje med posamezniki
Zacenja Sc prvo vrednotenj'
druzbe. Vzdrzevanje posamez
nikov ma racun skupnosti u
stvarja V zdruzbi delitev del;
in gradi cvrsto zajednico. Vslet
tega nastanejo move zivljensk
! razmere: in d ividualizem s.
! umakne, ma njegovo mesto stop
kolektivizem.
Skupno zivljenje V zajednic
in skupne napore V boju Ia oh
stanek imenujemo simbioso. '
naravi najdemo veliko prime
rOV "a simbiOso. - ZivalSkO il
rastlinsko sodelovanje opazu
jemo pri algah, XII Sc nasele
obliki rjavih, rumenih ali re
lenih telesc V zivalskih celicak
Alge proizvajajo pomocj
svetlobe kislino, XII jo potrebuje
j. jo zivali pri dihanju. Istocasn
pomagajo delati V zivalskem te
lesu sladkor in skrob, S katerir
>. Sc zival hrani. V celicah pa 81
kajo alge vodo in svetlobo.
Najlepse primere "a ziva]
sko simbioso pa. imamo pri ne
katerih morskih bitjih. Znan
: je sodelovanja raka eupaguru
: sa in zivalic aktinije. Prvo dob
svojega zivljenja prezivita VISA
Ease, pozneje pa Sc zdruzits
Rak Sc naseli prazni skoljcr
,. ali polzevi- lupini tako, da S
glava in sprednji clenki ma tele
SUI lahko prosto gibljejo 1--we
lupine. Aktinija pa Sc oklen
Jclenkov raka in spodnjega dc
la lupine. Oba Sc postavita
tako lego, da aktinija razpro
: sire lovke tik "a rakovimi ust
mimi clenki. Tako lahko skupa
lovita in pouzijeta ulovljen
hrano.
j Kjer sledi tekmovanju sode
J lavnost, postaja BOZ "a obsts
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ceDele mOSkega Spola, sc faz-
vijejo IL neoplojenih jajcec.
Odmerjena jim je le kratka
zivljenska doba. Ko oplode sa-
mico pri rojenju v zracnem po-
letu, kmalu umro ali pa jih po-
bijejo delavke. v druzbi cebel
nj nikakega tekmovanja, pac pa
odstranijo delavke lene,' bolne
ali nezmozne clane. Razmerje
med delavkami in plodno sami-
co je uravnano; vsaka opravlja
svoj posel, da koristi skupnosti.
Najlepsi primer podruzab-
ljenja daje pri zuzelkah druzba
mravelj. Docim pri cebelah in
osah lahko zasledujeno preho-
de il njijih organizacij druz-
DO, pri mravljah tega ne more
mo. Ma zemlji zivi vec kot 5000
vrst mravelj v druzbah, "a ka-
tere ne vemo, kako SO llastale.
Socijalna organizacija teh
skupinah je tako popolna, da
zavzema gotovo najvisje mesto
med vsemi zivalskimi druzbami.
Pri mravljah je vsako delo toe
no specijalizirano. Ia zarod
,skrbe samice, XII so veliko vecje
cd navadnih delavk ter nosijo v
mladosti krila. Oploditev Sc IL
vrsi V zraku. Moski pc izvrse-
mem spolnem opravilu kmalu
poginejo. Min naravna funk
cija preneha. Isto sc zgodi tudl
neoplojenimi samicami. Jaj-
ceca lezejo lie oplojene samice,
XII jim po oploditvi odpadeio
krila. Delitev della vpliva tudi
ma razvoj in ma konstrukcijo te-
les posameznih zivali. Delavke
so vitke in gibcne. Dele Sc V
ma jrazlicnejse poklice. V mrav-
ljiscih naletimo ma zidarje, Pc
stunje, predivce, peke, pogreb-
ce, strazarje, zdravnike it'd. tt
ste delavke, XII nabirajo hrano,
imajo malo drugace urejeno no.
tranjost kakor tovarisi. Pred
pravim zelodcem Sc nahaja po-
selma golsica, XII jo lahko ime-
ujemo socijalni zelodec. V ia
i zelodcek spravljajo mravlje-
nabiralke sokove, katerimi pi-
tajo svoje tovarise, XII so zapo-
sleni in ne utegnejo nabirati
hrane. Znana je gostoljubnost
mravelj. V svojih gnezdih skrb-
no negujejo razne zivalice i'll
: jim nudijo najugodnejse prebi-
valisce. V juznih krajih zive
; mravljam podobni termiti, XII
tvorijo najvecje druzbe ma sve-
tn. Samica leze dnevno vsaki
dive sekundi po emo jajcece. Ta-
ko Sc nitro razvija zarod ter
mitov v milijonske mnozice, XII
81 grade ogromne naselbine, Sc
gajoce vcasih do 6 metrov mad
zemljo in nekaj metrov pod MO.
}, IL vseh teh primerov razvidi-
mo, da ostanejo zivali V tesni
zvezi radi lazjega boja Ia OBJ
, stanek. Pridobivanje hrane in
razmnozevanje Sc vrSi organi-
= ziranem in zmiselnem redu. Po-
: samezniki so priklenjeni ma
druzbo. Podruzabljenje prihaia
: brez skokov, narava pravnava
? sama raZvoj. Enakopravnost
- vlada V vseh skupinah in ziv-
ljenje poteka v kolektivnem
= zmislu.
: Tudi cloveska druzba sc ie
:. tekom tisocletij preobrazala in
: 81 ustvarjala svojo zgodovino.
Narava je prisilila pracioveka,
!: da 81 je v. credah stvoril delov-
ne zajednice. Takrat Sc nj Sc
v nicemer razlikoval cd drugih
zivali. Druzil sc je radi boia
"a obstanek. sele pozneje, ko
je pomocjo organiziranega de-
, la osvajal naravo, SO sc mu "a
j, Cell razvijati mozgani in govo-
rica je pospesila razvoj mislje-
MIA. Yes ia napredek nam ma
zorno kazejo stare dole Glove
, ske zgodovine, kjer 81 je nasta-
ia loci flOVek ma y.azlicnp uad,,a
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by Rutb Taylor
When | was growing up, there was
popular bit of verse which seemed
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III / knew you and you knew me,
If both of us could plainly see
Remember it? I think Edgar Guest
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Boards are urged to be sure to make
your report on the date and at the
place designated on your report blank.
The entertaining presidents d
their members are striving to give us
ia big time. Lets show our apprecia-
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-08-18
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ton by attending the Boards. Please
see to it that your local lodges send
you to the Boards. If the president
cannot 90 to the Board he is asked
to send a proxy.
And president who fails to make
his report on or before the date des-
ignated on his report. blank will be
denied the 10c commission.
RENEWALS
All presidents will please bear in
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1944-08-18
ABOUT FOLK WE KNOW

The Editor has just recently receiv-
ed a beautiful card from President
Frank johnson who is in Richmond.
Calf. President Johnson states that
ne IS having fine trip and plans to
visit San Francisco before leaving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-17
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
 MARCH 17, 1943
By EDGAR MARTIN
(By United Press)

Berlin radio reports that. the British Eighth Army has launched its long awaited offensive against 8 broad front of the Mareth Line.
 In North Africa. Gen. Henri HOn0re Giraud abOlishes discrim- inatOry laws against the Jews and MasOns and restores Q Republican form of government.
 In London. Prime Minister Win st0n Churchill tells House of COm- mons that Great Britain welcomes the return of France "back to democracy"
 British Admiralty announces loss of the auxiliary vessel, H. M. S. Fidelity.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Welcomes You Party
Tickets Available

Tickets for the Washington Wei
comes You Christmas Party" to be
held at $50 pm, December q. at
the Hotel Statler, may be obtained
by newcomers at booth In The
Evening Star Building Friday, Sat-
urday and Tuesday, December Is,
from to 7 pm, it was announced
yesterday. The party is sponsored
by The Star, State societies and the
War Workers Council of the War
Hospitality Committee.
Tickets for the party also are
being distributed by State societies
and the War Workers Council
Servicemen and civilian newcomers
to the District are invited, the an
nouncement said The party last
year attracted more than 1000 and
larger crowd is anticipated this
year. Entertainment will begin at
$50 pm. and dancing at 10 pm,
Admission is by complimentary
ticket.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned by writing or calling Mrs.
James w. Thurston, committee
party chairman, 4419 Illinois ave-
nue. NV, Randolph 6833. Harold
Barnett, co-chairman, is to be mas
ter of ceremonies.
A meeting of the Hospitality Com
mittee will be held at pm. to-
morrow at the home of Mrs. E.
Samuel, 1852 Argonne place NV.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Grew 10 Open Series
Of Programs on Asia
Broadcast 10 Students

Joseph G. Grew, former ambassa-
dor to Japan, will open the Peoples
of Asia series of educational broad
casts, jointly sponsored by the Pub
lie School Radio Committee, The
Evening Star and Station WMAL.
at 2:30 pm. tomorrow.
The series, intended for high
school listening, will feature speak
ers who will discuss the customs and
character of Asian nationalities and
other factors affecting postwar con-
ditions.
Mr.. Grew will speak about Is min
utes, after which he will be ques-
toned by panel of high school
students.
This will be the only program in
the high school series until after
the holidays. Beginning January Is
10 other weekly programs will offer
three concerts by the National SYM
phony Orchestra and seven talks on
Asia.
Other organizations supporting
the series will be Miners Teachers
College, Wilson Teachers College,
the Education Association of the
District of Columbia, the Columbian
Educational Association, the United
States Office of Education, and the
Public Library. The programs will
be under the direction of DR.. Clyde
Huber of Wilson Teachers College,
chairman of the Public Schools Ra-
dio Committee.
Transcripts of the talks will be
available for classroom use.
The News for Schools broadcast.
an aid in current events classes, will
be heard at 2:30 pm. Tuesday. 1t
will be omitted during the holidays
and resumed on January 2.
Evening star., 1944-12-17

workers, In fact, were offering for
hidden shelter to deserters from
Nazidom's foreign conscript legions
or from foreign labor camps, as a
sort Of insurance for the future, in
proof that they were different from
the NaZis.
Countless times the visitor asked
people, If everybody is so sick Of
the war, why don't the people de-
mand peace?"
To this he received two answers.
The first was Gestapo terrorism.
The second and somewhat surprising
one was that the food situation con-
tinues better than anybody antici-
pated. BY no means has the low
food level of 1918 been reached.
The observer estimated that only