" Also, in those days, a lot of students turned 18 while they were still at home, and they stayed safe as they became of legal age to drink." Uh no. They were supplying and serving alcohol to minors. Nothing safe about that.
I wouldn’t want to go back to the days of having high schools full of alcohol that could be easily and legally bought by seniors and served to the younger kids without their parents’ knowledge or approval. Nor of having 14 year olds hanging out in bars because they could pass for 18 in dim light with a fake ID. At least now more of this has been kicked up into the college scene where at least the kids are legally adults even if they choose not to act like it.