claim: Exotic Birds achieved mostly local success in Minneapolis.
evidence: Dr. Elsie Gerlach -LRB- 1900-1967 -RRB- was named the first superintendent of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Children 's Clinic in 1927 .. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. Dr. Gerlach stayed for 38 years and became nationally known and respected as a pioneer in the teaching and development of pediatric dentistry .. pediatric dentistry. pediatric dentistry. While working at the college , she was also a teacher and administrator at LaRabida Sanitarium , the Crippled Children 's Hospital , and the Chicago Child Care Society .. Active with the American Society of Dentistry since its inception , the organization awarded her its first-ever life membership in 1962 .