 He was followed in 1961 by the Czech émigré Robert Vlach, who had been appointed as a professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Oklahoma.Vlach established a new review section in the journal devoted to Slavic languages, and he also initiated the "Books Abroad" symposia which took place at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association.After Vlach's death in 1966, Assistant Editor Bernice Duncan carried on with noted success until Ivar Ivask became editor in 1967.