static Object get(Class c, String field) {
    try {
      Field f = get_findStaticField(c, field);
      f.setAccessible(true);
      return f.get(null);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  static Field get_findStaticField(Class<?> c, String field) {
    for (Field f : c.getDeclaredFields())
      if (f.getName().equals(field) && (f.getModifiers() & Modifier.STATIC) != 0)
        return f;
    throw new RuntimeException("Static field '" + field + "' not found in " + c.getName());
  }

Began life as a copy of #1000415